appreciating: the fun times Hendrik and I have had over the last 6 months with him home... and also the fact that he is back in the classroom this week. Even if I do have some anxiety about the covid situation (which just makes the school year downright weird any way you go about it), it has been too long since this only child had some peer interaction.
anticipating: the arrival of my Peloton bike in a couple of weeks! It, along with pretty much any home gym equipment out there, has been on backorder for some time. I already know, thanks to getting to use my parents' bike over the summer, how much I'm going to love it, so that makes the anticipation even more impatient. Meanwhile, I am still doing plenty of strength, yoga, and stretching via the app with my favorite instructors.
collecting: the laaaast decorating touches for the new bathroom, slower going when I haven't actually shopped inside any store since early March. While it (finally! after 5 months!) became fully functional about a month ago, the accessories weren't quite there yet for me to call it done. We're super close now that I finally decided on the rug and ordered some picture frames; now just waiting on West Elm to have a free shipping promo before I order the towel bar. Then I can take some official photos for a full reveal post - but above is a little sneak peek for the meantime...
starting: one of these books from my September TBR list this week: a contemporary retelling of Persuasion; a novel set in 1990s Nigeria about gender identity, family, love, and loss; and a 1960s immigrant/coming-of-age story set in NYC. All good options, so where to start?
finishing: summer and our covid bubble time, sadly. We have been in a "bubble" with my parents and in-laws, but with Hendrik is back in the classroom, we're back to no indoor get-togethers with them again, for the time being. A huge bummer, but even though cases in our area are not super high, we don't want to take the chance of spreading anything to family beyond our threesome. And this also really makes it feel like summer is truly finishing, because it means no more cottage weekends with my parents - not even Labor Day weekend. Sad to be missing this time with them and the lake, and hoping that school families (and everyone else in town!) take covid precautions and best practices seriously so that we can all make it work for kids to be in school - and thus make this worth it!
Speaking of - who knows where we'll be in a month, whether schools will still be able to meet or not - but either way, I know where I'll be on Wednesday, October 7 - giving an update on the "currently" situation: admiring, going, making, scheduling, and wishing.
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