Enjoy a Coffee Date this Spring

Hi! Hello! It seems like a great time to write a bunch of words for the public to read! Seems like a great time to write a bunch of words for the public to read!

I’m really here for two reasons:

Lately I’ve found that the little side chats in my life have been extra life-giving. Usually, I don’t know I need it. But, after I connect with someone, even for a little text exchange or a driveway chat, things click again and I start feeling more myself. I’ve been stuck in the past, both food-wise and life-wise. Can we blame the weather? I’m just feeling a little blah, and I think the best way to get over it is to be honest about it. It’s ok to feel the blahs. I’ve been there before. Let’s have a chat on the internet! You’re walking by my house, we stop to say hi, I’m petting your dog and asking you how your kids are and if you’re traveling anywhere for spring break and suddenly we’re talking about anxiety and Severance!

1. It’s a coffee date. Sick Kids Anxious Mother.
2. This past week, I posted on Instagram that my kids were sick and it had taken a toll on me. I get very worried when they are not feeling well.

The illnesses have been frequent. The usual coughs, fevers and ear infections. My nervous system is experiencing these symptoms, as if I could call an ambulance at any time. You never know, and I mean this seriously. This is the problem for me. This is my problem. You never know. This is what I have heard from both real-life friends and online friends. You feel anxious when your baby is crying, but the doctors can’t tell you what’s wrong. Do we need to visit the clinic? ER? What to do?

You are not a parent but feel anxiety about your pets who can’t tell you what is wrong.

You have grown children but still feel the same anxiety when they get sick. Once a mother, always a mother. You are medical professionals – heard this from several people! This is, frankly, a little bit of a blow to my bubble, because I would rather keep in mind that all of you are untouchable heroes, who know everything and have no fear! In our story, some of my anxieties stem from previous medical trauma. I’ve had experiences when things were supposed be fine but then turned out to not be at all fine. I’m sure many of you also have experienced similar situations. It could be a downer. Welcome to my March brain! Maybe I’ll update you when I learn how to stop getting the shakes at 103.5% or the adrenaline rush when a middle-of-the night coughing spell occurs. Maybe I’ll have to deal with this for the rest my life. Thank you.

What I’ve Been Cooking

I make these chicken bowls almost every week since January, because I love the cilantro pesto on there.

Also, a hefty amount of berry muffins and carrot cake cupcakes (coming soon – they need to be just right), cottage cheese pizzas, this sweet potato soup many times over, and a lot of buffalo chicken burgers. Thanks.

What i’ve been cooking

I have made these chicken cups almost every week since January because I love the cilantro pesto.

• I also make a lot berry muffins, carrot cake cupcakes, cottage cheese pizzas and this sweet potato soup.
• I am also kind of in a cooking rut.
• Meh. Meh.
• I don’t lack ideas or enthusiasm; I have hundreds of recipes floating in my mind and many fun things to try. I think that my lack of time, energy, and space is the reason why they are not being executed well. In the past 2-3 months, I’ve felt more overwhelmed by life. Laundry, schooling and doctor appointments have all been a constant. The rut and the feeling of being stuck is what I love most about it. I can feel the new SOS series taking shape! This is not a positive statement – I love it when my life forces me to try and find solutions to the problems we all face from time to time. That’s what I’m doing right now.
• SOS Recipes are my bread-and-butter. My favorite recipes. My most realistic. It’s helped me to get out of a rut and into a better direction. I’m looking forward to what’s next. Stay tuned. The Small Joy of TV

Guys I am loving TV at the moment. Especially when paired with a just-two-huge-cookies cookie.

Our girls are in a season of life where bedtime is fairly consistent, we don’t have nighttime sports or activities or events. Bjork, my wife, and I watch TV at least an hour together every night. Sitting on the couch in our jammies at 9pm to watch a movie together is one of my favourite places.

Current faves, in order of award-winning to most cheesy and lovable:

Severance

Survivor

Amazing Race

Occasional Bachelor

Honestly, Severance might be some of the best TV I’ve ever watched. It’s complex, creepy and strange in a good way. It’s so beautiful! Cinematography is amazing! This show is so good that I could go on for hours. Since posting this, I’ve watched the Severance Season 2 Finale which contains a graphic scene. But I still love this show. It’s been one of my small joys lately. Solvi says

Usually I do Sage-says for these coffee date posts. But this month, my daughter Solvi has a really moving lesson to share. She says:

The shape of your body is just the way I love it.

You’re feeling behind? Struggle bussing? You feel you could do better? (ME! (ME! They like you the way you’re made

. Your children, pets, parents, partners, spouses, and friends. They don’t think about what you can improve on – they are thinking about how they enjoy your laughter, how they would like to play with you at the park, and how they feel when you hug them. They love you exactly as you are. You’re doing great.

Thanks for Being Here.

Be nice to yourself. Thanks for Being Here.

If this is you, then you probably get our emails, follow us on Instagram, or check in periodically. I hope you are feeling loved today.

And, if you are an anxious mother when your children are sick… I’m the same! Xo

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