Figure-ing out the week #1

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Some numbers from this past week…




3: micro-decluttering sessions I did in the house (a shelf in our closet, the side counter in the kitchen, the bathroom vanity)


1.5: days of school yet. LM is so ready to be done and advocating for not going to the .5 tomorrow because “what even is the point?”  


303: place on the hold list I am for Yesteryear 


3: new places Maysie went on walks at over the weekend. Now that she’s one with 1:1 training, we are exploring our town and some trails and she’s (mostly) behaving. The girl just loves saying hi to people. 


1: loaf of sourdough baked during our one weekend in June without a recital!! The freedom!!


2: weeks until school starts back up for me. I have a better schedule in mind for this asynchronous class, so I’m hoping to keep Full Send Summer going rather than living in functional freeze like I did with my first class earlier this year. 


Sometimes the easiest way to get out of writer’s block is just to write, right? 


Hope your solstice weekends went well!

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