Five Simple Things (August 11)

Hello.

Here are five things this week.

1. This pie.

I decided to attempt to make a blueberry pie this week. I bought a premade pie shell, mixed some blueberries with some sugar over the stove until I guessed when they were done, dumped it into the pie shell, and threw on top some crushed graham crackers. It was pretty good, if I'm honest. I really had no idea what I was doing, but we wanted a pie, so I came through. Definitely will be repeating this soon, because hot pie with vanilla ice cream can't be beat.

2. This gopher.

Little shit has been tearing up our yard lately. We setup a live trap to try and get him, but after two weeks of no trap, he stopped coming around. We aren't sure what happened to him, but he disappeared. Hopefully, he just moved on and wasn't killed.

3. These tarts.

I am addicted to these St. Claire's Fruit Tarts. I love the sour lemon and the raspberry flavored ones, but they do come in peppermint, wintergreen, key lime, tangerine, watermelon, and peach, too. They are plant-based, gluten free and vegan. And the tins they come in can be reused for other things after the tarts are gone. I use the tins for travel sewing kits, and travel first aid kits.

4. This dashboard.

It got pretty toasty this week and my car registered 103 on an early Tuesday morning already. Global warming is taking its toll on Oregon, it seems. Whether people want to admit it or not, things are definitely changing with our planet.

5. This appointment.

I had my three month hair appointment this week and I always laugh at how awful I look in the salon mirror. It makes me laugh at how many people actually see themselves terrible in a hair salon mirror. You would think they would have a mirror that just blows your mind at how good you look getting your hair colored and cut. But for now, we will all just continue to look like lizards draped in clothing. ☺

One last thing:

This technique is called Progressive Muscle Relaxation and it does work. It takes a bit of practice to learn how to tense and relax each muscle, but it works great for restless legs, tense shoulders, and even tight butt cheeks, and calves after walking or running.

Positive affirmations this week:

You can do this! 🌈