We are more than halfway through May. Earlier this week I asked my supervisor if we were closing the office early on Friday, May 24th. She asked “why?” I said, “Because we’ll be entering a three-day weekend. Memorial Day is that Monday.” She reviewed the calendar and was just as surprised that the end of the month was approaching.
Continue reading My sockBeauty Empties Review #1
Here are many reviews of beauty products I have finished so far this year where I can give an honest review about each product. I think I’ll do another post on products I finished when I have more empty products. Maybe I’ll do another one in late summer? We shall see.
I confess I really don’t believe in the mumbo jumbo language of beauty products…or maybe I haven’t found anything that changed my life yet…but I enjoy beauty products because of the way it makes me feel. I enjoy the experience of getting ready in the morning and winding down my day. I treat this time as a ritual.
Continue reading Beauty Empties Review #1Wearing blinders
Another Mother’s Day around the sun.
Continue reading Wearing blindersApril spending
There aren’t a lot of line items but they were very high cost. Lots of pet-related purchases in April. Here they go:
Continue reading April spendingYou seem happier
Earlier this week, I come to pick up my kid from school and the daycare owner commented that I am wearing makeup and that I seem happier.
Continue reading You seem happierPrioritizing hobbies
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote why we should normalize making healthy choices in our 30s and beyond. Another thing we should normalize as adults is having hobbies. Many years ago — years before having a kid — people with kids would tell me, “Once you have kids, you won’t have time for anything else.” “Once you have kids” was always following by many absolutes. The more I heard it, the more I believed they were selling parenthood like they were selling me a cell in prison. There are truths to what they say, but there is a lot of nuance I want to recognize.
Continue reading Prioritizing hobbiesI drove one hour to pick up a little camera
Meet the newest addition to my little camera family, the Sony RX100 VA (5A). I have to tell you acquiring this camera was quite the journey.
Continue reading I drove one hour to pick up a little cameraNormalizing healthy choices as an adult
On Thursday I got my permanent crown for my molar. After the dentist appointment was my annual health check-up. I did the blood test to learn that my triglycerides were high. They’re just outside the normal range but it was enough for me to worry. It’s been over two years since I’ve had an annual check-up and a lot in my life has changed. I don’t want my triglycerides to trend upward.
Continue reading Normalizing healthy choices as an adultI could be going on a bad date or I could…
I am happy to report I feel much better. My energy is back. I’ve been less sick. Maybe it was that darn tooth all along.
Continue reading I could be going on a bad date or I could…Tivoli, Italy
I uploaded new photos on my SmugMug featuring the Italian town of Tivoli. It is located 20 miles outside of Rom. In February 2020, H and I went to Rome for the second time. We spent more time in Rome and chose not to take day trips across the country (i.e. day trip to Florence, day trip to Venice, etc.). Though we liked Rome, we wanted to explore a small town in Italy without making our way to the Amalfi Coast.
Continue reading Tivoli, ItalySpending log for March
February’s spending log was not exciting but in a good way. There were no surprise spends in February. But March made up for it with an emergency dental procedure. Here are some highlights for the month:
Continue reading Spending log for MarchQuintile one is done!
For this Weekend’s Coffee Share, I am going to change it up. Instead of sharing a coffee or latte of the week, I’ll be featuring a cocktail of the week. Last Sunday I had brunch with friends and decided to get a cocktail. This cocktail is called Strawberry Fields and it has prosecco, tequila, lime, strawberry vanilla peppercorn, and a microflower.
Continue reading Quintile one is done!