If I’ve learned only one thing from a global pandemic, it’s this: I can’t face the news every day. When it all gets too much, I turn inward for some comfort. I hope you do, too.

Last night I remembered that I can direct my mind toward simple pleasures. At any moment, I can stop and think about what I love.

I’m learning what my simple pleasures are. Do you know yours?

If you had to write (imagine) a little list of what you love, could you do it now? Here’s mine:

• fire pit

• homemade pizza

• fresh sheets drying in the sun

• face cream

• hot coffee

• night walks

It’s an important question. A walk at night when the trees are lace against the sky, kneading pizza dough until it’s silky, an unexpected heart-to-heart with a teen about a broken skateboard, watching the embers burn — these simple pleasures make me feel loved.

Today, if the news is too hard, pause a moment.

What lights you up? What simple pleasures are your own? Can you do one of them this weekend?

Give yourself some love. You deserve it.

Enjoy your weekend. It’s a fun one for me…celebrating another year around the sun!

Love Catherine x

ps.

• This cake of mine — so easy and so delicious. Lemon Rosemary Olive Oil cake (or you can use oranges). If you love rosemary, you will be grateful you know me :) It’s healthy-ish, not too much sugar, one bowl easy and delicious. Recipe is here, my friends. Enjoy!