loving the gorgeous 70-degree sunny days we’ve been having this week getting my 10,000 steps per day again eating a ton of salads but not planning dinners very well enjoying my kids so much; they have been surprisingly well-behaved lately thinking that I might want another one after all (I may be crazy) celebrating small holidays like Candlemas by gathering with friends buying a few things at Target I’ve had my eye on: candle holders, basket, sheets wearing some black high-waisted trousers and dark wash skinny jeans I got from Stitch Fix – I asked for a box of pants only and they totally delivered looking for an everyday pair of jeans, tall cognac boots, and some oversized sweaters spending more time…
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excited to read the above three books and love on my home in the coming year. finishing up some really great books recently. celebrating a full night’s sleep for the first time in ages, and an hour-plus of alone time this morning before the kids woke up! seriously considering heading to Nordstrom on Black Friday to look for jeans and boots. I simply can’t buy them without trying them on, and I’m thinking if I don’t take the kids and just plan to be there awhile, it might be worth it. refraining from putting up many Christmas decorations because I’m worried about what the cats (who are really still kittens) will do to them. looking forward to starting a couple new…
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enjoying a day off work stressing about car trouble, and wondering if we can hack it as a one-car family reading Americanah by Chimimade Ngozi Adichie watching Lizzie Bennet Diaries whenever I have a spare moment trying to get some photos ordered for my Week in the Life album cooking crockpot roast beef eating dark chocolate squares drinking one less cup of coffee per day going on walks daily and still not getting in my Fitbit steps, blah loving Voxer and the friendships I’ve grown through it discovering that goldfish don’t live very long and I’m disturbed every time one dies thinking about Christmas already, and hoping to simplify it even further this year feeling like I need a plan for social media, because I can’t keep up hoping to get back…
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hand modeling by Christie earlier this month at her adorable house. :) wishing it wasn’t supposed to rain this weekend when we finally had our trip to the beach planned. making backup plans in case we can’t go, including decluttering, library visiting, and lining up babysitting so I can take the cats to get vaccines. figuring out my Enneagram type as a result of a recent episode of the Sorta Awesome podcast. I’m taking a short test and then reading over the profiles for the top results to see which fits me best. feeling sore from yoga at my work gym. Definitely going to be going back for this every week! trying to convince all my friends to sign up for Voxer because I need…
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recommitting to getting 10,000 steps per day. Especially since it appears I’ll only be going running 1-2 times per week. finishing the audiobook Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty and really enjoyed it. The Light Between Oceans is on deck. planning a coffee & blogging date with my friend Christie. making My Sweetiepie ABC’s sampler and keeping up fairly well with the stitchalong. cooking as little as possible lately. Thank goodness for in-laws and leftovers. wanting a couple great summer dresses. needing new work shoes and scrubs, and probably abnormally excited about getting them. looking to make a solid budget and financial plan for the future. #grownupproblems playing with the kittens every morning and night. Also: cuddling. wearing Birkenstocks and getting what all the…
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