Laced up My Sneakers Again

Dan and I are trying to see that Punch gets physical exercise daily in this pandemic....while she was at Mimi's for 12 days, he cooked up a group with a few dads (including three of her kind soccer coaches past and present). A few days a week at about 5 pm, a handful of girls and their dads meet at a field in Montclair for a socially distanced activity for an hour or so....Frisbee, tennis, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse. So great. They wear face shields. I'm happy they are not in a vacuum.

No dads/daughters sports club today, so I walked in and out of town with Punch at 5:15 pm, tho it was hot as hell, I won't lie. I haven't exercised for several days (except for gardening)--it felt good to move. 

Sis tipped me off on the "Modern Love" TV series on Amazon Prime. It is soooooo good. Andy Garcia! Anne Hathaway! Dev Patel! Tina Fey! John Slattery! And of course, the stories are based on those brilliant New York Times "Modern Love" essays. My goal is to one day sell one. So far, I have submitted two.

In the episode with Tina Fey and John Slattery, this song--this song is amazing......watch. Listen.

DON'T MENTION THE WAR (lyrics)

PLAY (song)

Good night.

TCOY

1. Refreshing shower with Tone soap bar, which arrived on my stoop via Instacart yesterday.
2. Walked 50 min with Punch.
3. Nice iced coffee from Vesta Chocolate! Sipped in style.
4. Picked up Rxs at CVS, mask on.
5. Healthy foods enjoyed: oatmeal bowl, yum; moderate amount leftover Thai takeout with sheet-pan lemon broccoli; roast chicken, arugula salad.
6. Important phone calls to Jane and S. and Anne.

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET

• Vesta, Punch and me, with tip. $16. Much rather spend money here at this elegant single-location shop than at Starbucks. We love the owners and artisans, Julia and Robert.
• CVS, 2 cans Amy's black bean soup, cleanser, 2 dried noodle bowls for girls, 5 Clif bars on sale for $1 each, Aveeno anti-itch cream (for bug bites, etc.) to pack for upcoming Cape Cod trip, $25.50.
• Rented old "Freaky Friday" movie with Jodie Foster the other night, $3.99. Best ever.
• Moss & More, such a sweet shop, The Common Good all-purpose tea tree spray cleanser, refillable plastic bottle to take to Cape house, with tax, $10.66. My brother, who owns the house, is a clean freak. I like the idea of this lovely essential oil spray. I am trying hard to stop buying dishwashing liquid bottles and cleaning sprays and just refill.....but Dan has to get on board. 

Total daily spend: $56.15.

Ongoing monthly spend as of July 23:$2,226.37.

Avg daily spend: $96.80.