Another FIG-y Friday!
Hooray! We made it through another week of FIGS! Just in case anyone doesn’t know about FIGs at this point, check out Elisabeth’s post. She is the founder of our Finding Joy in Gratitude Collective- thank you, Elisabeth! Friday, February 14 I know I’m starting with an anti-fig, but hear me out. Valentine’s Day is always a downer. I think it could be from my years growing up in the midwest- I had really bad SAD, so I was already very depressed on Valentine’s Day, and maybe that found a permanent place in my psyche? Anyway… this Valentine’s Day was suitably… depressing. My daughter had a “friend breakup” the day before. It wasn’t her best friend, but her second-best. Without going into a lot of boring details, it just wasn’t a healthy relationship, and the breakup was something that had to happen. But it made me very sad, especially for the other girl (who has now been cast out of the trio) and that weighed on me the whole day. My husband worked all day, including late into the night, so after we left for work in the morning, I didn’t see him at all. My daughter was supposed to have a sleepover with her best friend, but that girl ended up having to go to a funeral (seriously… could this get any more depressing???) The whole day was a bummer… UNTIL (yes! There’s a FIG coming!) my last client of the day brought me a PRESENT! Who brings their massage therapist a Valentine’s Day present??? Only this woman. Here’s what she gave me: They were in a cute gift bag, and I was suddenly inspired. On my way home I stopped at the store to get my daughter a few things (some candy, a strawberry-scented sugar scrub, and cozy socks.) I put them in the gift bag and gave it to her when I got home. Valentine’s Day got a lot happier. Saturday Another trip to the gym with my daughter! I tried to ignore her not-so-subtle insinuations (“Mom, maybe you want to use the tricep machine…”) and enjoy the fact that we now have an activity to do together. Sunday This was a day full of FIGS- I ran a race! I had a couch nap, talked to my son on the phone, and- here’s a big one- MY HUSBAND MADE DINNER. I think it was a combination belated Valentine’s Day celebration, and an “I’m sorry you’ve had to cook the last 500 dinners in a row” gesture. Monday That lasagna was the FIG that kept on giving- we had leftovers for dinner so I didn’t have to cook. Tuesday Today’s FIG is a shoutout to our blogging community. Last week I made sheet pan veggie shawarma, a recipe I got from Suzanne. This week, Suzanne mentioned that she made it with a cilantro yogurt sauce which she got from Birchie. So I made it again, with the cilantro sauce (I used Kite Hill vegan greek yogurt.) My daughter liked the cilantro sauce better, but I like both sauces equally. Thanks to everyone who made this dinner possible! Wednesday This was another day full of FIGs. It was my day off from work, and I had nothing planned. I went for a run, got a massage (!!!) and then went to Barnes and Noble. In the afternoon I had a couch nap AND- could this day get any better?- we had more leftovers for dinner. Lasagna and sheet pan veggies for the others, and I made myself a baked sweet potato with veggies and chickpeas, slathered generously with the cilantro sauce. Thursday Muffin gets another shoutout. Look at her helping me write this post! Are you participating in Elisabeth’s project? Do you like figs? – I mean the food kind. I think they’re sweet and delicious. Top photo by Svitlana on Unsplash