Five Things – 4/12/24 – Juliana Moves

Hi everyone! I hope you are having a fantastic week. I spent the beginning of this week on PTO in Florida, lounging beachside. Patrick was there for a work conference so I tagged along for vacation. The weather was not the best, but I still managed to read an entire book while I was there and got a minor sunburn. In less pleasant news, I am currently dealing with what feels like an injury in my right shin/calf region and it has been painful on nearly every run – and now even when walking around. I have an X-ray and a doctor’s appointment early next week, but it sucks. Especially because MMT is now 5 weeks away! We’ll see what the doctor says.

I am trying to stay positive, so today I bring you another list of five things that I am finding joyful lately!

Powerless by Lauren Roberts. This is the book I read on the beach and I LOVED it. It’s sort of fantasy/sci-fi (my fav) and is maybe the best in this genre I’ve read since the Throne of Glass series by Sarah J Maas. The second book in the trilogy comes out in July and I am so excited! I devoured this book in less than 48 hours and it is 400+ pages…

Flowers! Everywhere! Spring is definitely here in Virginia. The weather is warming up, our car had a layer of yellow pollen all over it yesterday, and there are flowers everywhere. I don’t know what all of them are and I’m sure they’ll make me sneeze, but they sure are wonderful to look at.

Clean laundry. I love doing laundry (lol). Having my regular clothes or all of my workout clothes freshly clean for the week ahead feels inspiring and motivating!
Grocery shopping at Wegmans. If you’ve been around long enough, you know I love to grocery shop. I love the experience and, similar to the laundry, I love feeling like I am prepared to nourish myself and take on the week ahead! And I really love Wegmans. Now that we’re in the new house, we are way closer to Wegmans and have started shopping there again – much to my delight!
Mary Oliver’s poetry. I read Felicity and Why I Wake Early and absolutely loved them. I am reading Dog Songs now and it’s tugging at all my heartstrings. Highly recommend!