Five Simple Things (November 3)

Hello.

Here are five things this week.

1. This dinner.

We had a nice dinner this week at The Old Spaghetti Factory. We love that the building is an old train station. The interior is amazing, too. It was a good night.

2. These coppers.

We found these copper pots this week at an estate sale. We had plans to use them on the bus as we travel, but after looking them over, we aren't sure. They are going to get a good cleaning, but we are on the fence on whether to use them or not...

3. This costume.

Skylar dressed as Dr. Alan Grant from Jurassic Park this year. I helped bring his character to life with a small photoshoot. I even gave his flare a bit of "flame." Skylar loves paleontology and loves dressing up in costumes from 80s and 90s movies. Jeff and I just love it!

4. This achievement.

I finished another degree this term - 𝌭Prelaw/Human Resources𝌭. It's been a hard road to get to, but I am so proud of myself. Honestly, I'm lowkey ecstatic about it. I worked hard for this and this makes number three of my goals, so now it's time to relish in the accomplishment, take a breather, and onto the next goal.

5. These things.

Halloween is one of our favorite holidays, and we love to put on a good show. For several years we used to decorate our house from one corner to the next. Over the years though, we have toned it down and downsized a lot of our things for each holiday. We stick to the basic now, but of course, I can't pass on some Halloween flair for our costumes. These candy corn socks and knife hair clips were part of my costume this year.

One last thing:

Our poor pumpkins are not having the best week. The good thing about these little guys is they will end up in our garden next year to live on. We never throw our pumpkins away. We always sow them back into the pumpkin garden boxes. We have pumpkins growing in there each year from over the coarse of five years. We bury them deep enough so that they will make it through the hard winters here.

Positive affirmations this week:

A few tips to start new routines.

1. Daily 5-5-5-5-30-10 (five pushups, five squats, five lunges, five crunches, 30 second plank, 10 minute walk in place)

2. Work on your posture whenever you find yourself slouching.

3. Work up to drinking a gallon of water a day (128 ounces), or half your weight in ounces a day.