Weekend Coffee Share....Come Sit with Me
It's another week of Weekend Coffee Share. I always love everyone's posts. Are you like me and try to visit everyone? It doesn't always happen but I try. I have loved getting to know different bloggers and I figure if they take the time to write a post, I'll find the time to visit, even if it's a week later. I truly enjoy what you all share and I often learn so much.
Check out all the other posts on Weekend Coffee Share, hosted by Natalie the Explorer. I'm off to go visit some now. #weekendcoffeeshare.
If we were having coffee or tea we'd probably talk about:
The weather: We are back to normal PNW rain, rain and more rain. Higher elevations are getting snow, but for now I think we are done, though you never know. We had snow in April last year.
What we're thinking about: You know how some people have just amazing memories of their childhood, can remember stories, events, etc...kind of like our own Gary over at Gary A Wilson Stories. He chronicles many stories from days gone by. Me? They're more like foggy, hazy, thoughts that I'm not sure what actually happened. I used to tell my mom that she could make up anything about my life and I'd believe it. Now, why is it that some people can just bring up memory after memory and I seem to struggle. I know of things that happened, but not vividly. For example, I knew we all used to love to play downstairs in my grandmas basement and there was one scary room, but that's about it. Conversations we had elude me, etc. I wish I had a better memory of those things.
What we're thankful for: The weekend! This week has drug on! I've been tired and fighting off something that just has me drained of energy. I feel like it's mostly physical but possibly something mental/emotional causing a bit of a blah feeling. Hoping this weekend I can recharge a bit. I'm also thankful that next week starts my Tuesdays off!
What we're reading or wanting to read: We didn't meet for our book club. I was disappointed, but it worked out for the best. It had snowed that morning and I was so tired after watching the kids I wasn't sure what kind of company I'd be. I finished the book Before We Were Yours. Wow, what a powerful book. So heartbreaking, based on a true story. I'm almost done listening to The Giver of Stars. That was another great one. I will also admit, I'm also really enjoying listening to audiobooks. I never thought I would. I've listened to one fiction and one non fiction.I do believe it all depends on who is reading it. I tend to listen to them in the car, while I'm sorting mail at work if no one else is there, while I'm cooking or doing chores. I'm still waiting on The Alchemist, and I just started Vienna Prelude by Brock and Bodie Thoene. That was one of the books recommended by a friend, for the 12 books recommended by 12 friends for 2023. It's a long book and historical, so I hope I like it. While I'm waiting on the Alchemist, I checked out another audiobook that was part of my 12 books by 12 friends called Finding Dorothy, by Elizabeth Letts. Written as fiction but based closely on the truth of the writing of the Wizard of Oz. I'm not far into it but so far I'm enjoying it.
Around the house: Guess what? I still haven't gotten the bulbs planted in the containers. Not much else has happened around here either. Hoping to get a treadmill this weekend that some friends are giving us. The snow has made it impossible the last few weekends.
What we've listened to or watched: I haven't watched anything either. I've only listened to the audiobook.
From the kitchen or restaurant: Nothing new or interesting has come out of the kitchen this week. Taco soup, roast with potatos, carrots and saurkraut, stuffed peppers and leftovers. I did make some sourdough banana muffins for our youngest to take on her birthday weekend.
A favorite photo: Well I looked on my phone and I didn't take any new photos last week. I did however grab a few photos on my camera of some signs of spring.
Favorite quote of the week: This weeks theme for #WQ was order/arranged. Here's my post and a quote or two below that I found.
Random or not so random things: Not a lot to share this week. I have felt slightly under the weather this week and I've been too tired to do much of anything other than what it necessary. It has even been a struggle to be motivated to get my steps in, but I've done it.
I didn't babysit Wednesday though did watch Pepper for an hour while my daughter had a meeting, then we picked up Indy from preschool and hung out for a bit while she waited for her new phones data to transfer. I decided to upgrade my phone as well, but won't get it until next week. Hopefully I'll go Wednesday while I watch kids and have them transfer everything.
This weekend will consist of hanging at home. I feel like I need it. I do need to grocery shop later, but that's it. Maybe I'll finish that puzzle while I watch a soccer game.
Maybe I'll have more to update with next Friday! Have a great week friends.
Kirstin
Hope you are feeling better soon
ReplyDeleteThank you. Much better.
DeleteKirstin, I hope you're feeling better soon. Signs of spring also show up in my corner of the world. Thank you for your weekend coffee share.
ReplyDeleteThank You Natalie. I am better, though I feel bad about not getting around to commenting last week.
DeleteI'm finding I am really enjoying listening to audiobooks too; I have just recently started listening around the house while prepping dinner or working in my craftroom or cleaning. I only ever used to listen to them in the car with my boys. I too have ague memories from childhood while my older sister seems to remember EVERYTHING; I always hated that I can't remember much but once she gets talking about a memory I can usually add a few small details that I remember (but not many).
ReplyDeleteI never thought I'd like them, but I really do. I'm glad I'm not the only one who can't remember but it irritates me.
DeleteHi Kirstin,
ReplyDeleteWow - thanks for the callout on my story collection. I'm pretty sure you've read several.
In truth - I don't claim that my memory is perfect. I too recall event, general flow and feel but reserve lots of literary license for me to be sarcastic or hyperbolic about what exactly might have been said and often have to truncate the story to make sure the result was less than a 10 minute read because that was part of the basic formula I chose early on.
I did not want to create a history so much as I wanted to entertain and maybe leave a lesson learned or a good laugh delivered. I also pretty much left out major mistakes I or someone else made because that too would defeat the reason I wanted to write them down. The events I wrote about are true, they just aren't a balanced view on how my life unfolded.
I bet you could tell me things about growing up that could be rendered as fun memories told with less emphasis on exact truth than making them fun to laugh at now.
All of us were scary young and dumb once. Why not own it and have fun with it?
I hope that by the time you read this, whatever is dragging you down has moved on or better yet, died out having failed to ruin any more of your days.
Blessings.
Haha..probably...I'll have to start writing down thoughts if they come to me. I am feeling better, but didn't get around to commenting much last week on different link parties.
DeleteHi Kirstin - I'm the same with childhood memories, and even the memories I have of my own children when they were small - it's all a vague blur. I wonder if it's tied to my aphantasia (https://www.crestingthehill.com.au/2022/06/what-is-aphantasia-and-do-you-have-it.html) because I have very little ability to picture things in my mind - and I certainly can't play "mind videos" so I guess memories are more like sepia photos for me and that's why so much is a blur......
ReplyDeleteI remember you sharing about that and I could totally relate!
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