Blog Talk Vol. 6

Sale PSA: A pretty floral maxi dress from Sea, now $190, high waist crop jeans from Levi’s, now 30% off, and a classic lightweight short sleeve shirt from J.Crew, now 40% off.

Hello! Another volume of chatter this week. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.

Mood: Overall positive! We’ve had nice warm weather in the Bay Area (yes I’ve become that relative of yours who always starts with some boring remark on the weather). It truly feels that we are nearing….some kind of a better season, no more terrible feelings of seeing that line creep up on infections/deaths, and the flowers are coming into bloom. That being said there are so many areas of the world (like Brazil) which are still suffering the full brunt of Covid. It’s surreal, after a year of mask denying and what not, to feel that we are now living in a country that is relatively “on top of things.” I think about it a lot. It is far from fair.

Kids: Remote, remote, remote. We’ve been super Covid conscious and this week starting booking activities like the zoo, etc. Hooray for something different than endless hikes and parks and trails! In my household it is my husband who is more paranoid – if it weren’t for him I think our Covid experience might have been a little different. But I understand that in his world he is trying to keep us safe.

We’re starting to figure out summer plans, and plug in the gaps with school starting in the fall and camps. I’ve signed up for two but there are still some big gaps, not least because we still have Covid concerns given that the kids won’t be vaccinated. It’s interesting, as for the first time we are having some philosophical discussions in the household – how scheduled do we want our kids to be? How “academic” do we want their activities? Silicon Valley is a pretty competitive place, and we have friends who fall on all sides of that spectrum. For me, I fall more on the “hippier” side of things – I don’t care if my kids spend hours doing basic play at home and etc. Of course I want them to be successful, but I believe that outside of a stable family life, so much of that is out of your control, especially as they get older. But I’d love to hear from some parents with older children who have already been on that journey!

Shopping. Top of my wishlist right now is the Zimmermann dress above! I love the print, the tie, the length. The only I don’t like is the price. But I’m in the mood to shop lately. I actually have been dreaming about going to the mall…going into stores…trying things on and buying them. Before Covid, I hadn’t really browsed a mall in ages. I hope that going though everything in 2020 helps revive in-person retail some, as they need it!

Another recent purchase: this foot peel, from Target. I’m kind of mixed on it (did I already link it in a past post?). I thought I would LOVE it and was anticipating shedding my dead skin like a snake. It hasn’t really happened though. But my foot does look like it’s in slightly better shape. The price is right at least!

Finally, my biggest problem lately:

Sleep. I’ve been having problems getting enough sleep. Some of it is my late night reading habit…I almost feel as if my body has been conditioned to feel super sleepy right up until around ~10:30 PM or so, and then I feel very awake! It’s so different than those early baby days when I could sleep right at 930 PM and conk out. It’s crazy because after young children I promised I’d always have good sleep habits going forward, especially when I had the luxury of such….interesting how habits slide. Anyway, I need to sleep more. I’m pretty sure everyone’s having this issue though, I’m not special. But would love to hear what you guys are doing for sleep, what your sleep habits are!