I've almost recovered from Larva Invasion 2021, and by that I mean, I can go a least 3 minutes in a row without feeling like my skin is crawling. We haven't replaced all the food in the house yet because that's a big undertaking, and I need to make lists, and spreadsheets before I go to the grocery store and try to conquer something like that. Thinking that's a weekend task. :) I am wondering though if it's okay to keep alllll the food in your house in the refrigerator for safe keeping? I'm not saying I'm doing that...but I'm also not dismissing it as an option! haha.
This week has flown by all at once, and I've buried myself into work to avoid the news, or any free space in my mind to think about how horrible it all is right now. The good thing about that is I'm up to my neck in writing Summer 2021 orders - yes, SUMMER! It will come, and it will be sunny and warm and amazing!! All the first of spring shipments are getting ready to ship, and I cannot wait! The colors, the styles, the fresh looks - bring it on. A few sneak peaks from Velvet because it's all too cute to keep to myself!
We have PJ Salvage coming in the next few days, new Citizens of Humanity jeans and TEES coming next week...and Sarah Liller cardigans. One is navy and white stripe and the other is this incredible Cyprus color. I've been wanting to paint my bedroom and do a deep/moody/dramatic color palette, and I think Sarah Liller's Cyprus color is the perfect jumping off point to build my color scheme around. :)
This week, one of the days when I went out to the barn to hang out with Zinc, we were goofing off in the arena because it was dumping buckets outside, and he laid down to roll - BIG DEAL! And, when he was done, he didn't stand up right away, and let me walk up to him and pet him/lean on him/talk to him etc. It was AMAZING, and totally lifted me up from all the troubles in the world for a minute. Horses are prey animals, and when it comes to fight or flight, they fly...fast. So when they don't "have their feet", or the ability to fly away from a situation, they are super vulnerable, and defenseless. It takes a lot of trust and confidence from a horse to get them to lay down for you. Now, he doesn't lay down on demand... yet...but just him rolling in my presence and letting me approach and touch him was a big deal!! I spent the rest of the night watching YouTube videos on how to teach that. Maybe I'll add that to the 2021 goal list. :) 
No sugar or alcohol is going strong! I actually feel amazing, and am almost kind of sad, because I don't want to live a life without sugar, but know I should. I guess everything in moderation, but it does turn into a slippery slope quickly! It does help that we have almost no food in our house right now since we had to purge it all, so there is no temptation to eat the random chocolate bar rolling around in the drawer, or get creative with what chocolate chips and peanut butter go well on (sometimes it's just a spoon, and that sounds so amazing right now!! HAHA). I rarely have a drink during the week...usually we'll just drink socially, for our Sunday dinners, or on Friday nights when we go out (or more recently, get "the good take out" on Fridays), but these last few days, not much has sounded better than a glass of wine in the evening. Maybe it's because I can't - messing with me mentally. But tonight, as I write this, it's all I want! I'll get a sparkling water and drink it out of a fancy glass to trick myself? ;)
Todd and I have been watching Bridgerton on Netflix, and we only have a couple episodes left, and I don't want it to end!! Visually, it's such a stunning show to me. The colors, costumes, décor, architecture, landscape...all of it! I watch it mostly for that, although now the storyline has hooked me, too. If you're wanting a pretty escape for a little bit, I highly recommend it!
Well, that's my recap for the week! haha. Sorry I didn't have anything more exciting to ramble on about. I didn't really know where this was going when I sat down, but I guess this is where it ended. I hope everyone has a relaxing Friday planned, and a restful weekend ahead of them. Whatever that means to you - even if it's knocking out a bunch of things on the to do list. That always feels SO good!
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