Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Life Lately: Week 14

This is what the past week looked like.

I love him so much.

He went to the vet for a new bump that I was sure was cancer, but it was just an inflamed nipple and he is on allergy meds again.

Burrito bowl with a Waterloo marg is a perfect combo.

Waiting for his dad to get home.

Beauty in the mundane. 

Girls night out.

Eggplant parm from Cugiono's was delightful.

Staying warm.

Sign of spring.

Cleaned and organized the bathroom...

FEELS SO GOOD.

Having fun with mocktails.

Wa-terr day!

Call with my besties.

Lavender Macha oat milk latte.

Our little town brewery has the best Cesar salad.


This show is making me laugh and I'm here for it.

This was good, but not as good as Midnight Library.

Fave quotes:

"Someone once told me to die happy is to die complete. To live like you eat a delicious meal. To devour and enjoy every course so that when you have finished you are full, and enjoyed every mouthful, but aren't too sad there is no more."

"You see, if you want to visit a new world... All you need to do is change your mind."

"Whenever I read an autobiography I feel a kind of empathy, where a tiny part of me becomes for a short while the person I am reading about. I suppose that is one of the purposes of all reading. It helps you live lives beyond the one you are inside. It turns our single-room mental shack into a mansion."

"We beat death by living while we are here."

This is your reminder to get your mammo!

Quick trip to Trader Joe's and spent $150, oops.

I buy myself flowers.

10/10 recommend. 

These are bomb.

Spot stealer.

Game night at our neighbors'.

TJ quiche is chef's kiss.

My neighbor brought over flowers. :)

See also: I have the best neighbors.

Not a fan of kombucha. 

It's good to be Manny.

We gave up cable in February, but I caved and purchased a month of Max to catch up on my favorite show.

I can't resist a pop culture moment where everyone is talking about a show and analyzing each episode so I had to binge so I could watch the finale this weekend.

The fact that Mike White based the Ratliff family off Southern Charm... what a time to be alive!

The beginning of an...

Epic sunset.

The Love Roll at Ohana with sweet friends.

The green tea ice cream was the star.

Looks like a summer day.

My sweet boy.

Good reminder.

Love this.

Amen!

Amazing.

The perception of aging today is WILD.

I shared this picture with G because he's been watching Home Improvement and Tim Allen was turning 40 on an episode and G commented that he thought he was older than that.

Plonks, hahaha.

I feel seen.

I sent this to G because this is him and also my college roommates.

I remember they would make ketchup sandwiches for lunch, lol.

Welcome to spring in Michigan. 

This is funny because it's true.

100 percent.

This made me laugh out loud.

For more life lately:

Week 14 of 2019

Week 14 of 2020

Week 14 of 2021

Week 14 of 2022

Week 14 of 2023

Week 14 of 2024

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Life Lately: Week 13

This is what the past week looked like.

I read this book for book club and it was okay.

There were a few good nuggets, but it was loooong.

Fave quotes:

"We are not our past mistakes, we are our present and future intentions."

"You don't get what you want, you only get and maintain what you believe you're worthy of."

"You can only experience the depth of love, intimacy, and connection with another person as the depth you love and intimately connect with yourself."

"We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are."

"Rejection is God's protection."

"The only people who get upset about you setting boundaries are those who are benefiting from you having none."

My favorite salad from my local pizza joint.

I also read...errr....skimmed this one.

I wasn't into it, but I did love the chapter on polar plunging and am trying to convince myself to get in the lake one of these days.

Fave quote:

"Winter is full of fleeting invitations to step out of the ordinary. Snow may be beautiful, but it is also a very adept con artist. It offers us a whole new world, but just as we buy into it, it's whisked away."

G requested the tofu dish I made last week!

This book started slow for me, but picked up and I'll think about it for a long time.

Fave quotes:

"When people don't like themselves, it makes them mean."

"Half of the work that is done in the world is to make things appear what they are not."

Salmon bowl with cauliflower rice, peppers, avocado, and spicy mayo.

In office day selfie.

Lunch with my incredible team.

Celebrated food on a stick day.

Sunset skies.

Leftover salmon over parmesan risotto. 

I got a new vacuum and I'm obsessed.

Cordless is a game changer.

I recently heard quiet time referred to as holy hour and I like that.

Ever since the remodel was completed the gray rug bugged me so I shopped my house and love the pop of white.

Sushi at sunset.

This was a fun find during Amazon sales.

The waves crashing white noise puts me right to sleep.

Rainy day walk. 

Welcome to Williamston.

Lunch with a family friend, my mom, and Brad.

The food was legit at Niko's.

Saturday selfie.

Brad was posing like a model so I had to take a picture.

Sign of spring: lavender lattes are back at Starbucks.

I had to document that I didn't finish this book because my perfectionism comes out in reading where I cannot abandon books.

Recently I read an article about one reader only reading books she would rate 4 stars or higher and hearing books are art and art is subjective.

That gave me the freedom to not finish books, especially after finishing a two star book and feeling like I wasted my time.

Sunday afternoon Poppi in a martini glass is perfection. 

Sunny and 70 degree day...

To severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings.

We sheltered in place in the basement watching MSU get beat. :(

Good reminder.

I love this quote that came from this great article.

I can't stop thinking about this either.

That's the goal.

I feel seen.

Ha!

For more life lately:

Week 13 of 2019

Week 13 of 2020

Week 13 of 2021

Week 13 of 2022

Week 13 of 2023

Week 13 of 2024