We got Ethan's senior pictures back!! I of course am too antsy to share them to wait for the official downloads, so these are just some of the proofs. But I think they turned out so well! He's so handsome!! (in my humble opinion). Sorry for the overload, but it's way too hard to narrow… Continue reading Senior pic preview! And other misc. (volunteering at kid stuff + a fall recipe)
Time + expansion I've been pondering the concept of time perception this week. Specifically, Parkinson's law, "Work expands to fill available space". As in, the more time you have to complete something, the longer you will spend on it. I find this to be such a fascinating concept. I also really believe that it's true,… Continue reading Time perception/expansion and easing into fall vibes
We ended up having something every night this week. Monday- swim board meeting Tuesday- went to see The Odyssey basically right after work Wednesday- our 19th anniversary! We had early dinner reservations at 5:30 and I had a meeting until 5.... Thursday- Ethan's soccer game in Verona at 7 pm (35 min away), picked up… Continue reading A quick Friday post
When I posted last time, it was Wednesday and I still felt rather frazzled. I'm happy to report that things finally feel like they're settling down. We had a busy but overall nice week. Like I mentioned, we attended a Senior Parent Meeting on Wednesday at Ethan's school. Of course, LOTS of "college application" talk… Continue reading Settling down
I still have 1 more Florida recap to write, but haven't had a chance. I wanted to pop in and say hi and give a little update though. Re-entry In terms of post vacation re-entry, this was one of our best yet! We were away for a total of 9 nights and got home Sunday… Continue reading Touching base!
Hello! Things have been a little crazy hence the radio silence on the blog. 🙂 This summer has been full of so many great and fun things and ALSO has been a lot! big family vacation several weekends and days full of helping my parents move/ move-related activities a spontaneous (amazing!) long weekend to see… Continue reading Catch up + household calamity edition
It feels good to be home. I already told you how I launched myself right from vacation -> back into work mode. Ivan and I both felt pretty sleep deprived for a few days due to the red eye flight, obviously, but also I'm sure just the time change (2 hours earlier on Vegas time)… Continue reading Some good things + resuming a skincare routine….
A quick check-in to say howdy and share a few miscellany: Today's the day, Garth Brooks concert day! I'm excited! I can't remember if I mentioned here that although I bought my ticket to go alone, it turns out a volleyball friend and her mom also had tickets for tonight. So I'm catching a ride… Continue reading Tuesday misc. and GARTH DAY!
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
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 ✅
