Tuesday Topics and FIGS!
It’s time for Tuesday Topics, which I host with Jenn from Runs With Pugs. This week’s topic: What does “springing forward” mean for your mindset this year? SIGH. Okay, I’m not going to belabor it. I hate turning the clocks ahead, but protesting is like arguing that the grass shouldn’t be green. It is what it is! But I’m still going to grumble when we’re driving to school in the pitch dark. Instead, let’s talk about FIGS! For the month of February, Elisabeth has hosted her “FIG Collective” (FIG= Finding Joy in Gratitude). Check out her blog for FIG roundups, where dozens of bloggers share their FIGs from each week. This past week I leaned into sensory experiences. Bath and Bodyworks was having a sale, and it was time to update my fragrances (we just finished up all the peppermint hand soaps from Christmas). I LOVE smelling all the candles!!! Sadly, the ones with the best names never smell that great. I wanted to get “Book Loft” but… blech. I ended up with this one: … and new peach hand soaps for the bathrooms. Washing your hands should be fun! I love taking an extra moment to smell the soap each time. When I went to hear SHU speak at a local library, we all got some pretty cool swag: Just like washing your hands is more pleasurable with great smelling soap, it’s FUN to write with pretty markers! The highlighters are especially cool. Speaking of colors… I need a new Garmin. My old one works well, but the battery life is not good enough to see me through my race this month. The one I’m looking at has three different options for the band- black, white, or aqua. HMMMM! Should I get wild and go with the aqua? Will I regret it? To clarify, I usually only wear my Garmin for running (I can’t wear a watch when I’m working, so I generally don’t wear a watch at all during the day). So it’s not like it’s going to clash with my outfits… I think I have to go for it. Another FIG- I can’t not mention the cats. They have been SO PRECIOUS. On Sunday I was reading on the couch and here’s what they were doing: Meanwhile, Muffin has come around. She’s affectionate towards me, and neutral towards Sylvie (“Fine- you can live in my house. See if I care.”) I wonder if her attitude towards Sylvie will change at all as Sylvie grows up, but if not, it’s okay. Everyone is happily coexisting. One last giant FIG goes to our fearless leader, Elisabeth! She’s brought so much joy to our lives this month, not only by encouraging us to look for FIGs, but also rounding up everyone’s FIG’s into a weekly post. It’s a tremendous amount of work for her- THANK YOU, ELISABETH!!! Join us next week —> How do you bring more balance to your busy days? Link Up With Tuesday Topics Welcome back to Tuesday Topics, as Jenny, from Runners Fly joins Jenn at Runs With Pugs to co-host this link-up! Please join us every week for a new topic! Write on our weekly prompt or choose your own topic! Make sure to add your post to the link up, link back to your hosts, and comment on the other shared posts! You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter Top photo by Jocelyn Morales on Unsplash