Kimberlee K.

One of my favorite traditions here on the blog is my 200-day time capsule.

It’s a catch-up session with myself that allows me to be amazed at the passage of time.

It’s where I fly my freak flag a little because yes, I AM AMAZED AT THE PASSAGE OF TIME AND I WON’T SHUT UP ABOUT IT.

My last letter from the past came in on November 28^th, 2025, which was not only the day after Thanksgiving, but the Friday before List-cember started, so I didn’t post about it.

Instead, I waited, and now it’s been 270 days—which is kind of fun.  I know more than I would have known on November 28^th.  I’m two whole months wiser.

So let’s check in with past me.

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1) What day is it?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): Friday May 9, 2025

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2) Describe yourself today

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): A little worn out from a rough week of sleep, a little sore from a good week of workouts, and always joyful after getting to spend an afternoon with my niece! She’s the best thing in the whole world—at least for 3 more months until she becomes tied with my nephew. Whenever anyone asks me, “how’ve you been?” lately I say, “living my best auntie life!!” and that is the truth. It’s the best part of my life right now and I’m grateful for it every day.

Still true. But there was no real way for me to prepare for how wonderful my nephew is. 100/10 no notes.

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3) What did you do today?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): It’s a workday that started out a bit frantic but has slowed down after lunch. I’m convinced I’m going to go to the gym after work, but I’ve also been convinced of that for over a month and haven’t, so we’ll see what the afternoon brings. Otherwise, it’s a pretty quiet Friday. I plan on watching a movie and eating cookie butter ice cream later, so life is looking UP.

Just checked my gym app and can confirm that I did NOT go to the gym that day.

Can also confirm that May was spent eating that entire quart of Trader Joe’s cookie butter ice cream straight from the container.

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4) What’s your favorite song right now?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): I have been listening to Forrest Frank radio on repeat! And his new album just came out today! So I am pretty much loving anything by him. An early favorite off his new album is “Outside.” I also loved Maren Morris’ new album on first listen so I’m excited to learn more of that. And I love “Play House” by Devon Cole. She just never misses. I love her.

Forrest Frank clocked in at #2 on my Spotify wrapped, and a group of us just got tickets to see him live, so I’m very excited! I also loved the Maren album so much I impulse bought a ticket the day of her concert and sat next to a girl who also went alone, and we sang the whole set list together. So that was wonderful.

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5) What’s the most recent movie you’ve seen?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): I saw The Accountant 2 in theaters this week and loved it!

If you asked me when I saw The Accountant 2 in theaters I might have said 45 years ago. I can’t believe it was in May of last year. Good movie though.

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6) Who did you last text and what did you say?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): I texted my favorite group chat that pops off on Fridays and said: “the jumpsuits look luxurious.” Because, yeah, they did.

They were, in fact 10/10 jumpsuits. Shout out to my girls in the Joy Report group chat. 

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7) What is your biggest goal right now?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): For tangible goals, I’m really loving strength training right now. I’m doing a lot of those kinds of workouts, and it’s been so fun to feel myself get stronger. So one goal is to stay consistent in that, and another, less tangible goal, would be to keep being present. I have felt very renewed in my spirit lately and felt far less of a need to look forward and improve improve improve.

OH! Also, since I mentioned it in the last one and it was fun to see it in the future, I’m also working on a new series for Thursday Faith that I’m hoping will come out in the summer, and maybe another for the winter! Good luck, future me, with all that writing!

1) I love this written proof of the feeling that I reflected on in my Word of the Year post. Being present was a big strength of my year last year, and it makes me smile knowing that I was noticing it early on.

2) *flips hairs* Proud to let you know, girl, that THAT series—which became The Summer of Prayer—is done and dusted and you’re knee deep in another one. 

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8) What are you most excited about?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): My iconic, showstopping, unbelievable nephew to be born. And for my niece to start talking. And to cut my hair. And that cookie butter ice cream.

✔️ cut my hair and felt like a brand new human being

✔️ met my show-stopping nephew and he is beyond my wildest expectations

✔️ regularly have conversations with my niece that make the world feel like a magical place

✔️ loved that ice cream so much that I felt the need to apologize to my lactose intolerant sister.

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9) What are you most worried about?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): Is “the world” too vague? Or too catastrophizing? Should I go way smaller and say the unit above mine, which is currently vacant and being shopped out to new tenants? I had some LOUD neighbors before, so I’m trying to soak up this *silence* before someone new moves in. Sending a prayer to the future that it’s not, like, a professional jumproper, or someone who walks like Bowser.

Happy to report the new neighbors are lovely. Sad to report the world is still very much worth worrying about. Love the Bowser reference, though.

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10) What’s the best thing you’ve eaten in the last 200 days?

My answer from the last time capsule (5/9/25): My sister and I made lemon loaves a few weeks ago and we honestly should have made a double batch. They were gone too soon and I haven’t stopped thinking about them.

Ah! The lemon loaves! The gateway loaves!! After eating those, I bought myself a loaf pan and now loaf it up regularly. I love loaves. The word is starting to lose meaning. Loaves. Loaves. Loaf. Loa—

And suddenly, it’s 2026.

December moved so quickly and held so much. January was…well…it was!

I feel blessed for how much love I have in my life and afraid of the lack of love I see in the world. As I write my next time capsule letter, I’m hopeful it will find us all in some 200 days, where there likely won’t be some magical solution to every problem, but perhaps just space to exhale, to think, things are looking up.

I’m setting the next time capsule date to August 20^th, 2026.

See you then!