It’s the 3 Little Things: The Charlie Brown Edition

It's the 3 Little Things

Oh, I want to bring the happy today, but I am feeling a bit like Charlie Brown. Things just didn’t go my way this week. I got the world’s most rotten cold, I haven’t slept in days thanks to a really annoying cough all night, and I felt overwhelmed this week with projects I had overpromised on. Since my attitude was so poor I felt underappreciated by everyone. They didn’t even see that just simple things like toasting bagels physically were hard for me. Running kids to activities when I can’t even hear because my head is so clogged and still asking about their day. Slogging my sad self to the grocery store to pull together a meal for unthankful people when I couldn’t turn my neck to even look down the aisle and see what was available. The list goes on.

Sad Charlie Brown- Sigh.

I felt so bad that I didn’t even want to read a book, I just wanted to lay in bed, eyes barely open, alternating episodes of Parenthood and Hoarding: Buried Alive so I could feel better about my personal clutter and life situation. I am sure you wanted to come over here to listen to my griping about my first world problems, but it was just one of those weeks. Sigh.

So this super edition is delivered Charlie Brown style (sad jazz hands!)

Bowl of Pho

My Only Source of Comfort

You would have never guessed I did theatre, would you? In all seriousness, if you haven’t experienced a big bowl of pho then you are missing one of the world’s best gluten-free comfort foods. Imagine the best bowl of chicken noodle soup you have ever eaten and then times it by two. That is what pho is. It is satisfying, you can dress it up however you like it, and it is the ultimate healing agent when I am feeling bad. In our town, THE place to be is Bowl of Pho. One regular sized bowl of chicken noodle soup will heal anything that troubles you. I replaced my once a week coffee habit with a once a week soup habit. When I travel, I call and pick this up on the way home to help settle my stomach on the way back from the airport. When I am sick, I call sometimes twice to make sure I can flush out whatever is ailing me. This was a two bowl week and I don’t even have to leave my name anymore.

If there is one problem area in our budget it is probably my pho habit.

I could make it, but I won’t.

Neti Pot

My Only Source of Oxygen

The first time I used this Neti Pot it scared me almost as much as my epilator and you know that was terrifying. When you can’t breathe out of your miserable red nose, you will do anything especially at night when you want to sleep. I am a zombie on cold medication so I decided to give this a try and see if it could help me and it is the best thing in the world. Yes, I have read the horror stories, so use at your own risk. And I do. It is the most disgusting, while simultaneously satisfying, gift you can give yourself when you have a cold. You don’t have to buy any extra solutions after you get one because you can make your own neti pot solution with salt & baking soda. If you suffer from allergies or colds, I can’t recommend this enough and it costs less than $20.

Appliance Hutch

My Only Exciting Activity- Moving a Microwave

I keep debating if we should go all out and redo our kitchen. Everything requires so much effort (and you know I am low on that this week). I decided to do some rearranging when I spotted this kitchen makeover and noticed the appliances in a built-in next to the refrigerator. I decided I would try and see if I could achieve that with my thrift store hutch and wouldn’t you know…it fits PERFECTLY. This is my new coffee corner and spot for my microwave which freed up a huge corner of my limited kitchen counter space and cost me zero dollars.

That was my only exciting activity this week. That and cleaning out two closets.

Three Things I Wore From My Fashion Capsule

This should be short and sweet- pajamas and workout gear where I pathetically tried to workout while sick (which was stupid). Here were three things I wore the week before to inspire me to do better next week.

crochet sweater + cami + rolled jeans + shooties

Black Crochet Sweater (owned- Flourish Boutique)/White Cami/Seven Skinny Jeans (owned- Flourish Boutique)/Madden Girl Shooties (Marshall’s)/Floral Belt (Owned-Target)/Mint Beads (Owned-Charming Charlies/Bangle- Forever 21

short sleeve shirt + chiffon skirt + braided belt

Mossimo Short Sleeve Coral Shirt (purchased- Target)/J. Crew Teal Silk Blend Skirt (purchased second hand on Twice)/Belt (Owned- Maurices)/Bracelet (Owned-Forever 21)- Outfit inspired by THIS PIN.

wine tank + crocheted mustard sweater + black leggings