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We’re almost halfway through June, and through this year, and I’m now starting to feel like time is fast-forwarding more and more. The last month or so has been a blur, and we had to put a lot of things we wanted to do on pause for now. While I am sad about it, I’m also joyed by the reason behind this, and I’m taking it day by day trying to make a list to catch up on, hopefully, this fall.

Until then, here are 5 things that are bringing me joy this week…

• A good read. I haven’t read much lately as we’ve been so busy, but this activity brings me immense joy and I am making a point of getting back into it this week. So the simple idea that I’m about to dive into an interesting book is bringing me joy. Now, which book should I choose?

• Photography! I’ve mentioned before on here, but I truly enjoy taking photos of places, things, etc. When I’m at it, my mind is solely focused on capturing that moment or subject the way I see it. Not having anything else floating in my head is liberating. I had to act fast to capture the photo above as there were people in and out of my shot, and I really like the result. Note that there’s absolutely no editing done to it, so I think I did a pretty good job, don’t you think? Needless to say that this photo brings me joy.

• Summer afternoon rainstorms. Truthfully, the only thing I love about Florida in the summer is the daily summer rainstorms, and it’s something I look forward to every single day. Granted they haven’t been occurring daily just yet, whenever we get one, I feel overjoyed. That was the case just yesterday evening when we got a quick one while the sun was still out — yeah, it’s kind of normal around here.

• The Lost City Movie. We definitely enjoyed it and laughed a lot. I missed silly comedies — movie makers, please take note and bring back FUNNY comedies. I’ve had enough of movies and shows that are marked as “comedies” and are anything but…

• These exfoliating mitts that surely will reach cult-following status if they haven’t already. Seriously, they leave my skin SO soft and I SO regret wasting money on other exfoliating things that were simply doing the job halfway… Try them and thank me later!

What’s bringing YOU joy this week?