THE PARIS MURDERS
I haven’t had a favorite show in a while. When I “get into a show" I become unnodadated with it, obsessed and basically feel like the characters are my friends. Possibly crazy, but it is kind if a rush. I've struggled to really get into the most recent Netflix specials (Gunny & Georgia, You, etc). The last show I truly loved and cried over was Schitts Creek. So it’s been a long time coming.
I randomly came across The Paris Murders on Amazon one night. It is gripping! It follows a police precinct in Paris as they unravel and inevitable solve strange murder cases. The main character is Chloé Saint Laurent a criminologist who uses psychology to figure out the cases. I will warn you, some episodes are completely disturbing, but I love the psychology behind it and, of course, hearing the French. I'm in need of practice so its been perfect for me! I only wish they had more seasons available in the U.S
GUA SHA & FACE EXERCISE
I randomly came across face yoga via Instagram. I have a few friends who are into botox and I've always considered it for when I'm done having kids, but once I discovered face yoga I thought I might as well try it in the meantime. It makes sense to me to exercise the muscles of the face, to lift them and try to release tension (aka wrinkles). I asked for a Gua Sha for Christmas…an ancient Chinese jade tool. I love it.
Reading
I just finished The Book of Two Ways by Jodi Picoult and What Alice Forgot by Liane Moriarty (author of Big Little Lies). I preferred What Alice Forgot, it kept me guessing the whole book, while also being fairly light and entertaining. It follows a 40 year old woman Alice trying to piece back together her life after a fall makes her lose her memory. So good!
I admire Jodi Picoult as a writer so much, her ability to weave such intricate stories, compelling characters and a topic she has intensively researched is like no other. The Book of Two Ways was no exception to this. I was overwhelmed by so many in depth topics in one book (Ancient Egypt, physics and a death doula). Not my favorite of hers (I still love you Jodi!), but a decent read.
Getting Ready to Garden
Green is making a reappearance here in New Hampshire. The weather hasn’t really turned too warm: lots of 50s/low 60s but also a fair amount of rain ugh. I'm thankful that we’re out of the 30s/40s…what a cold winter…but really I'd like to live at 75°. I'm a freeze baby and winter is too long. Anyway, I'm looking forward to gardening and have started prepping already. We cleaned out the beds, added some composted manure and new soil. Last week we planted our snap peas, excited to see how our new pea towers work. I saw these connectors on Amazon and they make it so easy to connect the bamboo poles. Last year I was so unprepared for the peas to climb that I had to makeshift a trellis by stringing string all over the garden bed. This is much cuter and way more efficient.
