February 2021

Mercury is finally out of retrograde but 2021 hasn’t stopped messing with us.

Every Twitter scroll brings more bad news. More exhausting information to drain our body and soul of energy.

So in a world of effed up news. I am sharing little bits of sunshine in my life.

Luckily in the northeast United States, we’ve been blessed with a winter wonderland. Meaning beautiful walks. Snow changes a landscape entirely. Making a drab skeleton tree transform into a plump cupcake. A snowfall transform a scene and rejuvenates the spirit.

With a resolution to not shop as much, I need something to fill my empty hours of quarantine and that is stalking properties on Zillow. If you missed SNL’s “Zillow” sketch, I highly recommend. Now, I am not actively looking to buy property but its beyond satisfying to click through listings.

I feel like I have watched everything on Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime. So I am actually enjoying the commercials that were once passé. And every gosh darn time, the Progressive “Becoming Your Parents” series pops up, I cackle.

Apparently appointment television is back because we have nothing else to fill our calendars. My calendar is filled with shows to watch on certain nights which helps a tiny sense of time passing and I’m not living in a Groundhog Day situation. Might I recommend a show to watch? Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. An hour filled with beautiful scenes we can only dream of visit until this COVID nightmare is past us. One friend described the opening minutes (!!) perfectly, “It’s like a warm hug.” And you know what we could all use one of those right now.

If you remember my January post, I’ve tried to reign in buying new items. So far so good but I’ve turned the tables and began selling unwanted stuff. Not too many sales so far but hoping for strong sales numbers in the spring. Gives me a jolt of dopamine when that sale is completed.

Not really a power post here. Next month will be better.