week reflection

Although the calendar reads mid-May, the massive snowstorm that swept across many parts of the West this week proves once again that Mother Nature doesn’t give a fuck about what month or season it is. Fortunately, the Denver-metro area was spared for the most part, but we did get a few inches in the southern suburbs (otherwise known as where I work). The mountains, however, were a different story with feets of snow reported at Breck and other places.

The sun finally reappeared this morning, which was a very welcome sight — especially to us Coloradoans who are used to its warm rays shining down on most day. Between the spring snowstorms and the recent catastrophic hail storm (still waiting for damage info from my insurance adjuster), Denverites have experienced quite the weather issues in the last few weeks. Fingers crossed spring is actually here now and summer on its heels. I’m ready.

“We can still be crazy after all these years. We can still be angry after all these years. We can still be timid or jealous or full of feelings of unworthiness. The point is . . . not to try to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.” ~Pema Chodron

week(s) in review
gratitude: canceled plans that lead to much-needed downtime
this week’s intention: not dwelling on my commute
what I’m reading: Emotional Intelligence 2.0 + Song of Solomon
lunch with one of my besties
spent time exploring Old Town Arvada
made one of my favorite purchases of the year — peonies (pic 4)
endured a late spring snowstorm (pics 1, 5, 9)
spent time relaxing + reading w/D (pic 6)
got my hair done (much-needed) (pic 8)
received my quarterly Mizzfit box (pic 7)
Mother’s Day wishes from afar to the best mom ever
errands + shopping + house fixes and cleanup from hail storm
cared for a sick bf 😦
productive workweek
saw Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (SO good!)
lots of time preparing for upcoming Schwab Volunteer Week (work)
yard work
chosen to attend Giants game in SF with new EVP (work)
wrote + posted week reflection

weekend happenings + intentions
brunch + catching up with friends
write + post telecommuting/traffic blog post
couch shopping
re-read Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up + start big purge project
April reflection + May goal setting (holdover from last week)
Elephant Revival at Red Rocks
move + run