AuburnChick's Adventures

Happy Monday, y’all!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend.

I like to start recapping mine by talking about Friday because it’s always a much-anticipated lead in.

Friday

Friday, one of my coworkers was out most of the day, so I covered for her. Then, my boss left after lunch, so I was the main person on deck up front.

The phones were a little busier than normal with people asking about their bills and not seeing stuff that they thought was supposed to be on there. It’s the season for those types of questions, so I was ready!

I have a TV screen on the wall by my desk, so I was able to watch the men’s semifinal Wimbledon matches.

The guys I was rooting for didn’t make it to the finals, but I like the ones who did, so I wasn’t overly disappointed.

I was whooped when I got home, but I caught a second wind and pulled weeds from the back flower bed. They’d gotten out of hand since last Fall when I started having all of my shoulder issues.

After I’d had my fill of outside time (and the gnats that started bothering me), I let the Mr. wait on me. My shoulder had done really well once I got past Tuesday, but my plan for the weekend was lots of rest.

A bath was in order before settling down to watch the final episode in The Terminal List, which is a series based on the book.

I read most of the book series a few years ago, so when the Prime series came out shortly afterward, I wasn’t impressed and didn’t make it past the first couple of episodes. I’m a purist and need my movies or TV series to match the books. When they don’t, I get annoyed. However, because it had been awhile since I’d read the books, I was able to overlook the differences. There’s a prequel series coming out in the next few weeks, which is why we rewatched Season 1.

Then, I did some reading on my Kindle and shut off the light.

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Saturday

Because I’d drank a cup of tea late the night before, I woke up at 4am Saturday. Ugh.

I let Gambit sleep while I played my favorite word games on my phone.

Then, I got myself set up for the women’s Wimbledon final.

But first, some puppy snuggling.

He’s starting to look old, and my heart can’t take it.

Wimbledon – I was so glad to see an American in the final! It’s been a fun tournament to watch this year – except for the missed calls by supposedly “smart” AI, which I cannot stand and am actually leery of (a rant for another day).

The match wound up being completely one-sided, with my girl putting up very little fight.

Her post-match, courtside interview was heartbreaking. She was devastated but explained that she’d run out of gas. Her words about her mother made me tear up – words every mother wants her daughter to say.

After the match, I made the mistake of walking out front and discovering one of my flower beds getting choked out by grass that had made its way past my stone barriers.

I should have taken pictures when I got started. Here are after photos.

I couldn’t even see the plants before I got started.

In the next picture, you’ll see the huge weed that was trying to hide beside one of my hostas.

I was out quite a while before the Mr. ordered me back in. He was super salty with me.

That’s a chunk of dirt on my neck, so don’t be worrying, y’all.

I wore my sling the whole time I was outside; it was soaking wet when I came inside. So gross!

I had to give it a chance to dry out. Unfortunately, my bicep was a hot mess afterward, and I had to ice it.

Lesson learned.

I promised the hubby that I would take it easy the rest of the weekend.

While scrolling on Facebook, I saw a Big Brother post and did some googling to see when the series started back.

It was the 10th.

Sigh.

I’m not keeping up with some things very well and had forgotten.

While the hubby ran errands, I got into my Paramount Plus app and watched the 90-minute episode.

It did not disappoint, let me tell you. I’ve already got some favorites, and some of the new twists had my jaw on the floor.

Do you watch Big Brother?

Late Saturday, the Mr. helped me wash my hair. It’s still an ordeal, but it was a task that had to be done. I dried it afterward.

I texted a friend, who’s having the same procedures done to fix her labrum and rotator cuff on Friday, to see if she was ready. We had communicated back and forth a week or two ago when she found out she had wrecked her shoulder. I offered a lot of advice. She’s been overwhelmed, but armed with the tidbits I gave her feels a little more prepared.

Then, the Mr. and I started watching a new show, Ballard, which is an offshoot of Bosch, which we’d watched all of the seasons of.

We are really enjoying it so far!

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Sunday

I woke up before 6am (why can’t I sleep in on the weekends 😭) and got a few of my games out of the way.

I really wanted a smoothie, but I had not frozen the bananas the Mr. bought Friday, so I made do with a bagel. I got the bananas chopped and in the freezer, so I’d be ready Monday morning.

I put on my eye patches and let them do their thing.

This is something I wasn’t prepared for as an adult. These little patches are slimy and thin, so they are difficult to apply.

Look how flimsy this is.

I think the trick is putting them on the side of your eye and stretching them underneath and across.

Then, after sending a few texts to check on my tribe, I put my makeup on. Gambit was less than amused.

I got dressed for church – all by myself!! Yes, it’s the same outfit I wore to work on Friday, but beggars can’t be choosy when they’ve had shoulder surgery, and everything was clean since the hubby did laundry the day before.

I love the wider yoke of this shirt and ordered another one in black.

We hadn’t been to church in person for a couple of weeks, so it was nice to be back.

This song hit me hard – it’s just so powerful!

After church, we headed home to watch the men’s Wimbledon final. I’d set my TV to record it, so we started from the beginning even though it was already an hour into play by the time we got home.

It was a very good match, y’all.

The guys are rivals on the court, and Alcaraz had edged out Sinner in the French Open. However, Sinner got the upper hand yesterday and pulled out the victory.

Let’s be real. I was all about the princess. She is one classy lady.

After the match was over, I headed to the kitchen to prep my lunch for the week.

I had made One Pot Vegan Taco Soup two or three weeks ago and enjoyed it so much that I wanted more of it. Plus, it’s only got a couple of ingredients the Mr. has to prep, so there’s that. I made it in the Instant Pot this time, doubled the amount of veggie broth, and cooked it for eight minutes instead of four.

It started storming late afternoon which made it perfect for watching more Ballard.

Then, it was time to plan out my outfits in preparation for a new week.

I hope you all had a great weekend, and that your week is productive!

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