Hey there,
Weâre leaving this weekend for our annual (save last summer) road trip up to the Pacific Northwest, and we could not be more eager! Tateâs already up there to spend extra time with the grandparents, and the rest of us are going to mosey up there to join her, camping along the way (fun fact: it is a long way from Texas to Oregon â and takes even longer in the winter).
Naturally, this means Iâm doing all sorts of house projects because this is Just What I Do⌠I decluttered all the bathroom stuff, cleaned out the fridge, and today Iâm probably tackling the hall closet and junk drawer. Why do I do this? Some sort of nesting before I temporarily leave the nest? Anyone else have this problem?
And hey, lookie there â itâs the 200th issue of 5 Quick Things! đ Cue all the fireworks and crack open that champagne.

5 Quick Things âď¸
1. đ New episode of A Drink With a Friend! đ Itâs not just the not doing of something⌠It often takes a certain proactivity to TRULY rest. Seth & I talk about why resting well is a game-changer â especially when itâs in tandem with a dignified view of work and play.
2. Speaking of, here are seven types of rest that every person needs (Iâm eager to focus on the third one during our trip).
3. Is it sometimes hard for you to sleep? Me too. Here are a few herbal remedies that help (I personally use the last two and they do genuinely seem to do the trick).
4. I feel this in my bones, especially after this past school year â maybe itâs not realistic, but the spirit of the idea resonates hard. We need to rethink work.
5. And finallyâŚÂ This is my latest YouTube channel rabbit hole (which also makes my familyâs not-quite 1,500 square-foot cottage feel like a veritable mansion!).
Currently Reading, Watching, Listening đş
Manifest on Netflix (Seth recommended it to me this week â and yep, heâs right; we enjoyed the first episode!)
Quotable đŹ
âIt is more fun to talk with someone who doesnât use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words like, âWhat about lunch?ââ
âWinnie the Pooh, by way of A.A. Milne #
Inside The Commonplace đĄ
This week I shared with you my unapologetic reason for taking a break every summer:
âI used to get bummed when my favorite creators took breaks, but I donât anymore because I realize I want them fully rested as the full human beings they are. We all create better work when weâre centered, and even better still â when we remember that the point of our existence isnât output. Itâs to be more fully ourselves.â
If youâre a subscriber, head here to read the rest. (And thank you for your support!)
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Question For You to Ponder⌠đ¤
What steps do you need to take this weekend in order to take the next week off from one tiring task?
Like on the podcast, Iâm taking the next few weeks off from The Commonplace (ergo, sending 5 Quick Things) in order to enjoy time with my family offline. I may post on social media, or I may not⌠My priority is family, friends, and nature in the Pacific Northwest. Nowâs the time for you to catch up on the back catalog, binge-listen to any missed (or favorite) episodes â or perhaps close your screen, too, and settle in with a good book. Rest, my dears.
Iâll see you back here in a few weeks!
xo, Tsh
p.s. This is really good. As foretold.
This weekend, I am moving all the stuff out of my mom's independent living place. She has moved permanently to the nursing wing of her senior center following a stroke 3 months ago. I have been putting this off a bit, and the deadline is looming. I decided to just get it done so that we are out and I can worry about arranging a pickup from a charity when it's at my house. So that step will cease all the exhaustion of constantly being over there, and I can take the week off from thinking about it any more.
Rest seems to be the word this week.
One of my daily readings, just yesterday, had me thinking about rest.
âSo there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God. So let us do our best to enter that rest. But if we disobey God, as the people of Israel did, we will fall.â
ââHebrews⏠â4:9, 11⏠âNLTâŹâŹ
https://www.bible.com/116/heb.4.9,11.nlt
And I love lunch!!
Have a wonderful trip.