Feeling: A little melancholy. I really, really miss my dad. Father’s Day is probably the hardest day of the year for me to get through, so I tried to take it easy yesterday. I started my day off with a long walk with Dutch, had a yummy lunch with my mom, took a delightful afternoon nap, and finished off the day grocery shopping, doing laundry, and watching episodes of Shark Tank.
Reading: Hot Pursuit by my all-time favorite author, Suzanne Brockmann. It’s the 15th book in the series so, needless to say, I am totally invested in these characters – they feel like family to me!
Thinking: About trying my hand at Camp NaNoWriMo in July. It’s basically like NaNoWriMo (which takes place in November), but you can choose the word count you want to shoot for (from 10,000 to 999,000!). It seems like it would be a fun challenge to take on!
Anticipating: A day trip to Miami with my brother in the fall! We’re going to drive down to see a Dolphins game, and I’m just really excited to spend some solid one-on-one time with him. My brother is one of my most favorite people, and we rarely get time alone with one another anymore. It should be fun! (As long as the ‘Phins win, of course!)
Watching: Last Comic Standing. Oh, my goodness, I love this show so much! It’s one of the few shows I actually watch live because I can’t handle waiting for the new shows.
Wishing: It was easier for me to open up to people in real life. It sounds funny because I have no problem opening up and being vulnerable on my blog, but it’s so hard to do the same to the people in my life. I think this is why I had such a problem with therapy. It just doesn’t feel normal for me to talk about my feelings out loud. In writing? Sure! But in real life? So hard. I’m working on it.
Learning: More about my highly sensitive nature. Being sensitive is a trait I’ve always understood about myself, but recent events have made me more interested in learning about what being a highly sensitive person means and how it has affected my life. Perhaps a blog post to come on this?
Hoping: To schedule more pool days this summer. People always ask me if I spend every weekend at the pool since I have two beautiful pools in my apartment community. And the truth is? Last summer, I probably spent less than five days at the pool! Isn’t that sad? I need to change that this year!
Loving: Cereal. The fact that I’ve kept up with Project 365 (even if it is a pain in the neck some days!). Dutch sleeping on my chest. Writing dates. Accountability check-ins with Nora. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Shark Tank. My new cube at work. Sleeping in on the weekend.
What are you currently reading, anticipating, and watching?
It makes me sad that Father’s Day is a tough day for many people. It’s kind of a double edged sword kind of day as it’s great to celebrate the men in our life, but it’s tough that it’s a sad day for people who have lost their fathers, or are not on good terms with them, or for men who are yearning to be fathers.
I’m currently reading Eleanor and Park (which I am loving), anticipating Phil’s Mexican house warming/welcome home Lisa party on Saturday and watching the Next Food Network Star (I’m cheering for Lenny!).
Interested to hear your thoughts about being sensitive. I’m currently re-reading Harry Potter… and anticipating my trip to California next week!
Reading – One & Only by Emily Giffin
Anticipating – some time off work for vacation… bf is off as of this morning until July 9th and I can’t wait to join him in a couple weeks!
Watching – Breaking Bad, we’ve been watching it since January and are about halfway thru Season 4!
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Currently reading- “To all the boys I’ve loved before,” by Jenny Han. It’s YA/high school and I love it. It’s light, it’s silly and it’s interesting.
Anticipating- this Friday! My dad was a big ole softie and bought tickets for all of us to go see the local, awesome, Italian family Circus
Watching – Boston Legal. I have a crush on James Spader (at least his character in the show).
Love our accountability check-ins, too! It keeps me going 🙂 <3
I am so sorry that Father’s Day is so hard for you. I feel so badly for my friends who don’t have their mom or dad in their life on these days. I wish there was something I could do to make it easier for you!
Reading – Look Again by Lisa Scottoline. It’s really good so far! I really want to read Eleanor and Park that Lisa is reading right now. My brother’s girlfriend said it was so good!
