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this week #60
You guys, what in the world, I am feeling sick! Again! I spent the first 30 years of my life proudly never getting sick and now I get sick every other month. Is this what getting older is like? Not a fan. It might be allergies but I definitely have a minor cough and felt… Continue reading
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this week #59
Hi from my bed! I’ve been trying to spend more time sitting still and chilling out this week. So far, so good. I keep myself entertained with reading and YouTube, but today I figured I’d pop in for a life update! It’s been a minute since I’ve written one of these anyway. Here’s what I’ve… 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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this week #54
Good morning, and happy Sunday! I’m writing to you from the couch. After I finished my run last night, I noticed my throat felt a little sore, but I chalked it up to running in the cold. I tossed and turned all night and woke up feeling extremely blah. My throat was still sore, and… Continue reading
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Life’s Playlist
On the way to the gym this morning, I decided to take a short break from Christmas music and shuffled my ‘liked’ playlist on Spotify instead. I first started my Spotify in 2011 (I think), and the variety of music on my liked playlist reflects that. At some point I stopped using my account and… Continue reading
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Christmas Coffee Advent Calendar
I know, I know, we still have Thanksgiving to celebrate. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited! But I had this idea on my mind and it required some advance planning… Christmas is around the corner! Years ago, I bought reusable, build-your-own advent calendars from Target that we’ve filled with fun chocolates ourselves every year. It’s… Continue reading
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this week #51
Good morning, and hello from a freezing cold Arlington! Let me check the weather app… Yep, it’s currently 31 degrees, feels like 15. I have today off, so we had planned to go out to our section of the Tuscarora Trail to do some maintenance, but I think you can understand why we opted to… Continue reading
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on being informed and being sane
I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenge of being an informed citizen and protecting my mental health. Not too long ago I began reading an article about how being constantly exposed to coverage of a traumatic event via social media may actually cause more trauma to the viewer than to someone who actually witnessed… Continue reading
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this week #39
Well, life continues on, doesn’t it? It’s a weird thing to have felt such loss last week and then you just… continue. I miss Bear and always will, and I don’t think I am done crying yet, but for now I am so grateful he’s at peace and that we still have Alaska to love… Continue reading
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Things I’ve Been Meaning to Do
I have a long list of things I’ve been meaning to do. Don’t we all?! Some are small, quick tasks and others are a bit more involved. Some are silly or just for fun and others are actually important and possibly even time sensitive! It’s not that I’ve been intentionally procrastinating, but I keep telling… Continue reading
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