• Home
  • About Me
  • Life
  • Reading
  • Gardening
  • Subscribe by Email
  • Referral Codes

Kimberussell.com

a blog by Kim Russell

January 8, 2021

Friday 5: Watching my Figure

picture of noods

Lemme tell ya, working 5 days straight after being off for eleven days is for the birds. Even if I don’t have to commute anymore. I closed my laptop as soon as the clock hit 4:30pm. I am still cranked up about the riots on Wednesday and I need to figure out what to do. Sure, an email is just an email but who knows. One candle lights the darkness blah blah blah.

Tonight we had chicken noodle soup and buttermilk biscuits for dinner. The soup recipe is from Delish and the biscuits are from Blue Jean Chef. Both were amazing and I have the warm fuzzies from such a good meal.

And then we trashed up our wholesome meal by serving it in Mickey Mouse bowls on plastic Epcot Food & Wine Festival plates, which is fine.


With that said, let’s cue up the Friday 5. This week’s theme is watching my figure. Which, nope. Not this year.

  1. What are some figurines you own?
    We own a lot of Funko Pop figurines. WM is responsible for most of them coming into the house but the ones in the forground of the picture below are mine.
  2. What are you trying to figure out?
    The official Angry Man Farm garden plan for 2021. More crops, fewer squirrels and aphids, hopefully.
  3. Two circles or one continuous motion: how do you write the figure 8?
    There are two ways? No. There is one way. One continuous motion. It’s a figure, not two shapes. What is wrong with people?
  4. How do you feel about Fig Newtons?
    THEY ARE AWFUL and I can still remember the childhood horror of being offered a cookie and it being a Fig Newton. That crumbly outside surrounding the pungent mealy brownness? No thank you. (Note: I’d probably like them now because I am a crone.) Apple Newtons were fine.
  5. What’s a good metaphor to describe your first week of 2021?
    It was a marathon.
Foreground (L-R): The Dude, Rosie the Riveter, Yzma, Batgirl, Gritty, Leslie Knope, and Penelope Pitstop. In the background are three Indiana Joneses and Constance from The Haunted Mansion in her mortal and ghostly forms.

Tonight is movie night. This weekend I guess I’ll crumble and put away the Christmas decor. I have seed catalogs to peruse, I started a new book (The Book of Delights by Ross Gay) and I really have to make a few cards to send out this week.

Aand I’m watching Bridgerton, one episode at a time on Sundays. Next up is episode 3. At this rate I’ll be finished on Valentine’s Day, which will take me halfway through February. And March is spring.

Happy Friday, friends!

Posted In: I love the Internet, Life · Tagged: friday5

Comments

  1. scrivener says

    January 12, 2021 at 2:55 am

    You are one of the few respondents this week who seems to know what a metaphor is. Sigh. It was a way to refer to figurative language without being obvious.

    Looking forward to your garden updates this year!

    • Kimberly says

      January 12, 2021 at 7:11 pm

      Thank you! And to be honest, I had to look it up to be sure that I wasn’t confusing a simile and a metaphor. I knew that one instance used “like” and the other did not. It’s been a LONG TIME since English class!

      • scrivener says

        January 13, 2021 at 2:43 pm

        There is a difference between a simile and a metaphor, but “metaphor” is also a catchall term for both these types of figurative language, so the distinction wasn’t necessary (while still appreciated). I was only commenting on several respondents’ giving literal answers, which of course is still okie dokie!

Previous Post I never thought I’d blog about an attempted coup but HERE WE ARE…
Next Post Show Us Your Books January 2021

Hello!

About Me

I've been blogging for over twenty (2 decades! 2-0!) years and I'm apparently one of the few over-50 female bloggers who haven't sold out to THE MAN yet; hence this blog remains quirky, homespun, and unprofitable. No big. However, if you're from Disney, Doritos, or Dave Matthews Band, I'm open to talk about selling out.

I live in Southern New Jersey with my husband WM, and our dog Murphy. I'm an adult who likes Disney but not a Disney Adult. I used to work a fun (really!) office job in Philadelphia, but since March of 2020 I'm a work from home hermit. So if you're looking for a childless, slightly round, marginally boring GenX woman's blog to follow, you've come to the right place! :)

Subscribe to my posts via email

A weekly email that will contain links to that week's posts.

Archives

Goodreads

Kimberly's bookshelf: read

The Duke and I
liked it
The Duke and I
by Julia Quinn
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
liked it
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Spare
really liked it
Spare
by Prince Harry
tagged: memoir, own-ebook, and nonfiction
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
really liked it
Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
by Glory Edim
The Guest List
really liked it
The Guest List
by Lucy Foley

goodreads.com

Pinterest

Visit my profile on Pinterest.
Privacy Policy

“I am I because my little dog knows me.” – G. Stein

We are still in office once a month and although I We are still in office once a month and although I’ve become used to life in soft pants and slippers it’s still nice to see the coworkers in person.
When I was receiving the new Covid booster today I When I was receiving the new Covid booster today I happily told the pharmacist “shoot it into my veins!” and in the most pharmacist way ever, he replied, “well, it’s an intramuscular injection.” #boosted #thankyouscience
When not planted on a chia pet, chia seeds grow in When not planted on a chia pet, chia seeds grow into beautiful and lush little plants.
At the @phillies game — #ringthebell ! #phillies At the @phillies game — #ringthebell ! #phillies
The #garden is slowly starting to produce. Not the The #garden is slowly starting to produce. Not the best year but better than last year. Potatoes anyone?
I will not spend money to try and grab a plush Bob I will not spend money to try and grab a plush Bob Ross. I will not spend money to try and grab a plush Bob Ross. I will not …
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2023 Kimberussell.com · Theme by 17th Avenue