Lovin’ Life 1/2/2018: On My Toes.


This week, I’m loving that my life is busy, full and a bit unpredictable at the moment.  I also feel very fortunate that I have the energy and the good health to be able to ride these waves that are reverberating through my life at the moment.  Sometimes you need a bit of a shakeup to rediscover that zest for life and I’m happy to report that I’m lovin’ life even more than usual.
I started the week by touching down in Sydney without an ounce of jetlag.
LA, you were a kind and gracious host.  I was blessed with perfect weather, a great tour guide on my day trip, lots of access to my favourites on US television, fabulous food and most importantly – the kindness of all the Angelenos I met.  The man who gave me a shopping basket at Ralph’s, another gentleman who prevented me from being rammed by a trolley at Target…  What is with me and shopping?
Our first week of school is progressing well so far. Master SSG’s school seems just the right fit for him.  As a parent, I’ve found the school’s efficiency as well as the friendliness of all the support staff a joy to experience.  Even my IT help desk experience wasn’t as painful as they have been in other areas of my life.  Master SSG’s teacher calls the boys in her class ‘treasures’ but she’s also a treasure herself and the kindergarten class is very lucky to have her at the helm.
I went shopping for a princess for the first time at Target this week.  Not for an actual princess (though the birthday girl in questions is lovely) but to find a particular princess as a birthday gift.  After a bit of detective work reading each doll’s packaging, I managed to find Belle.  I hope it’s the right Belle…

The recent heat wave we’ve had in Sydney has taken its toll. It’s been a struggle to get done all that I needed to this week.  That stockpile of icy poles in the freezer came in very handy.

Will the day ever come when denim houses stop being able to find new cuts to launch?  I can’t keep up.

But it’s now much cooler, there’s even been a touch of rain.  Just the excuse I needed to break in a new pair of jeans from LA.  These skinny boyfriends are by 7 For All Mankind.  They were the first brand of designer jeans I bought almost 20 (!!) years ago and they’re a brand I’ve only recently returned to. 

How’s your week been?  An ‘on your toes’ kind of seven days or have they been a bit more low key?


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