Friday Things, 2/13

This week I posted about some recent Amazon buys and then the content I've been taking in lately (tv, podcasts, books, etc).

1. I had a lot of trouble sleeping last week. Then I had one GLORIOUS night of sleep on Saturday night and now I'm back to not sleeping well again. I'm not nearly tired enough to nap and I also am not drinking a lot of caffeine...nothing after noon, really. And then 11pm comes and I'm not tired so I toss and turn. Help.

2. 'Tis almost spring which is when I'm faced with the crippling decision-making process of what's next. We literally have no idea. Making plans is pointless. But a military wife told me years ago that  "if you don't unpack, you'll never unpack", so trying to find community and purpose in every location is important; if we don't do it, we never will. More than one civilian friend has said I wouldn't even unpack if I was only going to be there a year. But, if you don't unpack, you'll never unpack. You have to settle in somehow. 

(Maybe this has to do with the trouble sleeping?)

3. We had our first day where I wore shorts on a dog walk (Monday). It was 80* in KC. I'm not ready for this. I'm not a fan of self-tanner so I'm not sure where to go from here.

4. I have no thoughts on the Superbowl. I am in an apoplectic state now that football season is over. Please respect my period of mourning-- 200-some odd days until the season begins again. 

If you are a football fan, here's the recap:

5. 
 

This meme is old and tired at this point, but it reminded me that when I took the kids with me to my dentist appointment a few weeks ago. The hygienist took them out to the hall and let them do the pushing of the button for all of my x-rays. For real, we've had great luck with dentists in our army life. 

Matching socks, unloading the dishwasher, putting away groceries.

What are your 3?

I saw a reel that said if you don't have kids and complain that you have no time, you're the problem because ALL YOU HAVE IS TIME. I legit did not understand this until I had a kid. ALL I had was TIME before. I still don't understand how I filled up my time.

I got this and it's my favorite lotion right now. I've found that some brands flat-out don't work for me. Eucerin Skin Calming does. 

(My husband)

We got an Alexa right after they came out. Scott had pre-ordered it on a whim. We used it for a year or so and then I packed it up when he was deployed and then he used it again in Wyoming? Mostly just for music. I don't think we really understood how the bluetooth thing worked back in 2015, aside from in our cars.  

I never trusted it. Who knows where it is now. I hate when people run their households off of these systems. It's so unnecessary and don't tell me it makes life easier; it doesn't. 

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