Friday Things #523

1. My kids bicker and argue like any siblings, and it can be downright exhausting, but the other night, my boys completely melted my heart. They had been trading baseball cards before bed, having fun, then Joseph snuck into Dominic’s room and put a card under his pillow, saying Dominic gave away too many good cards. Then Dominic snuck a note into Joseph’s room saying, “Joseph, Thank you for the card. Love, Dominic”. A little bit later, Dominic pushed another note under the door, this time it said, “Joseph, What would I do without you? I love you”. I was a puddle.

2. I love this sweet girl; I can’t believe she’s almost done with kindergarten!!

3. How often do you meal plan? Weekly? Monthly? I saw someone on Instagram mention they went from doing it weekly to doing it monthly and while I think it sounds great in theory, I feel like I would change my mind about what we actually want too many times to make it worth it. I would love to hear how you do it! Right now, I make a weekly meal plan and usually choose 3 to 4 recipes to make based on what our schedule is like during the week, knowing that we will eat leftovers at least one night and perhaps something easy/quick at least one night (grilled cheese, quesadillas, sandwich, breakfast food, etc.).

4. I am FLYING through Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez (the follow-up to Part of Your World) and love it so, so much!

5. Love this (from a James Clear newsletter) >> “Reputation is the echo of your actions.”

6. If you are on the hunt for some good recipes for Sunday, browse through my breakfast and brunch recipes; there’s something there for everyone!

7. The Great Felicity Reckoning >> The show is streaming on Hulu and my gosh, I loved it so so much when it originally aired! The show began my freshman year of college and we watched it every week in the dorm. So many great memories; I’m going to have to go back and rewatch!

8. An interesting perspective on journaling >> A Simple Habit That Brings Me Clarity and Peace

9. Are you watching anything good? After watching the John Wick movies, we watched the spinoff series on Peacock, The Continental. A little violent for me, but the storyline is good!

10. TGIF! Pup snuggles are the best!