This past week flew by. I felt a bit scattered, too. It's not like I had an objectively hard week. Actually, on paper it looks like mostly all I did was fun stuff in my free time. For some reason it didn't really feel like that, though? Maybe because work was intense last week. There's… Continue reading Sunday style scenes #2 and the week
May was the least "Mayhem" May I think we've had in years. I guess we are officially past some of that. Or, it's a lull until the next two years when I'll have seniors and I think there's more of a flurry again as senior year wraps up. Never fear, there was still plenty of… Continue reading May 2026 Recap
Last week I talked about my ongoing battle with my closet. Not a new topic around here. (That, as well as me whining about overpacking.) I vowed to try taking pics of my daily outfits for a while. In the past, this has helped me actually wear some different things, be a bit more mindful,… Continue reading Saturday style scenes
This short week is flying by- Thursday already! Before it's too far gone, here are a few scenes from our long Memorial Day weekend. Saturday's outing was the long walk to the bookstore + coffee shop. (Already shared.) On Sunday, Ivan and I walked Charlie at a nearby marsh, and then went to lunch at… Continue reading Weekend scenes and soda updates/advice from Chat GPT
Fun fact, I've continued time tracking! And specifically, I've continued tallying up my category totals. I had tracked my time in an informal, 'journaly' way for a long time in the past, but had never categorized my time before. After I did a week, I was like, Ooh, this is interesting! But then I felt… Continue reading More time tracking… some category breakdowns after 4 full weeks
Happy Memorial Day long weekend to those in the U.S.! I always love the long Labor Day/ Memorial Day weekends because it's 3 days off without actual "holiday plans", i.e. it's just 3 days OFF. Yay! I wrapped up work just a little early on Friday; I think I logged off around 4:15-4:30. I noticed… Continue reading Friday cleaning, teens + messy rooms, long weekend, CLOTHES
First of all, we officially have a SENIOR in high school now. Ethan just finished his junior year on Wednesday and I can't believe it. I didn't manage to snag a pic of him on Wednesday to commemorate his "last day" (which was actually just a make-up AP test from the week before, because he… Continue reading On to senior year and moving update
Hi, sorry to drop off for 3 days in the middle of my own blogging challenge! 😆 These last few days ended up being quite a whirlwind of activities, highs and lows, and an emotional rollercoaster. My mom was here since last Tuesday, and my dad arrived Friday. Ethan had Conference tennis both Friday and… Continue reading Fall 7 times, stand up 8: more soda talk
I listed as a "fun goal" for May to walk to the new(ish) coffee shop by my house on a nice day and work there for a while. It's literally a <10 minute walk! Well, today was the day. My mom wanted to go for a walk and I had about 1 hour 15 minutes… Continue reading A May fun goal ✅
I'm a bit preoccupied this week because my mom is here! She got here last night. First though, I had a fun work lunch out yesterday at Forage Kitchen with my boss + our whole RN team (so in my department, that's me + 4 other nurses + my boss, who is also a nurse).… Continue reading Mom visit + a big disappointment
GRATEFUL KAE 