It's been so long since I've written on the blog, you'd probably never guess I think about it weekly(ish). It's been a really quiet and leisurely couple years, since moving back to Abu Dhabi in the middle of 2018. I mistakenly thought the more leisurely lifestyle would translate to more time to be fabulous and write. But no. Apparently, I only want to write when 'free' time is scarce AND I'm feeling extra emotional/tired/over-worked/stressed/whatever. Which makes sense from a cathartic perspective, but certainly not from a 'make my life easier' one.
And now here we are 75% through 2020 - both the best (Dylan!) and worst (Covid-19) year ever - when it's hard to find more than an hour for myself each day. I'm tired, I'm frazzled (sometimes), I'm full of love for our newborn baby (the best best best), and I'm hustling around doing chores and daily necessities during her 35min naps (still the best best best). And here I am spending 2 of those precious naps writing this post.
But it's been ages and I'm lazy so we'll start with something light and easy for re-entry. I read this article on Air Mail the other day, and it reminded me how much fun I had with the 20 Questions post a while back. So I'm taking some of their questions and answering below. I love that it's a snapshot of who I am today - my day, my likes, my mantras, my meals. Maybe it's the 15 year old girl in me (who loved quizzes in YM and Marie Claire), or maybe everyone just loves this easy and short interview format - who knows?
Airline: British Airways
Airport: Heathrow T5
Bedtime: I resist!
Birthday: a quiet affair
Breakfast, Weekday: muesli and tea
Breakfast, Weekend: a pastry from the bakery downstairs
Car: vintage Land Rover Defender
Child: so grateful we have one now
Cocktail: sidecar
Couple: peanut butter & jelly
Date: a leisurely swim in a piscina naturais, the best burgers in Furnas (with extra onion topping), and a crisp, cold beer
Diet: only for Phoebe, who has been deemed too heavy for the past year
Dinner, Weekday: gimme all the tigela
Dinner, Weekend: someone else cooks
Enemy: FOMO
Escape: not currently wished for
Excuse: I don't want to
First Lady: Michelle Obama
Fitness Regime: sorely missed
Hotel: Hotel Ai Reali in Venice
Insult: chingatumaga
Last Meal: wine and cheese with Sven
Lunch, Weekday: a little this, a little that
Lunch, Weekend: a big ol' salad, made by someone else
Movie: You've Got Mail
Neighbor: Vicky and Lloyd, who deeply enriched my teenage life and have been role models ever since
NonFiction Book: Let Nobody Turn Us Around, Manning Marable
Novel: A Whole Life, Robert Seethaler
Shoes: Tournament Sneakers
Pet: is almost at her goal weight (!)
Piece of Advice: "You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves." -Mary Oliver
Restaurant: Le Pichet in Seattle
Saying: Let that shit go
Singer: Erykah Badu
Spouse: Sven of my heart, my life, my one and only for all times
TV Series: Modern Family
Theme Song of your Life: lately it's I'll Call U Back, Erykah Badu
Time of Day: always 2-3 hours later than I want it to be
Toast: any type of sourdough with butter, a pinch of sea salt, and a thin slice of good cheese
Vacation: currently, anything that isn't a desert will do
View: mornings overlooking the water Norway, in winter
Wake Up Time: 10-11am with Dylan
Work of Art: Cathedral, Normal Lewis
Writing Implement: Pentel Energel 0.5
That's the tiniest little snippet of who I am today. Maybe later this week if I'm super ambitious (and the naps are cooperative and the house hasn't plunged too far into disarray), we'll post Steven's answers too.
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