Huge thank you to all of you for supporting me, commenting on my recent post about all things postpartum. You all are fantastic.
I'm certainly feeling encouraged by all of you and am feeling a bit more optimistic. The weather here is beautiful today and so Pep and I got in a nice walk after a visit to our local library. Somehow I've lived in this town for 3.5 years and today was my first visit to the library. Because of COVID, it's appointment-only, but I was easily able to call this morning to make an appointment for this afternoon. I wondered whether they'd be annoyed with me bringing a baby in a stroller, but no one said a word, and of course Pep was a champ and napped happily while I browsed. What a good traveler this one is. On our walk after the library visit, we strolled past a VERY loud wood chipper and some landscapers using leaf blowers... and nothing. Not a care in the world.
Anyway, from the library, I ended up with two things -- Hidden Valley Road by Robert Kolker and Alex Trebek's autobiography, The Answer Is. I cracked open Trebek's autobiography this afternoon -- B is watching the little dude for a while so I can decompress -- and it's so good. I can hear it as if it's in his voice. As much of a Jeopardy lover as I am, I don't really know much about Alex Trebek, so that makes this a really fun read for me.
A few other random tidbits: I was out picking up some essentials the other day and saw this green bathing suit, which I don't hate. Swimwear is so weird to shop for, at least in my opinion, but this one is actually not bad! Seems like a mom-appropriate selection for the boat this summer. ;)
I took inspiration from @losingitinvirginia and popped over to Starbucks for a Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew today, subbing the cold brew for decaf iced coffee, and it was everything it was promised to be. Sweet and creamy and so good.
The scale however, to be frank, can suck a dick. There's no way I'm back up to 210. I'm not even letting it bother me -- just gonna keep on keeping on and the scale will do what it'll do. I'm realizing the mental stuff needs more immediate attention, and once I'm feeling better mentally, it'll make this physical stuff easier to manage, too.
Very randomly, we had a few deer and some wild turkey in the yard, one of whom I was able to capture in a photo before it scurried off. Love seeing the wildlife out my window. I promise, NY really can be rural & woodsy!
