Happy Friday! The weather has toyed with getting colder these days, which means lots of boots and sweaters (I’m as basic as they get when it comes to fall).
Category: On Self
The Importance of Taste
Just one of our decadent breakfasts this week
We Eat So Well
…and I want to talk about it.
After three or four days of consuming whatever the heck we fancied in Crested Butte—including an assortment of things we don’t usually eat, like ice cream and a bucket of fried chicken—it’s been nice to return to our whole foods-centric lifestyle.
One of my favorite things (there are many) about Nick is his passion for making delicious meals from whole, organic, and nutritious ingredients. He’s really made a believer out of me.
I Have Been Diagnosed With…
Puppy Fever!
Lord help me. You guysssss. I can’t shake my puppy needs lately. I know, in due time, I’ll finally have the cuddly, fuzzy, sweet little puppy ears to kiss and snuggle. And I promise I’m being patient and rational. But… I need a little retriever puppy, like yesterday, so in the meantime I’m taking you all down with me!
Behold the cuteness.
(Okay, so the pup we end up adopting doesn’t need to be a particular breed or color, but at the moment, I’m all about goldens or retrievers in general.)
A Run After a Burrito is a Good Idea?
Emotional Eating
Yesterday I had a bit of a stress attack because of more health scariness, so I worked the second half of the day from home. It was nice to be a little secluded and comfortable in my own space, which helped create a little space between myself and the stress.
I decided a giant steak burrito would make me feel better (an emotional-eating frenzy, like ya do). It was delicious, but then I also decided that, since the days are getting longer and the weather has been absolutely beautiful here in Denver, I’d go for a post-burrito run in Wash Park after work.
The result was: a weird epiphany.
3 Reasons I Love Reading Before Work
Habits Take Time
Almost every morning of the workweek, I read for about 30 minutes to an hour. That’s after getting up, showering, hopefully making my bed, making and/or eating breakfast with Nick, and packing lunch for the day. (I do this all in my light pink terry cloth robe that I’ve had since high school. Just thought you needed to know just how much of an old lady I truly am.)
I do love a good morning routine, but reading used to not be a part of it. Actually, I took a long break from reading for a while, so incorporating a book into my breakfast time was difficult at first. But I’m so glad I did.
Here’s why.
Finding Balance After a Hectic Month
Regroup & Recharge
The past four weeks have been a little topsy turvy. I jumped into a last-minute four-person show, had my parents in town, met some lofty goals at work… and while those accomplishments feel great, other things fell by the wayside. Mainly: my feeling of equilibrium.
This past weekend, although it was the closing of Love/Perfect, I made some crucial decisions that should help me regain my footing.
Updates From a Busy Week
LOOKING FORWARD
It’s been a busy week, and I cannot believe it’s the last full week of January! Here are some updates and quick thoughts on progress.
Scenes from the Women’s March on Denver
Taking a Stand
The Women’s March on Denver was (and is) a peaceful but powerful statement to the nation—and to the new president and administration—that people of all genders, races, communities, and backgrounds deserve respect and equal treatment.
Here, a photo recap along with my thoughts on the subject.
Getting Goal-Oriented & Organized
The Doing is the Thing
I’m a perfectionist, a planner, and a notorious all-or-nothing-er (if you didn’t already know this, read here and here.) Sometimes making goals or New Year’s resolutions backfires heinously, because I give up if I don’t make immediate progress or go from 0 to 100 in an instant. Thankfully, I’ve changed a lot, and I’ve learned how better to improve—and the short answer is: Break it down into tiny steps, and then JUST DO IT without fear of it not being perfect.
Here are some of my goals for the month of January.
READING IS TO THE MIND…
…WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY
The quote above is attributed to Joseph Addison and Richard Steele (co-founders of The Spectator magazine, 1711). I couldn’t agree more, especially having done a lot of both reading and exercising in the past year.
Here are some of my favorite recent reads, from comedy to history to classic.
