“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
A few months ago, I was struggling to find anything to write about. This week, I wrote five blog posts. So, what changed? I finally found a few topics I actually enjoy writing and posting about and the subject-matter of which is pretty top of mind for us: recipes and zero-waste. While I never, in
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
“. . . and next, you will repeat the phrase again while thinking of someone you don’t like — someone who may have caused you pain. ‘May you be happy. May you be well. May you be comfortable and at peace.’” A few days ago, I settled into week six of the weekly meditation course
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” ― William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice Thirty-seven. I’m not sure what I thought my mid-30s (because I refuse to say late-30s until 38) would feel like, but I’m certain whatever I had imagined would pale in comparison to reality. Life is really, really good — and not just because
If you’re at all familiar with my blog — and me — you know that my hellish commute is the thorn in an otherwise pretty perfect life. This past week I had the pleasure of visiting my former workplace and seeing all of the awesome folks I used to call coworkers and, at each encounter,
I have enjoyed every single minute of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course I am currently taking — even the difficult ones or those I typically would shy away from (ahem, I’m looking at you body scans). But this week was by far the most impactful and relatable for me and, four days later, I’m
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