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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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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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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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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
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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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this week #53
Happy Thanksgiving! We turkey trotted this morning, and it was madness. Fun! Make no mistake. But it was a much bigger crowd than last year on Alexandria’s pretty small streets. A cold front blew in overnight, too. We’re prepping our contributions for Thanksgiving dinner, and I’m resisting the urge to drink a lot of coffee. Continue reading
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this week #52
Happy Wednesday! This week has felt unreasonably long. Maybe it’s the fact that it gets dark outside before I even leave the office, or maybe it’s because I’m not running this week so the evenings pass more slowly? Whatever it may be, I’m excited for the weekend. I’m not having a bad week whatsoever, but Continue reading
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