My weekends tend to be quiet on purpose. After a busy week of juggling everything life throws at me, I use these couple of days to slow down, recharge, and just be. This weekend was no different—and honestly, it was kind of perfect.

Yesterday, my 15-year-old asked if just he and I could go out to lunch. That doesn’t happen often anymore, so of course I said yes. We had a nice meal together (just the two of us), then swung by the store for a few groceries before heading home. The rest of the afternoon was spent soaking up the air conditioning and cracking open a new book: Bone White by Ronald Malfi. Affiliate link: Bone White

I got about 50 pages in before we settled in as a family to watch the first episode of Season Three of Squid Game on Netflix. My husband and teens were all in, and I have to admit—I forgot how intense that show can be. Once the episode ended and everyone scattered, I picked the book back up and made it nearly halfway through…which is when I remembered exactly why I don’t read horror books at night.

Let’s just say, I refused to stay downstairs by myself once everyone else went to bed—and yes, my husband thought that was hilarious.

Today looks like more of the same: I’ll probably finish Bone White (definitely before dark), grill something for dinner, and then settle in for another Squid Game episode tonight. It’s nothing fancy, but honestly, that’s kind of the point.

I hope you’re having a weekend that’s exactly what you need—whether that’s excitement, quiet, or somewhere in between.

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