This week is one of those weeks that has felt extremely long. My personal care attendant was out sick for the beginning half of the week, which just throws my schedule into disarray, and makes everything a little bit more stressful and complicated. Of course, I'm so grateful that she doesn't try to work while she's sick (and get me sick in the process!), but it still just makes things a little bit trickier. On the upside, I'm headed to the drive in tonight to see The Eras Tour movie, which I'm extremely excited about.

Happy Friday and happy October! It was summer weather almost all this week, but it's starting to look like fall - the leaves are changing, and there are yellows and oranges everywhere. I am doing my best to appreciate the beauty of it! I have a low key weekend ahead of me, which I'm excited for. I'm trying to really lean into the cozy vibes that come with fall.

Happy Friday! This was one of those weeks where I just don't have much to say - just a normal week spent working and enjoying time outside while I still can. I'm trying hard to get a little more control over my life - getting a little more ahead on blog posts and ideas, getting better at going to bed on time, and just feeling a little less scattered and a little more organized overall. Kind of like that "back to school" energy, but for my entire life! So I'm hoping that I can spend some time this weekend just getting organized, physically and mentally.

I'm so excited, because I'm finally going to watch the Barbie movie tonight! I feel like I've been waiting so long for it to come to streaming, and it's finally here. Other than that, I have an extremely low key weekend planned. Last weekend I went to the Family House Polo Match (SO much fun!) and had a few people over for a Barbie themed bonfire (after they pushed the streaming date back a weekend and I had to pivot from my patio movie plans) with the most delicious Milkbar red velvet cake with cheesecake icing. It was all very fun but also tiring! So this weekend will be much more chill.

I took today off work as a birthday treat to myself, so my weekend started a little bit early. This week has been a bit of a roller coaster for me - we had to say goodbye to our cat Simba on Monday, but I also celebrated by 35th birthday yesterday. So it's just kind of been a lot, and a real mix of happy and sad. I'm just trying to focus on taking it one day at a time right now.

This week has been... a lot. I know it sounds like I'm hinting at things and not sharing, but it was one of those weeks where so many small things happened one after the other, and they just kept adding up! I am extremely glad that this is a long weekend, and I'm very much looking forward to the extra day off to just try to recover a little bit... both my sanity, and my sleep. But - even with everything going on, I did manage to squeeze a little bit of fun into this week - which I'll share about in the favorites!

I was pretty convinced that it was Friday on Thursday this week, if that gives you any indication of my week! It really wasn't that bad, just one of those weeks that felt like it dragged a little bit. Which is good, in a way, since I'm still in disbelief that it's actually the end of August. But I've been trying to soak in the slowness where I can, and try really hard not to rush things. Patience is not my strong suit, but I'm trying.

This week has felt both long and short at the same time. I think it's because it's already mid-August, and feels like time in flying. Every time I go outside I'm reminded that fall is just around the corner - I can hear the crickets so loudly when I'm on my patio! I've said this before, but I'm really not ready - I'm trying to get in every second of outside time that I can.

Happy Friday! This week has felt both extremely long and extremely short at the same time - I always feel a little bit frazzled after coming back from a trip. I'm definitely looking forward to being home for a bit and not having any more travel in my immediate future - I love traveling, but it's also exhausting sometimes. Anyway - on to this week's favorites!