“Because of the routines we follow, we often forget that life is an ongoing adventure. We leave our homes for work, acting and even believing that we will reach our destinations with no unusual event startling us out of our set expectations. The truth is we know nothing, not where our cars will fail or
“We tell people to follow their dreams, but you can only dream of what you can imagine, and, depending on where you come from, your imagination can be quite limited.” ~Trevor Noah, Born A Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Despite the craziness that was 2018, I succeeded in carving out time here and
I think baseball represents something closer to our experience. There’s no clock in baseball; it’s not over until it’s over. It’s like life in that there are prolonged periods of boredom and monotony, punctuated by intense moments of excitement and sometimes terror. ~Bennett Miller The fact that I am taking time to write at this
Just when you think you’ve made it through the busiest point of the year (and, likely, one of the busiest of your life), you decide to throw in a few more significant life changes — just for good measure. Welcome to our life right now. Because planning + hosting a wedding and taking on new
“Perhaps passion and excitement were meant to be secondary to a stable adult life.” ― Balli Kaur Jaswal, Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows week in review what I’m reading: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women lots of fun hosting family + playing tourist farmers’ market Rockies game made an offer on a house we love + didn’t get it
“Sorrow is food swallowed too quickly, caught in the throat, making it nearly impossible to breathe.” ~Jesmyn Ward, Sing, Unburied, Sing week(s) in review what I’m reading: Erotic Stories for Punjabi Women read: Sing, Unburied Sing BBQ with neighborhood friends farmers’ market two Rockies games new passport(!) survived a (very hot) workweek in Phoenix nursed a sick
This week’s takeaway is that summer colds suck — especially when temps are consistently 90-degrees plus. On a positive note, I seem to actually be on the mend. I say actually because I began feeling better mid-week only to have my symptoms alter from a gross cough to more of a head cold with sniffling
It’s been so long since I’ve had the time (or, more aptly, taken the time) to complete a week in review + reflection, I had to search back a few months to remind myself how to complete it. And, while I am grateful beyond words for all of the amazingness that our wedding and honeymoon
“No matter what happens, if at the end of the wedding day you are married to the person you love, then it was a roaring success!” With our wedding just a few months away (83 days!), the question I hear on a nearly daily basis is, “How is the planning going?” followed closely by “Are
“I will live for love, and the rest will take care of itself.” ― Marina Keegan, The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories week in review gratitude: my fiance this week’s intention: breathe what I’m reading: Mindset: The New Psychology of Success + Essentialism read The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories + Check, Please (#1 – 3) suit shopping for fiance quick
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