Weekly Dose of Positivity (6.14.19)

It's finally Friday! Even though I'm not working right now I still get excited about the end of the week and that feeling the weekend gives you. So without further ado, here are the things I've been loving this week: Dunkin Donuts Coconut Coffee - I really only go to an actual Dunkin the fall... Continue Reading →

Travel Anxiety

I've talked before about my packing strategy when it comes to traveling, but in that I never mentioned the anxiety that comes with it. K brought to my attention that I leave NEXT Friday for a big trip ( I swear it was further away) and my first thought was "oh shit". Now I'm obsessively... Continue Reading →

House Updates

We've been in our house for close to 7 months now and there has been a slow progress on updates and renovations. With the house being so old and not well cared for, a lot of the work that needs to be done is expensive and we have to space out our projects. The first... Continue Reading →

May Books

Well May was a sloooooow book month. I read 2 books. Seriously?! I never made it to the library in May and was pretty distracted with life to get serious about reading. June is looking promising though - I have already finished 1 book and I'm halfway through another, plus I went to the library... Continue Reading →

Things I’m Loving

With everything currently blowing up around me, my mindset has been frazzled and in the dumps. I've been lacking a lot of energy lately so even my workouts this week have been crappy. I can feel the meltdown flame licking at the edges. Work has piled a lot on me lately and while typically being... Continue Reading →

Run with the Marines

This past weekend was Historic Half weekend in town. The Marine Corps Half Marathon has been hosted in Fredericksburg since 2008 and brings THOUSANDS of runners and spectators to the town every year. There is a huge military presence in the surrounding area and majority of people who live here have some connection to one... Continue Reading →

April Books

April was a very busy book month and I was definitely using my time to read as a stress reliever. I read a few classics/standards for me, deep dived into a Nora Roberts trilogy, tried 2 that I was unsure of, and checked out 2 that were mentioned repeatedly on the Bad on Paper podcast.... Continue Reading →

Stress Relief

How do you handle stress? Everyone experiences it differently - some thrive under it and some buckle. I think I'm somewhere in between. I can handle a lot of things thrown at me, but once I reach that breaking point :: GAME OVER. There has been a lot of stuff going on this month, both... Continue Reading →

March Books

I set a goal to read 6 books in March and to not spend any money doing so. I rocked my goal and forced myself to start re-utilizing the library and their e-books. I only read 2 amazing, would recommend to anyone books but I'm also trying to branch outs and try different genres/styles so... Continue Reading →

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