Historically, I’m a big fan of a new year. I love the feeling of a fresh start and a new year of opportunities. With the challenge of 2020 just slightly behind us, I’ve been thinking more and more about what I would write in a year-end wrap up post. Last year, I wrote that 2020… Read More Goodbye, 2020
At the beginning of the month, I decided I wanted to do a Month of Kindnessfor December. This is more than just a month of kindness for myself (even though some of my items are really more for my own peace), but also a way to bring kindness to others around me! December 1: Spend… Read More Month of Kindness: Check In!
Growing up is fun, right? It’s a fun bundle of feeling like an adult, and also needing an adult. An adultier adult. Anyone with me? Like, there are times when something comes up, and I’m like, “can’t my dad take care of this?” Except my dad is in New Mexico, which is like, 22 hours… Read More Building Traditions
For my 31st birthday, I gave myself a gift. This gift was more than the number of other gifts I gave myself, because #TreatYoSelf2018 is alive and well. Beyond the other gifts like a really pretty dress and some flower earrings from Anthropologie that I loved, I gave myself some grace. I’m trying this new… Read More Hello 31
This year, I said that I wanted my word of the year for 2018 to be FAMILY. And my oh my, did that bring up some interesting things for us! My husband went through a major family event in the past year, and it really brought a lot of new feelings to our lives. We’ve… Read More Reflection in 2018
So. I’ve been a terrible blogger. It’s been a crazy summer. When I look back at it, I have a hard time quantifying what I did. We worked a lot. I went back to Las Cruces in April, July and September: in April to see our goddaughter, in July to visit family, and then again… Read More End of the Summer
Tonight is the 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars) and I’m super excited! Josh and I have plans to make steak, crack open a bottle of wine and watch the shows for as long as we can stay awake (spoiler: I rarely make it through the end… whoops). Josh and I are BIG movie fans, so… Read More The Oscars
Reading… I just finished The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and it was SO good. My husband is a big Murakami fan, and it feels a little like magical realism, which I love (Gabriel Garcia Marquez is my jam). Big fan! Now, I’m reading The Immortalists and it’s very good! Different, but still really well written. I’ll… Read More Reading, Watching, Listening
2017 In 2017, I had a word of the year. That word was GO. I wanted to use that year to move out of my comfort zone and start moving. I wanted to say YES to exciting new opportunities, and go after new projects and training at work. I wanted to travel. I wanted to… Read More Words of the Year
Some weekends, all I want to do is curl up in my bed and read or binge watch television. Sometimes, I just want to hang out with Josh and our dogs. Other weekends, I’m ready to get out and explore the city, and hang out with our friends. This was one of those weekends! It… Read More Weekend Update: January 29