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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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 about

November 19th

There's apparently something about November 19th and changes in my life... 2 years ago: moving out of the ex's house 1 year ago: announcing that I was making the big move to beautiful Colorado Today: planning my next big adventure! After 2 years of major life changes and constant adjustment, I'm finally feeling like a settled human being. So, I've decided that 2018 is going to be the year I push myself physically and mentally. 2 half marathons are on the schedule along with the most exciting part: a multi day bike adventure with an assisted athlete here in Colorado in support of The Kyle Pease Foundation !! I've learned enough about myself that I will not agree to push myself hard physically for any length of time unless there is another person who is behind the WHY. Doing this in partnership with another athlete who necessarily wouldn't be able to otherwise, is enough to get my ass off my couch and get it done! Details are still being worke

Patsy.

A friend sent this video to me and when I watched it, I was struck more by the feelings it brought up around the content than the story itself. Christen Reighter's story is an interesting and frustrating insight into what it means to NOT want a child. I invite you to watch this. Her experience is not unique and needs to be talked about. Even if you have kids. Or want them. What struck me most was what she says during her TedTalk: "I have believed having children was an extension of womanhood, not the definition." Truth is, I've been struggling with this lately. Not the fact that I'm longing for children. I'd be fibbing if I said there is a very tiny part of me that wonders what this will feel like when I get to the end of life. HOWEVER. That feeling isn't strong enough for me to want to find out. I don't feel like having children should be thought of as a "keeping the fingers crossed" kind of situation. If you aren't sure you'l

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