I’m feeling quite unmotivated to write some Sunday thoughts because I’m a tad hungover. So, let's keep her short. This weekend was full of delicious dinners and drinks with friends, which, in my opinion, is the perfect start to January. I don’t believe in dry January.

This upcoming week is all about getting back into routine. Last week started a bit out of sorts: I flew from Hawaii to SF to pick up Beau, then I got sick, which delayed my return to LA and my hopes of hitting the ground running this year.

BUT! The good news is that this didn’t stop me from continuing to publish my posts and make my foods, which makes me happy. 

Writing these posts makes me happy because for years, I felt like I lost my ability to write well. This makes me sad because writing was always my favorite subject in school, but after graduating from college, I pretty much stopped writing entirely. Writing started to feel really difficult, almost impossible, and it’s still not easy, but it’s starting to feel more natural again.

Related, but also entirely unrelated: I used to play soccer; soccer was my THING growing up. I haven’t played soccer in I don’t even know how many years. I occasionally have this nightmare that I’m thrown into a soccer game and completely forget how to dribble. Then everyone on the team is super mad at me because it seems I don’t know how to play soccer. Wait, was this a nightmare or real life? If none of that made any sense because I’m hungover from one negroni, I developed the same subconscious fear of losing my writing skills as losing my soccer skills.

At the start of the year, I want to introduce more stretching yoga classes into my routine because my body feels so tight from not stretching properly before and after my usual pilates classes. I’m excited to test it out this week and cook some cozy meals.

... anyone know a soccer team hiring?