This was going to be a Five on Friday post and then a Six on Saturday post and now I’m barely getting it up on Sunday night. Blerg. I need to find better ways to prioritize blogging.
In the meantime, there are seven things making me smile today (and yesterday and Friday).
Brat shirt
My daughter and husband got me a Brat shirt at the Charli XCX concert. I cut it and I love it and I got a ton of compliments on it on Friday. Yay!
Friday Happy Hour
Son was invited to a birthday party on Friday afternoon. He was picked up from school and wasn’t home until 8:30pm. It also happened to be one of the few Fridays that the staff from my school got together for happy hour. I usually can’t go to these events, but this Friday I could! And it was lovely and I’m so glad it worked out timing wise.
Three good workouts
Somehow I managed to work out on Friday after happy hour. I did a 15 minute hill climb and then the final 30 min (full body) class of week 1 of Dale Duro. Saturday I went to sparring and then stayed for forms and high belt class. Sparring was intense, and so was forms – I was sweating bullets and so tired. Today I went for a short run (first time in forever) and then did the first class of the second week of Dale Duro (legs and glutes). I’m pleased with the ending to this week’s worth of workouts.
Taught Teens class without a lesson plan
I usually spend 30-60 minutes writing a lesson plan when I teach the Teens class at the dojo, but this week I just went for it. It was targets, which are easier to manage without a plan, but I was still proud of myself. I’m trying to sign up to teach more Teens classes, so I need to start feeling more confident about teaching without a written lesson plan. This was a good start!
New idea for school + Mega cardstock pack
I thought of a new way to do something at school and it solves several long standing problems. I am stoked! I should have time this week while my students are watching Coco to make it happen too. Speaking of school, I went to Office Depot on Wednesday to get cardstock for my book bingo boards and they didn’t really have a good set of colors, so I ordered a pack on Amazon. The colors are perfect, and there are 64 sheets of each color, which means I will have exactly enough for next year too! This pack has 50% more cardstock for $4 less than at Office Depot. Woot!
Book Club (+ I liked Here One Moment)
I got my book club book done literally minutes before we met. I really liked it! And I enjoyed talking about it at book club. (Mostly I loved hanging out with adult friends at book club – I was there for three hours!) I also finished Liane Moriarty’s newest book Here One Moment and ended up really liking it. I will admit the middle third was rough for me (just so much thinking about death, which can get to me), but I loved how it all came together at the end. I listened to the first third at x1 and the middle third at x1.5 then x1.75!), but ended it at x1.25. I listen to Liane Moriarty’s books because I LOVE the narrator, Caroline Lee. This book has another narrator as well and I really liked her too! It’s hard to hold one’s own next to Caroline Lee so props to Geraldine Hakewill.
Husband left for Dubai
My husband left for a work conference in Dubai today. He’s been working through BIG feelings about it and I’m relieved he is finally on his way so I do not have to help him manage those big feelings anymore. I hope the conference goes well, and that the kids and I survive Halloween on our own.
Speaking of Halloween, Son’s Deadpool costume came earlier than expected today and it actually fits him okay. He’s not sure he’s going to wear it, but it’s nice to have options. We may keep it for next year if he doesn’t want to wear it this year. (He has never seen any Deadpool movies, but he does read some of the comics on Marvel Unlimited (they are less R-rated.)
Sounds like a very positive week and I hope Dubai conference is worth the jetlag/ flight time investment. Hopefully it produces positive energy and helps renew energy dispelling the work depression.
Super happy for you re the teen class at dojo and finding the cardstock in good colors and right quantity. It sounds like “a little thing” but is the stuff that makes life easier and lifts spirits. Hope this week goes well and all the little things combine to make a great week!
Thank you for writing!!!!
Everything sounds good! I love the shirt. I felt the same way about Here One Moment- it made me a little depressed (who really wants to think about death that much?) but then I liked the ending.
i’m impressed you managed to work out on Friday AFTER happy hour! I’m not sure I would have done that. By the time I get home from work I just want to put on my pajamas and relax.
All good things!! Your son is rocking that dead pool costume, well done!
I also really liked Here One Moment, and have enjoyed all of Moriarty’s books. I listen to them, and I agree, the narrator is really good.
I hope your husband’s trip is successful and not to stressful. Sometimes the anticipation for something big like that can be overwhelming, and I’ll bet it’s nice to have things a bit calmer in that respect.
Cute shirt. 🙂