Sunday Post/Sunday Salon - January 25, 2026: Another Cold One

Wow. I'm spending an extra few minutes staring at a blank screen this morning. There's a lot. Especially murders of American citizens in the streets, kidnapping of children, and considering relations with beloved family members who voted for this. 

But then, the 'every day.' Is 'rage' becoming my new personality, even while I do nothing but work, take care of my family, follow the news, and share the angry knowledge I see?

How long can this go on? Will we see the end, or will I breakdown completely long before that? How do we all keep going??

I try to keep on keeping on. I've been advised to have a better attitude at work, and I know my immediate family deserves a better version of me. So I attempt to compartmentalize. Set it aside for a spell, write a blog post, do the laundry, maybe some LEGO and read a book, make dinner, and sleep to do it all again?

So much for my 100 percent participation! Hahaha... Today, I'll be joining some great bloggers on our weekend reviews for Sunday Post with Caffeinated Reviewer, and Sunday Salon with Readerbuzz. 

What I'm reading this week:

I'm currently reading Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell in print. Probably not going to be on my favorite book list, but it passes the time. I don't relate to any of the characters, really, and this is a book of characters more than specific plot. I'll finish it; it's interesting. But it has an audience that probably was never meant to be me. On my kindle, I'm on to the second book of the Ryan Tapia series by Thomas E. Ricks. I finished Everyone Knows but You last weekend, and I'm now reading We Can't Save You. I'll probably go right into Big Money, Small Town after this one. I enjoy them and they're quick reads. Once I'm done and have reviewed all three, there will be a giveaway (I think for the third book) on Books I Think You Should Read.

Three Good Things:

1. Josh & Jase! If you haven't seen these British influencers in your timeline, go find them. ESPECIALLY if you're in Michigan or any cold climate. They're learning the hard way in the Upper Peninsula this weekend. Since my girls' weekend in April will be to Marquette, it was super fun to see them visiting places I'll be to (or have been to) soon-ish!!
2. Since my last post, our son got a role in a local theatre's musical production of Legally Blonde Jr! He's enjoying meeting the rest of the cast and crew, and the production is in March. He's Winthrop, one of the Harvard Admissions dudes.
3. While it's bitterly cold and we're under another winter storm watch today and into tomorrow, daylight is at least getting longer since it's past the solstice. I messaged hubs my dinner grocery list so I can hopefully stay home today (he's already out for brunch with friends). Fingers crossed that he sees it in time so I can stay here and hunker down again.

Three Goals for this week/month/whatever:

1. If I do get to hunker down, it would be a great time to do a bigger goals list/vision board for 2026, right?
2. I have one LEGO set from the holidays that I haven't done yet. My daughter got me the Orchid botanical set that I have yet to assemble.
3. Once I get paid this weekend, I get to book the room for my bestie and I to take our girls' weekend in April!!! Not like I'll forget, but I'm really excited, so it's on the list.