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Finding that bit of 'sunshine'

7/16/2020

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Yesterday, I took Jeff's CitiBike key and set off on an adventure around Manhattan.

Have I been going a bit stir crazy (is that the way to describe it?) here in Midtown? Yes. I have to admit it. So grateful for everything we have, but it''s okay to still admit a bit of an antsy feeling after remaining in an apartment or within a ten block walk radius for so long :)


I was on a mission yesterday to get to the Union Square Greenmarket, and find some goodies...namely flowers....while supporting small, local businesses instead of a big grocery store chain.

Me + bike + Manhattan streets = NO, so I decided to go along the perimeter of the city, on the bike path, down the west side, around the tip, and up the east side, only biking on a few streets as I moved across East Something-or-other Street to get a bit closer to the market before docking.

Well it almost worked. 
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I got off the bike path a bit too early and ended up having quite the tour of the Lower East Side.  Streets I had never heard of, seeing a completely different part of the city, thankful for not much traffic as I tried to navigate the streets....
​Eventually I got to Union Square!

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And wow the market was hopping. I didn't expect so many vendors to be there during covid, but they were-- and doing a good job of enforcing distancing, signs for customers not to touch the items, and contactless pay. Good job!

I found some apple cider donuts for Jeff from a local NY farm, blueberries from Milford, NJ (minutes from my parents!), and a beautiful hand-picked bouquet of flowers from another NJ farm.

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Always loved seeing people on those cute old-fashioned-looking bikes with flowers bursting out of the bike basket. I attempted to recreate....Maybe not as cute with a CitiBike, but a success nonetheless!

Why am I writing all of this to you today?  To ask you a question:
What are you doing to bring a bit of sunshine into your life today?


For me, that rather 'small' change of pace and finding locally grown flowers brought me such JOY.

It doesn't have to be a 'big' change/purchase/adventure/etc. Something as simple as a bouquet of flowers made me smile, brightened my day, and continues to give me a dose of happy each time I look at it.

It's the little things.

What are some ways you find sunshine in your day?
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More inspiration? Brene Brown here
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