Does anybody else feel like they’re just waiting for the weekend or the next vacation? Everyday in between that is The Grind, it becomes the same blur of.. wake up, brush teeth, make up, breakfast with the kids/nurse the baby, get the older kids out the house to school, keep the baby entertained until nap time, sneak in some time to stay on top of work, meetings meetings meetings, then it’s already 3PM and it’s time to make dinner totally forgot to have lunch,  and the kids are back and the house is LOUD, and it’s bath time, dinner time, brush teeth, relax and read time… Anyways.

Here’s what I’ve been eating this week: 

- Shio Bread from Cafe Episode, a not so new cafe in Vancouver. Fluffy on the inside, the crust of the bread is crispy, but it’s only slightly there, the thinnest bread crust. H bought the sweet ones this time, variations of flavors all stuffed with cream. Savory options are available too. 

$22 for 4, or $6 each.

- Jelly pouches saving my energy levels at 3PM, to power through the work day.

Here’s what I’ve been obsessed with: 

    - nails and makeup, mainly this Instagrammer (Debs_Hy), who has inspired me to try this EADEM lip gloss next

Here's what I've been reading:

       - RF Kuang, Katabasis, a hero’s journey through hell. Interesting concepts, love the dark magic academia in this novel, which was NOT  in Kuang’s other novel, Yellowface, that I recently read (would not recommend that one).

- Elin Hilderbrand, all the books are easy reads to help my brain decompress into the Nantucket world where the main characters anlways find a happy ending. She's written so many, which is the best part because I never have to wait for her to write the next one, unlike other authors who drag out and keep delaying the launch of their next book… 

Off to find more books at the local library website. 

Started reading this new gem at The Federal Store:

The café is a new one that was opened very recently (maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago). The owners apparently fixed up the place all on their lonesome, and it looks great. Super clean lighting with a nice selection of munchies that you’d find at a general store. Great coffee (beans from Bows & Arrows) that I would come back for, especially as it’s along a very popular bike route at 10th and Quebec.

This Changes Everything. It’s been a minute since I’ve read a book that has this type of information, so progress is slow and not very steady. I should really prioritize reading (ugly people need to read more, or so I’ve heard). A very friendly patron at the shop mentioned that Naomi Klein has another book about branding and logos… I’ll have to check it out after this.

1. Coffee:

Visited Culprit coffee for the first time. Cozy, bright, and a lovely place to focus on your work. Read a couple pages, and decided to use my caffeine high to go shopping.

2. Books. They keep me calm sometimes. This one is pretty funny! Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin, focuses on the wives of the rich and privileged in New York. Not sure if this is what’s stressing me out these days – I am so influenced by how these women shop, eat, work out, and just act in general.

3. H putting up with me.

4. Friends and family.

5. Generally healthy. Other than stress.

‘Nuff said.