Juliana Moves

It’s early on a Monday morning as I sit on my couch to write this. I just wrapped up a fun, very outdoorsy weekend, and now I’ve got a busy week of work coming up! I’m going to go to the gym today, but otherwise I am hoping to pick up the house a bit and maybe even go to the pool this evening. We’ve really been slacking on our pool time this summer. 

I have a confession. I’m already excited for the fall. Ah! I know, I know, I should try to grasp the rest of this summer season while I can, but y’all… I am tired! The heat and humidity are killing me this year! I need a reprieve.

Last week felt short and long at the same time, but a lot happened. Here’s what I’ve been…

…Reading: Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. Finally! I am really enjoying it so far. It’s especially fun to read after watching all the movies recently. I just DNFd The White Album by Joan Didion. I had picked this up off a library shelf randomly because I wanted to try to read some of her stuff, and I did not like it. Do I need to start with something else? It wasn’t bad, but I didn’t feel like forcing myself to read it.

…Eating: PICKLES. This weekend I ran twice and did some trail work which meant I was very sweaty all weekend. I thought I had done a decent job hydrating, but Saturday night all I wanted was to eat pickles. I ate the rest of the pickles we had and then bought more yesterday. I may also try to make some pickle lemonade this week… stay tuned.

…Wearing: Sunscreen and bug spray. I’ve probably written about this before, but we’ve reached the point of the summer where the sun feels less intense and it’s just the air around you that is cooking. It’s easy to neglect sunscreen at this point. Put it on anyway! After a few odd weeks, I’ve been getting back to some trails which means I am also dousing myself in Off.

…Listening to: Sally McRae’s interview with 2025 Cocodona winner Dan Green. I listened to this long podcast on my run yesterday and loved it! What a fascinating dude. 

…Trying: To abide by my Instagram time limits. I wrote about this a few weeks back and then continued to fail spectacularly. I could feel my energy draining from my soul the longer I stayed on Instagram each day, but the algorithm continued to suck me in. I am pleased to share that I’ve been way way better about actually respecting the app limit over the last week or so. Even when Patrick was out of town!

…Thinking About: How to soak up this summer. I know I just said I was already craving fall, but I do want to try to squeeze a little bit more out of summer. I need a beach trip STAT!

…Excited For: Catherine’s Fat Ass this weekend! (AKA a free 50k.) I was going to run it, but my training has been a mess so I am volunteering instead. Patrick will be out there running, though, so I am excited to cheer him on!

I hope you have a great week!

Love,

JN