lifestyle
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Happy Fall!

This may be the first time in years that I successfully resisted the urge to pretend it was fall before the autumnal equinox. This was not entirely intentional (see: previous posts about starting a new job and being quite distracted), but I am pretty pleased that I can finally lean allllll the way into this Continue reading
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Q2 Check In

Happy summer, officially! Are you in a heat dome? We certainly are. Let me tell you, my new parsley plant does NOT like it. I am going to sound like a broken record for a moment, so bear with me, but how in the world are we already halfway through 2025?! Time is moving differently 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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Summer Bucket List – 2025 Edition

I’ve written many bucket/general aspiration/goal lists on this blog over the years. [Running bucket list, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, 2023 Aspirations, 2022 Aspirations – to name a few!] I absolutely love writing them and reflecting on what is exciting or inspiring to me… even if I rarely end up actually marking things off Continue reading
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this week #29

Hello and happy Thursday! This has been a weird week for me, although I can’t really explain why. How are you? How’s your spring starting off? I think I am starting to get allergies, although with all the beautiful flowers around I don’t mind the trade off! Here’s what I’ve been… …Reading: I am still Continue reading
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the return of reusable coffee cups

It’s time to fully bring back the reusable coffee cup. I’m sure this is nothing new for many people, but I don’t think I’ve regularly used a reusable coffee mug when out and about since pre-COVID! And I specifically mean bringing a reusable cup to a coffee shop when ordering a drink out, not just Continue reading
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Healthy Self Survery // Lessons Learned
Hello! Today has been interesting! I learned some things today: 1. An almond butter banana sandwich & a carrot is not a sufficient lunch. Especially with a busy day & a 2.75 mile run planned. And an already small breakfast preceding it all. 2. If you don’t know how many laps you’ve done, you can Continue reading