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My Current Weekly Workout Routine

Piggy backing off of last week’s post about exercise (and doing it even if you’re not wearing a fitness tracker) I thought I’d revisit/update this blog from last April about my weekly workout routine. I was happy to reread it and find I’m still feeling the same way about exercise—that it should be fun and Continue reading
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A Pretty Long List, When You Think About It

I sat down to write a blog post about thankfulness. About noticing. I wanted to go through all of the tiny things in my day and in my body. The parts of my life I might not pay attention to or notice, especially when a different problem is on my mind, but when I focus Continue reading
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My Spring Bucket List

Right, so, it has been spring for almost a month now, but here I am with a Spring Bucket List. Also, it’s Tuesday and I usually post on Monday. But oh well. I just like this list and wanted to share, because somehow spring feels extra springy this year and I just got some tulips Continue reading
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January & February Favorites

This year certainly started with a bang. Every where you looked, there was surely chaos to be found. So when I could, I tried to look elsewhere. I tried to turn off social media and dig in to books, movies, and TV shows. I tried to read more blogs and try more recipes, to watch Continue reading
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It’s a Good Day to be a Duck

This past weekend we grieved the loss but also celebrated the life of my great uncle Ted. Looking around the room at his extended family, as well as the slideshow of pictures that showcased his persistent joy for life, I remembered fondly all of the time I got to spend with him. And having worked Continue reading
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In the Aftermath, Just Be There

A while back I wrote about an inspiring episode of the podcast My Unsung Hero, and today I wanted to share another one that seems particularly relevant. In Kimberly Godsey’s episode, she tells the story of her time training to be a nurse practitioner and how physician, Dr. Joe Seibert, gave her advice that has Continue reading
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17 Goals for 2025 (List-cember #5)

One of my favorite parts of the year is setting goals for the next year. It gets me excited for what is to come and helps center me in the impending unknown. It gives me a list of go-to answers to the question that comes up hundreds if not thousands of times every year: what Continue reading
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5 People I Had a Crush on this Year (List-cember #3)

Since social media gives us access to nearly anyone and everyone at all times, and since so much entertainment and parasocial interaction comes from influencers, YouTubers, and other social media personalities, it is easy to form passing crushes on people day after day. And I don’t mean romantic crushes, at least not typically, I mean Continue reading
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Things I Tried this Year (List-cember #2)
Every year gives us the opportunity to do what so many signs in so many homes suggest: live, laugh, and love. And if there were a fourth L in that equation, I think it would be learn. Every day we have the opportunity to start learning something new, and every year we have the opportunity Continue reading
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