Hello Monday

Hi friends, it’s great to be back for today’s Hello Monday link-up! I’d love to say my weekend was chock-full of fun, but it was another quiet one. I was mostly home by myself while Steve and Sam were at work, which actually turned out to be a good thing – it meant I could wrestle Cluster 3 of my diploma course, take it down, and smash it. Yes, I got it done. Yay!

Saturday

Even though I went to bed late on Friday night, I still woke up early for a Saturday. I don’t know what’s going on, but I just haven’t been able to fall asleep easily the last few nights. I know I’m not getting as much sleep as I probably should, but funny enough, I don’t feel tired. At night, I lie in bed with a preschool song looping in my head: “It’s time to pack pack pack, pack away the toys….” I end up planning my trip, thinking about my course, and then a bunch of random thoughts pop in too. But honestly, it’s all good because I feel so excited about everything!

I’m really loving this season I’m in right now. It’s so different from a couple of years ago when I would lie in bed catastrophising and then wake up anxious. Back then, I had a lot going on, taking care of my mum and watching her grow weaker every day. I was also worrying about my thyroid, and I think I must have been going through menopause, too. I was feeling extra loopy back then! Seasons of life, hey?

No Procrastinating This Time!

Anyway, back to my quiet Saturday recap. I jumped straight into working on my course because I didn’t want to procrastinate like I did last weekend. It’s funny how you can procrastinate doing “good” things. For example, last weekend, I tackled a whole bunch of household chores before I finally sat down in front of the computer. Sure, it was stuff that needed to be done eventually, but I definitely didn’t need to rearrange some kitchen drawers or reorganise the shelves in the garage/office. I knew exactly what I was doing—keeping myself busy to avoid getting started on my assessment tasks!

This time, I started at ten and worked until five. I had two more questions to answer, but by then, I could feel my brain was fried. Also, the right side of my neck hurt from sitting with bad posture for too long on my pretty but non-ergonomic chair.

I made chicken curry for dinner—well, my version of it, anyway, with zero heat! I took a photo of the handsome vegetables but forgot to take a photo of the curry. It was a cool Saturday night, so it was the perfect meal for the weather.

TV Time

Steve was at work, and Sam went out with friends. So I ended up eating in front of the TV while I finished watching Fool Me Once. Even though I mentioned, I wasn’t sure if I was going to finish the series. I picked it back up again on Friday night since I already knew the plot and felt committed to pushing through. It wasn’t the most relaxing show, but I did like it. This one is based on a novel by Harlan Coben, and I’ve watched a few of his limited series on Netflix. There’s always a good twist at the end, and this one didn’t disappoint.

It was late, but Steve wasn’t due to come home until 3 am, and I felt like the kid from Home Alone, able to do whatever I wanted! So, I snacked on whatever I felt like since I didn’t have to be a good eating example and watched Mystic Pizza with Julia Roberts. Have you seen it? Ahh, don’t you just love the ’80s? I sure do, and this movie had all the ’80s feels. A while ago, I did a post on Cozy Solo Movie Nights, and I am very slowly working my way through it–five down and five to go.

Sunday

I decided to give myself a break and just relax for most of Sunday. The three of us hadn’t sat down for a meal in ages, so we made sure to have lunch together. After that, Steve and I caught up on a couple of episodes of Survivor. Sam joined us, and we watched an episode of My Hero Academia and Fullmetal Alchemist before Steve had to head off to work.

Later, I finished the last two questions of my cluster, and Sam and I watched a couple of episodes of Death Note—another anime. We started watching it with Steve, but he wasn’t loving it since the topic was a bit too dark for him. Not so for Sam and me, we’re continuing with it.

And that was my quiet weekend where I only took one photo. It may not have been terribly exciting, but I feel better starting the week with another cluster ticked off. I’m still waiting to hear back about my Cluster Two results, and I keep checking my phone at work for emails from the course facilitator. All day, nothing—it’s like waiting for a call from a guy who’s just not that into me.

Happy Monday and thanks for stopping by!

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