I knew it was coming! I even called it.... the inevitable downswing after my semi-manic January where I felt SUPER energized and had oodles of new-year energy. I typically have a stretch of a few weeks in January where school + sports are just ramping back up and there's enough margin for me to magically… Continue reading I knew the downswing was coming
Bringing back the monthly recap, which I did so diligently every single month in 2025.... until October. 😩 Can I make it all 12 months in 2026?? Ah... January. It's always such a LONG month here in WI. It was VERY COLD. 🥶 I was quite sick for part of it. It was a good… Continue reading January 2026 Recap
It's a fun and exciting time in the sports world! Looking forward to: 🔷The Winter Olympics!!! I love the Olympics. I love everyone in the world coming together and caring about the same thing at the same time and cheering people on. I love that theme song. I love watching the actual sports. I love… Continue reading Some things I’m looking forward to
I just realized that my recent posts have been very "topic" focused (and fairly few and far between, too). Lots of goals, Ireland, and the most recent "what's been working this year so far" post. I just dropped Charlie off at a (twice rescheduled by the groomer...) grooming appointment, so I stopped for a tea… Continue reading Lately- January 2026
Next up, my 3rd domain, FUN or FAMILY goals! A bit of a mish-mash here, but I wanted to stick to 4 total domains, so I put the "Fs' together. 🙂 Fun or Family: Main Goals: 1. Try 5 new restaurants with Ivan. We have had this one on the list for a couple of… Continue reading Fun or Family goals
The first week back into the new year here came on HOT for me! It did not help that I was out for almost 2 weeks, between vacation and then illness. I think the first post-holiday week is heavy for most people, since both school + work tend to do a proverbial "reboot". There's always… Continue reading Time to blog + other New Year misc.
Hello hello! Happy New Year's Eve! We got home from Ireland late Sunday night, and I've been wanting to post all about our wonderful trip, but unfortunately.... I've been very sick. Seems I've been hit with that bad flu going around. My parents were both sick last week when we arrived to Ireland (they had… Continue reading Happy New Year’s Eve… from the couch + Ireland trip teaser
I had the fleeting thought yesterday, while looking around my decorated house, of, "Awww, the Christmas season here at home is basically over now!" CHRISTMAS is obviously not over yet, but we leave for Ireland tonight (!) and return after Christmas. We will certainly leave our decorations up for a while- always through New Year's… Continue reading A pre-holiday gratitude list
It's the time of year when the "yearly recap lists" will start coming out. I'll be out of town for a good chunk of this final stretch of the year, so I thought I'd preemptively summarize some of my 2025 wins, even though I know there are still a couple weeks left of 2025! I'll… Continue reading 2025 Big Wins
This time next week, I should, God willing, be in Ireland!! Eek! I feel like we still have a lot of gift buying to do, but not for the Ireland crew. Their gifts are, thankfully, all set (except for a couple of small easy things I just have to pick up). We decided not to… Continue reading Pasta dinners + PJ parties + other pre-holiday misc.
GRATEFUL KAE 