Anticipating – some quieter weekends in July where I can lay out by my parent’s pool. June has been so busy and jam-packed! Also anticipating Pete’s move up here so I can relax about finances a bit and not feel like we are living out of two households.
Watching – season two of Orange is the New Black! I loved season one so much. I am trying to only watch one episode each week to make the second season last 🙂
I’m not reading anything, but I’m waiting for Jennifer Weiner’s new book to come out (tomorrow?). My mom is buying it and reading it, then it’s my turn!
I’m anticipating the next couple of weeks; they’re going to be busy ones! (Bridal showers, birthdays, holidays and more!)
I’m watching a lot of So You Think You Can Dance and Masterchef, as far as reality TV goes. Addicted!
I totally hear you on how hard it is to open up in person. Writing it all down feels so much easier!
I’ve been binge watching Grey’s Anatomy lately. I’ve also been watching I Wanna Marry Harry with my mom because it’s so stupid / funny. I heard it was canceled though, but they are supposed to be making the rest of the episodes available online and on Hulu. I love stupid reality TV lol.
I love doing the 365 project and can’t wait to start again on my birthday!! Glad you’re keeping up with it 🙂 It was all about finding a system of posting photos that worked, right?!
Also, cereal, omg, literally eating as I read this haha.
Miss you!
I get the father’s day thing – in a different way of course. Hang in there my friend. Also, LOVE the Troubleshooter series!
I am reading Looking for Me by Beth Hoffman – just finished The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian (so good!) so I’m loving reading right now. I’m re-watching seasons of Scandal on Netflix and I’m anticipating the Walk of Hope this weekend. I’m also kind of dreading it, but I think that’s because it’s already been an emotional week so I figure that’s pretty normal.
I’m sorry that you had a tough day on Father’s Day. Being easy on yourself sounds like the right move. I am reading Summer’s Child by Diane Chamberlain right now but NOT really enjoying it at all but I’m continuing to read because I want to know how it all turns out. The writing is just really bad in my opinion.
I have a legit love affair with cereal. And pool days.
Love these posts. I’m currently reading three books (student loan policy, Hillary Clinton’s memoir, and Gatsby – again). I’m anticipating a work trip up north that is ending with some vacation days to hang out with my sister, and watching old episodes of Law & Order SVU. I only had one pool day last summer, so sad!
Hi Stephany! I’m a new reader coming via Jessica Lawlor’s blog. I’m a highly sensitive person too and last year I learned the word empath and immediately knew that was me. Essentially empaths feel other people’s emotions almost like they are their own. After learning this I was like “ooohhhh, that’s why I feel so uncomfortable in x, y, or z situation.” And then I didn’t feel so crazy anymore.
Some sites to check out for much more information…
http://www.drjudithorloff.com/Free-Articles/emotional-empath-EF.htm
http://www.eliselebeau.com/
Hope this helps you too! Feel free to reach out via email if you want to chat about this!
I’m sorry Father’s day is tough for you. I think it’s so smart of you to be kind to yourself on a day that you know will be hard. Not everyone has that level of awareness when it comes to what they need to get through a rough day.
I’ve always thought about participating in NaNoWriMo but it always seems to sneak up on me! Thanks for the heads up about the “Camp” version – I’m off to check it out now. 😀
hey love,
i’m sorry father’s day is such a tough day for you. i think of my sister sometimes because we have such different relationships with the same man. i’m glad you spent some quality time with your mom (who is kind of also your dad yeah?)
I know how you feel about Father’s Day; I feel the same way on Mother’s Day. Hugs! <3
I'm currently reading blogs and watching OITNB Season 1 AGAIN. I'm currently recovering from my wisdom teeth surgery, so I have a lot of time on my hands. 😉
I lived in an apartment complex with a great outdoor pool when I lived in New Hampshire. I lived there was exactly a year & a half & spent exactly zero days at the pool. WOMP.