Figgy Friday!
It’s time for the FIGs of the week! A huge thank you to Elisabeth and her Finding Joy in Gratitude (FIG) Collective. This month would have been pretty bleak without it (can we continue it into March???) Friday My daughter’s band played a concert at the college in our town, Florida Atlantic University. We had to drop her off early, so my husband and I walked around the campus while we waited for the concert to start. I LOVE college campuses! There was a library, an art gallery, a theater… at a time when it seems like intellect and the arts are under appreciated (to put it mildly) it gave me a hopeful feeling. Saturday I didn’t sleep well on Friday night, so after work I took a 90 minute nap. Such a luxury! Sunday It was a day of FIGs! I slept until 9 am (whoa!) and then spent a good chunk of the day cleaning the house. It felt REALLY good to get things under control, and then- since my daughter and husband were both gone in the evening- I rewarded myself with a homemade sub sandwich and… a Coke Zero. It was SO GOOD. Monday Huh, that’s weird. My stomach doesn’t feel good. You mean drinking a barrel of Coke Zero isn’t good for you? Oh well- it was worth it. My FIG for the day is college basketball! Once again- college. I love college sports, more than professional. Baylor’s women’s basketball team was playing, and they won! Really fun game to watch. Tuesday Oooookay. This was a hard day. I went to the gym with my daughter, but her knees were hurting her. Guess who’s fault that was? Mine, obviously. As a matter of fact it turns out there are a LOT of things that are my fault, and I got to hear about every single one of them. At night- more basketball. The Baylor men’s team was playing, and they lost by two points in the last couple seconds. Ugh. Then I got in bed to read my book, and really disliked the ending. UGH. When I turned off the light to go to sleep I decided my FIG for the day is that my bed is VERY comfortable. Wednesday Funny how some days you have to dig deep, and some days are fig-full. It was a day off from work, and I did a long run on the trail… While I ran I listened to this episode of the Rich Roll podcast with Dr Ellen Langer. It was so good! So much great information in podcasts, and it’s all FREE. How is that even possible? I love podcasts. Thursday Thursdays are usually my least favorite day of the week, but this one wasn’t bad. Work went quickly; my daughter and I have resolved our fight; and, I’m reading an Agatha Christie. This is a reread- I read them all in middle and high school, and I never know if I’m going to suddenly remember the entire plot halfway through. So far so good with this one- I don’t remember ANYTHING and I’m enjoying it! Are you participating in the FIG Collective? What are your FIGs for the week?