…this month.
1) These boots. I am the barefoot flip flop queen and really hate closed in shoes. Winter is a trial for my poor feet. That said I ordered these after Christmas and I wear them whenever I can. They are amazingly comfy, I can’t even describe how much I love them, but if I told you that some days when I come home, I don’t take them off. That should give you some idea. In fact, I may have to buy them in brown, while they are still on sale.
2) This foundation. Cheap, not too heavy but provides good coverage. I’ve struggled to find a foundation that I like as much as my beloved Chanel Vitalumiére but that doesn’t require the sale of body parts to finance! (It was £23 when I first bought it, went up to £30 which was expensive but doable £55 is stupid!)
3) Ok, this is one of mine and feels a bit like I’m cheating but I’m really loving my blueberry breakfast pots at the moment. They are are delicious, I’m so happy with how good they taste and how much easier my mornings are when I can just grab one from the fridge in the morning and know that breakfast is sorted. That’s just awesome.
4) Wearing a watch. All three of my watches died over the summer and it took me until December to get around to replacing the battery on two of them, in the meantime I just stopped wearing a watch. Christelle and Mike noticed and bought me the watch pictured for Christmas. I’m now back to watch wearing all the time and it’s so nice to know what the time is, without having to fish my phone out of my handbag. It’s also nice to have 3 out of 4 watches working, only one more battery to replace!
5) Examine. This came about after the last Grace, which was all about ignatian prayer. One of the features is the Examen, where you take the time to reflect on the day ahead or behind and someone recommended this free app. I’ve found it grounding, sometimes I spend so much time trying to get through the days, I forget they are a gift. Moving through this makes sure I take some time each day. It is also a great way of looking back because you can look at your responses over the time you’ve been doing it. It’s based on a Christian practice but I think you could use it if you weren’t Christian, it doesn’t reference Jesus, or even if you had no faith at all, you’d have to cut out the God bits, but I think it’s a useful way of giving yourself time and space to be intentional about how you choose to live.
Nic Dempsey 