AuburnChick's Adventures

Good Monday morning, y’all.

Are you awake, caffeinated, and ready for another week?

Whew, but I was in sore need – literally and figuratively – of the weekend after an incredibly busy week at work.

As soon as I got home Friday, I hopped into my pajamas. I did not pass go, and I did not collect $200.

Ha!

Hubby and I watched a couple of episodes of the Netflix show, Untamed, which we’d started watching earlier in the week.

We are enjoying it a lot. The casting is great, the scenery is breathtaking, and the storyline is riveting.

I was pooped by 9:00, so I called it an early night.

Saturday

Saturday, I woke up at 5am. Boo. This darned shoulder wakes me up early every morning begging to be tended to.

Gambit took full advantage of the early start by climbing into my recliner and taking an extra snoozle.

Of course matcha was a must as well.

After washing my hair – a bigger ordeal when you’re recovering from shoulder surgery, I relaxed the rest of the day.

I checked in on a friend who recently had shoulder surgery – both procedures like me (rotator cuff and labrum) to see how she was faring. I’m so glad that I’m able to reassure and encourage her, from a deep sense of empathy born from this shared experience, as she goes through her own tough journey of recovery.

I listened to the daily Big Brother update on Rob Has a Podcast and texted a friend who also watches because friends don’t let friends miss out on funny moments that CBS probably won’t air because they put forth their own narrative for viewers.

Even though I have a podcast app on my phone and iPad, I like to listen via YouTube because of the funny facial expressions the hosts make throughout.

The Mr. and I finished the last three episodes of Untamed Saturday evening.

Whew. This show. It’s only comprised of six episodes, but they pack a heavy punch. I highly recommend it.

Hubby saw a post on Twitter / X that said the show has been renewed! We are stoked!

Sunday

Once again, I was awake at 5am – on the dot.

I prepared my matcha, grabbed my quilt, plugged in my heating pad, and made myself comfortable on the couch to chill for a couple of hours before getting dressed for church.

Church was wonderful! We kicked off 21 Days of Prayer yesterday. The sermon was all about how to pray.

I took screenshots of my notes.

We ran to Ulta and Kroger after church. It was time for me to replace my mascara. I love Tarte’s tubing mascara. I also grabbed a tubing primer, which I’d never seen before.

Then, I listened to Sunday’s Big Brother live feed update.

While the podcast was running, I made a batch of my ginger-turmeric juice.

It’s a task I dread right now because I can’t help with the prep work. The Mr. graciously acquiesces to my biweekly request for assistance, though, because he understands how much it means to me to be able to drink a shot of this each morning.

Here’s the recipe in case you’ve missed my previous posts about this.

The last chore for the day was prepping my favorite vegan “egg” salad recipe.

This came together very quickly and will make for an easy lunch each day.

I was going to eat this on bread, but the Mr. accidentally picked up the wrong kind of bread (one that has milk in it), so I’ll be enjoying this on its own.

Mid-afternoon’ish, we sat out front to enjoy the drop in temperature that an incoming storm brought in. Gambit was all about it.

Gambit tired after less than an hour of sitting outside. So, since he’s in charge around here, we carried ourselves and all of our stuff back inside.

After eating a light dinner, I settled in for the Sunday night episode of Big Brother.

There was so much drama. Even though I knew what had gone down thanks to the daily podcast episodes, seeing the fireworks on the TV was something else.

People are ridiculous. The drama gives me angst. I can’t keep up with all of the various alliances, which change on the daily. It just seems rather pointless.

Truth be told, I’m starting to feel convicted about the time I’m wasting on this show and the distraction of the podcast. I know that I could be making better use of my time. I’m considering forgoing it after this season.

Things to ponder as I head into another busy work week . . .

I pray that you have a wonderful week filled with productive results from whatever you endeavor to accomplish.

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