A List of Favorites

It's pretty apparent that I love a good list. So, I thought I'd take a moment to make a list of things I'm loving right now just because. :-)

theSkimm.

theSkimm is a daily email that I get with a quick version of the goings on in the world. It gives me just enough info to be the "know" without having to read through a million news reports. Check it out: www.theskimm.com

Julep.

LOVING this right now! This is an service that sends you $40 worth of beauty products for $19 each month automatically. What you receive is based on a quick and fun quiz to get your style profile. You're given one of 5 different style profiles and that's how they determine what to send you each month. I've already gotten 2 shipments and have loved the products I've gotten! What I love even more is that your first box of goodies is FREE and once you're "in" you get a ton of great coupons, free shipping and sneak peaks of future products! www.julep.com

Skinny Jeans.

Anyone who knows me that I've had a war with skinny jeans since they became popular years ago. Anytime I'd try them on, I felt like my legs were stuffed sausages. Part of the issue is that I have to order all pants and jeans online in the tall size. My long stems aren't fitting into ANYTHING you can buy in a store, so regular length skinny jeans made me look like a 4 year old who had just had a growth spurt. So, after some discussion with a fashionista friend of mine, I bit the bullet and decided to give skinny jeans one last shot. I ordered a pair of Gap's Cuffed Always Skinny Jeans and LOVE LOVE LOVE them! They're comfy, they don't stretch out, it don't need a crow bar to get into them. I even feel kinda cute when I wear them. :-)

Frank.

If you haven't figured it out. I love him. Lots. I also love when I'm working long hours that my sweet husband sends me photos like these to make me smile. I'm a lucky gal!

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Daughter.

When you're estranged from not one, but basically both parents, the heaviness of that can still be palpable. Most days, most weeks, and months even, it's fine. I've learned to navigate questions like, "Where do your parents live?" or the weird feeling in my gut when someone says, "Oh, my mom sent me this from this favorite place of mine." I've learned how to adjust to Mother's and Father's Days by staying off of social media and doing something that makes me happy like getting out into nature. Some of these times are better than others. Here's the thing: whether or not the choice to go no contact with the two people who were supposed to show you all the basis of love was good or not, is incredibly difficult. Because social media is what it is, yesterday was apparently "International Daughters Day". It didn't bother me so much yesterday, but this morning wasn't off to a great start and for some reason, I felt agitated. I ...

Goodbye.

“I don’t know if I should congratulate you or console you.” - Craig “How about both?” - Me This was a conversation in our kitchen earlier this week. After a year and a half of weekly therapy, I had my last session with my therapist Tuesday. Not because I was over it or because it wasn’t working or because he retired. Nope. Because we got to a place where we could both say I’ve got the tools I need to move on. I have to say that there is no timeline for therapy and every situation is unique. I moved on from intensive therapy with my therapist because that it was worked for ME. I am certainly no expert and I have a feeling this isn’t the end of my therapy forever, but I do know that my experience with the right person allowed me to heal in ways I literally never thought possible. And it gave me the experience of a healthy “goodbye”. I was never prepared for that, so when we set an end date (not-so-coincidentally my Nanna’s birthday), it was hard to process. No one talks ab...

Bikes!

Twenty years ago this month, I moved to Georgia and got a job at a local bike shop. My long-term boyfriend from my early twenties was an avid cyclist and bike mechanic. He had gotten a job wrenching at a local shop, Bicycles Unlimited. I was 19 and looking for a retail job since, at that point, it was all I knew. The shop was owned by a family and they were welcoming to this young girl working there with ZERO experience. I started on the sales floor and moved on to inventory management. It was my first foray into the inner workings of small businesses. More importantly, this was my introduction to the bicycle industry which has been one of the most meaningful relationships I've ever had. I'd say 75% of the people I know in my life can be credited to a bicycle. Whether it be through rides, shops, or sponsors... I have met some of the most inspiring and influential people because of a BIKE. Some of the most fulfilling experiences I've had have been on a bike or because of bi...

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