COLD WEATHER!! Snuggly shoes and wrap cardigans and big blankets and hunkering down and even though it was short-lived, false first winter makes me so happy! Halloween was HILARIOUS this week… first we were couple of skeletons at a very fun party where I got to spend good time catching up with friends. Then, Halloween…
Hitting publish before noon on Saturday calling it Friday 😉 Whoops, didn’t realize I hadn’t posted in 22 days. I was in DC for most of last week; it’s hard to articulate how I love Capitol Hill in DC. Over the 16 years one of my besties has lived there, I’ve gone for extended trips…
Scene: TUESDAY NIGHT at the fancy HEB on Lake Austin that isn’t really bougie except in the wine section We’re laughing and giggling down the aisles, being super playful, possibly annoying We’re buying too much stuff because we rarely grocery shop together and we were down to our barest cupboard and refrigerator situation so need…
Should we just switch to Feel Good Monday? It doesn’t have quite the same ring, does it? Previously, I wrote: It’s a little staycation day for me! We’re headed to an early afternoon wedding, so I just took the whole day off: slept in, had a latte a la dada, walked Bob around Town Lake…
picking up jack dropping jack off “what the heck” carseat backyard ball bachelor party crashing wine on the couch girl squad guy squad squads quads* bob my parents porch sit – too hot – more wine on the couch nail stickers co-emceeing cinnamon tequila reformation paid off peloton colorado cabin possiblities sun up skin facial…
Because 39-year-olds can do whatever they want with their own blogs. It’s hard to describe the feeling of freedom, unmitigated joy, and peaceful ease driving through the mountains brought me. I like a road trip. I drove through boring, brown Texas and flat, long New Mexico until I hit the mountains just south of the…
OR Lyssa went to the beach (with Bob!!) and forgot to post AGAIN. Man it’s tough being a blogger. I had written: The toughest work week of my professional career just ended. I am proud as my team squares its collective shoulders to move forward. It’s been a deep learning experience for me, and I…
It’s really a toss-up. Was it frustrating and ridiculous? Yes. Was last weekend one of my favorites in a long time? Also yes. Was this work week a hellscape? Yes. Was it also incredible for learning, communication, and growth? Also yes. Am I grateful for all of it? Yes. Is it hard to be grateful?…
after what appeared to be a light day of meetings, i am now on a call stretching into its fifth hour… grateful for unpredictability, flexibility, and leadership beach lazing and couple friends and sunshine and sand and salt and body surfing and fibbage delta sky lounge. only flying delta out of austin from here on…
Admittedly, California weather is perfect. It’s late July, the flowers are blooming, the breezes are blowing, and it’s just absolutely wonderful to be outside. It’s enough to make me miss living in Newport. Of course, living in Newport gave me my best friends in the whole world, so I will always be beyond grateful for…