Hey and Happy Friday! It is almost weekend again. My week was crazy with a weird mix of stressful, sad and happy! More sad than anything else though! But as you can see, my son and I had fun at the beach and this I think is very important to balance everything else out. No matter how difficult and hard a situation seems, try to find something positive or try to move on. One day at the time. Life goes on. With you still in it. My husband left again last Saturday. Yep, he is back in Congo. It was tough but we did the quick drop-off that I use whenever my dad drives me to the airport. Just pull over, open doors and open trunk. Then get your stuff out, kiss and leave. Whenever I go inside and stick around to have coffee or food before leaving or the person I drop of leaves I feel how the tears start welling up and my heart might burst so this is the best way for us to deal with it. How was our week otherwise and what did we do and experience? Read on.
Watching: My brother mentioned to see “Californication” several times already and that “I have to watch this because it is F’n awesome!” I finally got sucked into it after just one episode and I am currently watching Season 5. David Duchovny is in it and he plays a writer.Whoop Whoop! Otherwise, do you know Sarah Silverman? I love her – she is a great funny comedian and just “different”. Check her out here!
Reading: As usual a lot. I am reading “City of Thorns” by Ben Rawlence, “Miracle at the Higher Grounds Cafe” by Max Lucado and “Furiously Happy” by Jenny Lawson. Besides all this I am reading the New York Times Book Review online and several blogs that I am following. I literally could read all day long – I love it so much! Reviews will be on the blog soon and the links to some of the blogs that are on my daily reading list.
Listening to: Howard Stern on Siruis whenever I am driving in our car. I love him. He is funny, entertaining and crazy at the same time. 😉 I have to stop at this, even though I love to listen to him but my son picks up on all the f-words he uses. I mean, he uses it a LOT and so do all his guests. I also listened to this great talk with Hal Hartley. Hal Hartley is a screenwriter, producer and director and is a key figure in the indecent film movement of the 80s and 90s. He is just amazing. I also occasionally listen to shows, podcasts and talk on PBS. And of course TED Talks.
Thinking about: These days I think a lot about death, change and how to deal with all this. Life can get really tough at points and one has to find a way to deal with difficult circumstances and situations. And then it is important to take it one day at a time. When people tell me that “Time heals all wounds” I tend to hate it in that particular moment because I feel they sort of need to say that, you know. To comfort me in a way. But guess what? Time DOES heal wounds. Sometimes it takes a long time, but it all gets better eventually even though everything seems hopeless right now.
Enjoying: Planning my son’s birthday. He will be two years old on the 24th and I am alone here to celebrate it with him. This day will be special either way. I will bake his favorite blueberry/banana muffins, we will go to the playground at the beach, he will enjoy his new toys and I found out that the local Fire Department here has an Open House that day. He is currently obsessed with fire trucks or any ‘big” truck actually. I am also enjoying my blog and writing every single day. It is shaping into some cool read that I would love to follow myself. 😀 I am not a pro but if you are thinking about starting your own blog, I can give you some tips. I figured this blog business out on my own! It is a lot of work but in the end so worth it because I love what I am doing.
Thank you for reading.
