I am so grateful for this. For my house on the beach, for my amazing patio, for finding a bunch of beach glass one of my first mornings revisiting the beach I used to call home and am thrilled to walk barefoot along daily once again. This weekend will be full of projects, of building…
And now I remodel it. To a week of work on my new house, thankgodformama, my dad came in to help, and I’m so happy.
I took a last-minute business trip to Fresno, California earlier this week. It was an awesome, informative, jam-packed trip, made all the more fun by a constant game of “Where am I now?” with my own personal poor (wo)man’s JJ Watt*, who once lived in Fresno (mine, not JJ). He answered near-constant texts not only…
I mention the mama a lot on this blog, and not only because she’s been a constant reader since ::gasp:: 2007!, but mainly because she’s been a constant supporter of this blogger since 1984. My mom is a business partner, co-investor, best friend, champion, teacher, and provider. She has the most integrity of any person I have…
Is it any wonder why all I want to do when I come home to Austin is hang out at my parents’ house? Raw milk lattes all day followed by great wine, food, and laughs all night. So grateful for this place I can call home, with parents I love.
I love the earth. I love being outside. I love mountains, oceans, lakes, trees, grass … I am so grateful for the earth. #happyearthday
Pieces of my soul. That’s what I’m grateful for this week. Monday marked 9 years since my best friend was killed. It seems so long ago, yet so recent. The feeling of loss fades, but will always be present—because he is, and has, a piece of my soul. Appropriately, I celebrated his birthday and the anniversary of his…
This is not even an April Fool’s joke. I really did eat all the casseroles this week. All week. I am digging the casserole. You know what’s annoying? Food prep really makes life a LOT easier. It makes meals foolproof. It saves money. And calories. And it makes me happy. Here are the three recipes…
The best therapy. Banging heavy weights. Snatch, deadlift, power clean. Squat, lunge, press. New job has me doing this less, and I didn’t know how much I needed it until I wasn’t doing it. And I got grouchy. REAL grouchy. Apologies to everyone who ever interacted with me over the past couple of weeks. I’m…
I love life by the beach. And it looks like I’m gonna be here a little while longer, at a job I love and in a house I love! Last weekend, I was reminded of the joys of beach living with the perfect Sunday: Nali playing at dog beach before I hopped on a bike and cruised…