Good thing number one Celebrating three years of being married to my favorite human because I’m so incredibly grateful I get to do life with him as my partner. Good thing number two The opportunity to welcome another pup into our home because we can’t save them all but we got to save him. Good
Good thing number one Second vaccine dose because it means we’re only two weeks away from being fully vaccinated! Good thing number two A day dedicated to giving back because we were able to help out two great causes and it feels good to do good. Good thing number three A weekend of blue skies
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” —Hamilton Wright Mabie December highlightscompleted 81 workouts (strength, yoga, strength, cycle, hiking, running)46 rides + 6 PRs + 215+ miles participated in plank challengeread three bookscompleted three-day writing coursecreated + sent holiday cardsattended virtual holiday partieswreath-making course + made a wreathcreated citrus
Good thing number one: Rose gardens, botanical gardens and all of the magic that is the Golden Gate Park because we are so lucky we get to enjoy it all. Good thing number two: Living in a place where we can decide to pop over to the beach at a moment’s notice because the ocean
Like many around the globe, we’re doing our part to protect the global community by making the kind choice to limit time outside of our home. This means shifting our typical event-driven days to things we can do inside or in places where we can practice safe social distancing. It’s currently pouring rain here in
I don’t recall when I first learned of Half Baked Harvest but I do remember I was immediately intrigued. The recipes sounded delicious and followed a similar ethos to our cooking — simple, seasonal and whole foods. The composition of the photos was also impressive and I appreciated that Tiegan Gerard was a fellow Coloradan
“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” ~Helen Keller The holidays are officially upon us and, if that weren’t enough to keep us busy, we’ve decided to head west and call California home. The hubs accepted an offer at his dream company (woohoo!) and I’ll be transferring with my current company/role to
June was glorious. June was rough. An accomplishment-high like no other. And then came the fall. It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Okay, I think you get it. Last month, I had my first real experience with post-achievement blues. The first day of our big product implementation was blissful. In
Even when I feel life has been taken over by the mundane and the just-getting-by and I’ve had to put aside so many things that bring me joy (this blog included) to make space for other priorities, it’s rewarding to reflect on a month and find that there were pockets of good stuff. It wasn’t
Spring has sprung and that means all of the yummy produce we can handle! And, while we’re still anxiously awaiting the best part of spring — the opening of our local farmers’ markets — we’re finding many treasures at our local grocery store to experiment with new recipes. Most recently, we tried a to-die-for carrot
