Author Archives: Sheryl

I went to Home Depot after work today. I haven’t been there in a while, maybe not since the end of June. I typically spend so much time there in May and June, that it feels so weird admitting that I haven’t visited their Garden Center in that long. Like I’ve been neglectful almost… AndContinue reading “Day 142 — Wednesday, August 5, 2020 or I might have a small plant obsession…”

The remnants of a tropical storm headed our way this afternoon. The forecast has changed a bunch in the last couple of days, like forecasts do. The weather folks weren’t sure if we would get rain, but they were pretty sure that we’d get some high winds. And they were right! It started late thisContinue reading “Day 141 — Tuesday, August 4, 2020 or well, that was windy”

I have this charcoal face mask that I purchased a long time ago from a non-toxic beauty company. And it’s a wonderful face mask, after I use it my skin has a weird glow to it, like it’s healthy and clean. I always feel so much better after I use this mask. But that’s theContinue reading “Day 140 — Monday, August 3, 2020 or I’m trying to make my own spa day while stuck in the house”

My husband does our weekly food shopping every Sunday. I use an iPhone app to put the list together for what we need for breakfast and lunch. He takes that list and adds the items he wants to make for dinners during the week. When he comes home, I put the groceries away and cleanContinue reading “Day 139 — Sunday, August 2, 2020 or it’s bad when the local grocery store is assigning me chores”

My husband does the cooking in our house. It’s not that I can’t cook — I survived making my own dinner for many years before I met him. He just enjoys cooking dinner each night, and if I am being totally honest, I’m much more interested in eating than I am in creating interesting mealsContinue reading “Day 138 — Saturday, August 1, 2020 or sometimes we are our own worst critics”

Yes, that is today’s question. For some reason I’m having a hard time staying organized on Fridays. You’d think I’d be powering through my Fridays — it’s the last day of the work week and the faster I get through the day, the faster I can get to the weekend! But it hasn’t been happeningContinue reading “Day 137 — Friday, July 31 or to Zoom or not to Zoom when you haven’t showered…”

I really do. There is just no winning when you are trying to schedule a large meeting — there just isn’t a time that works for everyone. Or you get immediate responses from half the group, and the other half all seems to have taken the rest of the work day off, because NO ONEContinue reading “Day 136 — Thursday, July 30, 2020 or how much do I hate scheduling large meetings”

I was chatting with a co-worker this afternoon. Back in “normal” times I’d see her a couple times a week in the office, but in coronavirus times I haven’t seen her since mid-March. How strange is that?! During today’s conversation, my co-worker expressed how done she is working from home, that she’s been hating workingContinue reading “Day 135 — Wednesday, July 29, 2020 or I might have crossed over to the remote working side…”

OMG, guys — look at what I grew in my garden!!!! That’s a zucchini!!!! Actually it is supposed to be a summer squash, at least that was the name on the seed packet, but who really cares?!?!?? I GREW that from a SEED!!! And maybe that doesn’t sound like too much, but I have beenContinue reading “Day 134 — Tuesday, July 28, 2020 or OMG, look at what I grew in my garden!!”

Last week I joined my yoga studio’s 40-day workshop based on the teachings of a famous yoga instructor. Today is Day 1 of the program. I’m still working on my homework, but I did do the 20 minute yoga practice and the 5 minute meditation this morning all before I had to “show up” forContinue reading “Day 133 — Monday, July 27, 2020 or I have to attend a Zoom meeting at 8 p.m. tonight”