I AM CURRENTLY | June 2021
EATING foods that do not require the use of an oven. The wall-mounted unit was on its last legs when we moved into the swanky condo and two weeks ago it died completely. Lots of sandwiches and pasta on the menu for the next few weeks!
COMPLETING the plans for how leecurrie.com will show up in the future. I was in a good rhythm there for a while and will bring back most of the content as I have it structured already. The exception? My “Hello Monday” posts have joined “TGIF” permanently over on Instagram. I like how they bookend my weeks and keep me present and aware.
SHARING both Tucker and Finn before we move permanently up north. They’re spending time over at the other condo getting all the love while I figure out the logistics of packing and moving. So many moving parts! I’m so grateful that there are many hands helping me.
WAITING for the arrival of my blog-to-book project. It was a BEAR to complete. When Go Daddy messed up my site (again), I realized I was fed up and will have to transition to a new platform. I didn’t want to lose everything and remembered that years ago over on Blurb they would “slurp” your blog and put it in book form. They no longer offer that service, but I did find one similar in France. So, my blog from 2014-2020 (2,532 pages – 7 volumes) is being printed and I should receive the tomes in the next couple of weeks! I’m so happy to have this project completed.
NAMING the new house “MOONDANCE” which reflects the exact vibe I’m going for and hope to share with many over the next few decades – this is how I want to feel, every day. I just made and ordered a canvas print with the Van Morrison lyrics. New signage will replace “Watch Hill” and then it’ll be official – my next chapter will have begun. So much fun!
LOVING the most recent addition to our family, Hank. He’s an adorable toy poodle puppy posthumously given to Chloé for her graduation from the University of Edinburgh, by her late step-father, Bill. He’d have really enjoyed Hank’s personality. He weighs in at a mighty 1.5kg with the likelihood that he’ll reach 4kg at most – 1/10th the size of Finn!
HESITATING to be fully engaged “out there” in the world. This whole living in a tin can for five months has really done a number on my brain. It doesn’t help that I am an introvert, through and through. I’m fully vaccinated and yet I still hesitate to join friends for drinks on a patio! Ridiculous.
SEEKING a way to watch “Yellowstone” season 4 in Canada! All indicators say that I should be able to get it on Amazon Prime where I watched the first three seasons.
LISTING all of the -ings that need to be done once I’m settled in Southampton: from switching prescriptions to the new pharmacy, to stocking up the pantry, to picking up my new C-pap machine, to finding a local garage to take care of Lexi, to getting the dog tags that have been waiting for collection since the last shut down. I am grateful for the “notes” app on my phone since things come to me at the weirdest times and strangest places.
WATCHING playoff hockey. It’s so good. My season starts and the end of the regular – even this past weird regular – season. Though my kids are die-hard Habs (Montréal Canadiens) fans, I tend more to simply enjoy a well-fought game. I have some favourite players and commentators. I can promise, if you work hard and do your job with all of your heart, I’m a fan.
STREAMING a lot of music via Stingray while I still have an account with Bell – I enjoy having Canadian content mixed in with my Adult Alternative listening. I’m not sure if I can get it with Eastlink. Maybe there’s an app? I’ll have to take a look – or find something comparable on Spotify.
OBSERVING that every Sunday, at 5:17PM, an alarm goes off on my phone reminding me to tell Bill I love him. What I’m doing is allowing time to stand still for a moment. I bring my attention to the activity I am able to do in his absence and remember to live this life for the both of us. I regularly give thanks for all that he brought me and this practice keeps it present. He was a gift. I am blessed.
What about you? How are things in your world these days?