Thought for Five on Friday (er, Five on Saturday Morning), it might be fun to share things I didn’t do this week.
Just kind of random.
ONE: I Did Not Throw Away My Valentine’s Day Flowers
Not until this morning anyway. And I still have a few in a new arrangement going strong:
Do you like to do that as well, see how long you can keep the fresh flower arrangements before tossing them?
TWO: Quit My Job
Oh, I did think about it! And I did check out my options. I’m still thinking about it. It’s definitely (mostly) not the kids though this year’s group is a bit needier than years past. It’s all the other stuff. A certain lack of support when dealing with some of the kids. The passive-aggressive, micromanaging e-mails….ugh. And I’m a sub so really don’t even need to deal with it much. However, it’s also that grouchy time of year…things might improve with the weather. Who knows.
THREE: Cook Every Meal on the Grill
However, we did grill on on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday! The weather’s been so nice. Yesterday, I didn’t cook so everyone scrambled for their own dinners. By the way, the Spicy Korean chicken pictured up there is one of our favorite go-to recipes. Everyone likes it! Highly recommend. Usually just keep it simply and serve with rice. Sometimes though I’ll make spring rolls with it.
FOUR: Go on a Walk with the Real Camera
Decided to rest instead. After being sick all last weekend, I didn’t really want to push myself. So, I stuck close to home. We did have a hoot owl in our backyard one evening so I grabbed the real camera to try and grab a picture of it. It wasn’t really light enough but you can see the outline.
Also, I did go to the library! That outing kind of helped me decide to rest up a bit more before venturing off on a walk.
FIVE: Put Away Winter Sweaters and Clothing
I thought about putting away those winter sweaters this week with no jacket/short sleeve weather going strong. However, I made myself wait. Of course, yesterday I planned to wear a short sleeved sweater to work and changed my mind opting for a tee-shirt instead. So glad I did that as it was very warm in the afternoon!
Older photo above but this morning I did finally take down the Chiefs garden flag and replace it with the Spring one.
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We have dinner plans this evening but I’ll probably spend today not reading all those great library books (my e-book holds keep coming up as well) and instead cleaning/putting out spring decor.
What are you not doing or doing this weekend?
Don’t forget to go check out My Creative Life for the Five on Friday link up!
The owl photo is so cute. Just like you, I don’t push myself too much either. My histamine level was too high, so I’m taking it easy to have fewer flare-ups. Rest works really well. If only we could quiet our thoughts, right? No overthinking, not thinking too broadly, and so on.
About bouquets—when I have one, I do just like you… make it last as long as possible. And I read tips on how to keep them even longer (putting them outside at night if it doesn’t freeze). And of course, photographing them.
Wishing you a wonderful Saturday and Sunday!
Thank you! Yes, resting our thoughts sounds like an excellent idea. If only. Didn’t know about the putting the bouquets outside at night, filing that tip away for next time. Hope you had a great weekend!
Always love catching up with you dear Jean – even for things you did not do. Lol Love it!
Love that you still have some flowers going strong! And that recipe for that chicken sounds so good! We love Asian flavors over here too.
And yay for getting out your Spring flag and thinking those thoughts. ☀️ I got out some of my Spring decorations over here this weekend – but more yet to do over the time ahead.
I’m envious of your already short-sleeved weather. It’ll be a while over here yet.
Blessings. xo
The chicken recipe is one of our favorites, the only thing I change in it is using regular chilli powder but I think I might try and search out some real Korean chilli powder to see sometime. Don’t be too jealous of our short-sleeved weather, it’s back to long-sleeves and sweatshirts for this week. Hope you had a great weekend!
Thank you for joining me for Five on Friday Jean. Love the photos, beautiful flowers. I do something similar though rather than re-arrange them, I just remove the drooping ones. Maybe I should cut the length and put in a smaller fresh vase.
I thought you had quit your job then! How are you feeling about it now… Sorry you’ve not been well, hope you are feeling better now. My husband Mark felt ill last week, upset stomach. There must be bugs around, thankfully I didn’t catch it. I have quite enough issues with IBS, I really don’t need more.
Take care and hope work improves x
Thank you! No, I’ve not given up on my job quite yet but certainly come close a few times. I do love the kids so that makes it very hard. Yes, lots of viruses floating around, hope you stay healthy! Have a great rest of your week!