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A Photo Essay from a Whirlwind Week
Howdy! Last week I spent almost the entire week in Orlando, FL. I flew in on a Saturday for a Sunday-Tuesday work meeting and then Patrick joined me Tuesday night for shenanigans and fun before we flew home early Friday morning. I took a work call Friday afternoon and I felt so unglued from time. Continue reading
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A Few Fav Books of 2025
You guys, I really like to read. The world is so dark and heavy and reading – bear with me through this cliche – is such an escape! Sorry, not sorry. Also, I love when adults read. Period. As I’ve gotten older, I feel like people sometimes have this weird badge of pride about how Continue reading
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Wonder Weeks
As you may know, throughout December Patrick and I completed our own Christmas advent calendar full of coffee-themed activities to do both at home and out in the world. I drafted the ideas for activities throughout the fall and then put it on a cute Canva calendar template. I wrote about it a few times, Continue reading
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this week #58
Whew, life has been busy lately! I’ve been meaning to sit down and write for a while, but haven’t had the time or energy with so much else going on. Have you heard that we might get a proper winter storm this weekend? I’m hoping so! I wouldn’t mind skipping a long run and sitting Continue reading
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this week #57
Happy Monday! We are coming off a really fun, though unexpected, weekend celebrating Erica’s birthday. We rented an Airbnb that was pretty off the grid in central Virginia for Friday-Sunday. It rained all day Saturday and then we lost power! And running water! Since we had no service or Internet, and the power didn’t come Continue reading
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this week #56
Good morning, and happy Saturday! I slept in and am chilling on the couch before I eventually get around to doing my run for the day. After a few nights of staying up late, I needed it. Not to mention, it’s freezing outside. I am in no rush to get out there! It’s been a Continue reading
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2026 Goals
If you’ve been around this blog for a while, you know I love a goal. Having something to orient myself around and work towards makes me feel joyful and purposeful. Not to mention, I love this time of year! While jumping into new year resolutions and assuming you’ll suddenly change your life overnight tends to Continue reading
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an honest self-reflection
Heads up: this is going to be a stream of consciousness, but I need to work something out. Over the last few months, I have felt pulled in a million different directions by a million different things and people. Most of these people/commitments/events/things are good (very good!) but have added stress into my life in Continue reading
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Christmas Coffee Advent Update #3
Less than one week until Christmas! I’m still having so much fun with our Christmas Coffee Advent! 🙂 Here’s how we’ve been enjoying our daily coffee this season. Day 12: Go to a new coffee shop We flew to Dallas this day for our big family gathering, so we went to a White Rhino coffee Continue reading
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this week #55
Good morning and happy Thursday! Christmas is only one week away! I hope you are continuing to have a lovely holiday season. This was a busy week for me between work and travel (and getting sick). But here’s what I’ve been… …Reading: I finished The Great Gatsby and Death on the Nile last week! I Continue reading
Juliana Moves 