My Slice of Life

Y'all, I guess you can call me puzzle lady now. We finished our last puzzle in I think two days (??) which I am pretty impressed by, it was a 1500 piece puzzle! So before our city goes on lockdown we had to make a quick run to the store to get more puzzles of course,Walmart was sold out so we ran out (literally) and then stopped by Barnes and Noble. We ended up buying puzzle sorting trays, a roll up mat, and two puzzles... because go big or go home right? One of the puzzle is a cute cat puzzle that just has little cat breeds and their pictures so of course I chose that one, it's 1000 pieces but a lot of pink so we'll see how long this one takes. The other one we chose is a nice garden shed puzzle, 2000 pieces so it should be a challenge. I'm loving this puzzle thing we have going on right now, much better than sitting mindlessly in front of the tv (which is totally what I was doing before this). I even ordered some puzzle glue on amazon so we can make this puzzle offi...

Today we finished our puzzle, in record time if I say so myself. It took about 48 hours. I like to think my boyfriend and I make a great team, although we may butt heads at times we understand each other and are on the same team. I love finding things we enjoy doing together that complements our natural skills/strengths. I almost forgot to post today as I’ve been preparing for school or begin online tomorrow. I’m nervous to see where this online learning takes me but am hoping for the best. Maybe I’ll even do some work ahead this week before I *potentially* go back to work on the 1st. I’m hoping this all calms down but if not I’m hoping my work stays closed. I’ve felt very safe knowing I control who I come into contact with (which has been nobody since I’ve been staying home!!). I’m excited to see familiar faces on group lecture tomorrow and get back into the swings of things. Even work on some academic writing pieces and hope to get my creative juices flowing. I hope to not lose m...

Anyone else out there plant owners?? I’m kind of a new plant owner, I’ve managed to keep about 5 plants alive and well for almost a year. This is not an easy task for me, I’m prone to forget all things and usually forget to water etc. somehow I have managed to remember these plants. But sometimes I still forget. Like yesterday when it started raining and I was like wow this is so nice and peaceful I’m going to lay here and enjoy it. And then my boyfriend got home and it was raining harder and I was like wow it’s raining so hard I hope my plants are okay (totally not thinking about it) when he reminded me hello!!! They’re going to drown!!!  I have never put on boots and a rain jacket quicker. I ran outside and began hauling my plants in, water dripping from them already. Once I got them all inside I realized I brought a small lake in and scrambled to find towels. I gave two towels, a hand towel, and a tshirt to the cause. Everything was drenched and there was still some extr...

Puzzles Making a picture whole  Takes a lot of time  It can be like a leisurely stroll  A time of peace and quiet  While you find the right spaces  Mindlessly making connections  Or looking to the box for the places  Puzzle making with others is fun  Two is always better than one  My favorite puzzle partner  Together we complete the picture  And make each other whole  Today’s quarantine activity was a puzzle, started not finished of course. We chose a 1,000 piece puzzle because we like a challenge and enjoy things that take days to finish. We even bought a table just to put this puzzle on to complete, we get a little obsessed with our activities, haha. I love these activities that we’ve began to do together, I’m thankful it’s bringing us closer and stronger.  Tomorrow is my last day of peace before I begin working school into my schedule again. I’m hoping to have my days go a little someth...

I’m a big fan of Nintendo, die hard game boy and ds player, and I now own a switch. I’ve had it for about 2 years now and definitely can say it’s a purchase that has been worth it. This device is so versatile it can be played handheld, propped up, or connected to the tv, which makes it so convenient and great. We have a little bag for our switch where we can put all the connection cords and the switch tv stand and the switch when taking it togo. One of my favorite games is Super Mario Odyssey, of course, you can never go wrong with Mario. In this game he travels chasing after peach on this hot air balloon type ship where you must collect pieces of the sail along the way. They made some really cool worlds on this game that make it a lot of fun with lots of hidden areas. There’s another game I like that more of teamwork strategy called Overcooked. You must work together in different types of environments where pieces of the kitchen move and whatnot with your partner to produce orders...

Basketball is one of those sports I never really got into, I played softball, golf, volleyball, even soccer but not basketball. In school when it was time for basketball in PE I was never really interested or any good. We had a hoop at my house, I’m honestly not sure why I think my older sister wanted one, but we only played horse and never shot correctly or anything. My boyfriend loves basketball, he used to live breathe sleep basketball. He played in junior high and high school and practiced almost every day, he loves it. He hasn’t played much recently but today he decided to buy a new ball. When I got done babysitting we went to a local court (thankfully it was empty) and threw the ball around. He coached me a little and taught me how to shoot with proper form and I actually learned a lot. And it was so nice to get to see this side of him again, I’m thankful for that.  I’m thankful for days like today where we get to enjoy the time with each other. I hope we get to the ...

Park Walk Run Cook Workout Read Yoga Stretch Teach cats to walk Paint Draw Write  Relax Enjoy life  A short list of things I want to do while staying safe at home. A few I have completed lots still to do. Hope everyone is staying safe.