What I’m thankful for going into this week…
1. Our neighborhood’s summer street festivals are back. The vibes are so good – we absolutely love them.
2. My work laptop arrived. That makes the job feel much more real, and I still can barely believe this has happened.
3. B had a good weekend, which makes me hopeful that we’ve turned a corner on this particular stretch of difficult behavior. He tends to have these little rough patches that are theoretically short-lived, but in the moment they feel like an eternity. Recently he’s been biting, hair-pulling and pinching A LOT, and he absolutely never shuts his trap, making it impossible for Kyle and I to have a simple conversation. Whenever B hears us, he interrupts us to say “what does that mean? what is that called?”, and if we don’t answer right away he starts yelling. It’s sensory overload to the max and it makes me feel completely fried. So hopefully things are starting to improve.
4. A nice lunch with some old work friends on Saturday. My team at my old law firm was pretty tight-knit, and had very low turnover so we worked together for a long time. One of the ladies is retiring and had a little lunch celebration. I was grateful back in my firm days to have been assigned to that team – it was a good crew. I’m grateful now to still be considered part of the team.
5. My thrifted Patagonia Torrentshell parka. Every rain jacket I’ve ever had has soaked through in hard rain, but not this one – it actually keeps the rain out.
Denise Resting 
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