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Hey, hi, hello! I’m so glad you’re still here (and if we’re being honest, I’m so glad I’m still here too!). The weather is just incredibly beautiful for this first week of fall, and I’m feeling extra happy we decided to move to Charlotte. Right now my days allow for meandering walks, and I love …
Eighteen months. That’s how long it’s been since I’ve last logged in to this space – my own space – on the internet. So much has happened in the last year and a half, but in truth, my day-to-day looks about the same as it did the last time I posted here. There were so …
This feels weird – everything feels so strange. I haven’t been sleeping well, and I’ve woken up in a state of confusion each morning since Sunday ( as such, this post is a little out of the ordinary – more train-of-thought than planned content). As a whole, social-distancing and borderline self-quarantining isn’t that drastically different …
Have you seen today’s Google Doodle? Today marks the 60th anniversary of the Greensboro Sit-in that took place at the Woolworth’s Department Store (above) in Greensboro, North Carolina—which we had the chance to visit last weekend. I’ll share more about our visit to the site, now the International Civil Rights Museum, in an upcoming post. …
Happy… Wednesday? Sure, why not. It’s been a kind of weird, gloomy week here in Charlotte—weirder still because it immediately followed a beautiful, 70°F Sunday that we’re told is highly unusual in January. I’ve been trying to take it easy as much as possible to get ready for our trip to Baltimore this weekend. Well, …
It didn’t hit until recently that a new decade is beginning—I suppose because I’ve already experienced so many new beginnings recently. 2019 was a big year for Michael and me, with an interstate move, our first big family vacation together, and injuries that impacted both travel and our day-to-day quality of life. With these changes, …
Happy New Year! 2020 is off to a… weird start, but that just kind of feels like a continuation of the past few months. Thankfully it seems like things are starting to look up: I pick up my car from the shop tomorrow, I’m finally starting to feel some improvement and relief in the herniated …
Oh, hey! I promise I haven’t forgotten about this space—or you. It’s been a busy few weeks moving up here and getting acquainted with our new city, and it hasn’t necessarily been an easy or smooth transition. I was rear-ended a few days after we moved, and managed to throw out my back and catch …
It’s happening. I know I’ve been saying this for a while now, but I feel like now I can officially say that we’re moving since we signed a lease this week for a place in Charlotte. Despite not working at the moment, my day-to-day feels busier than ever: packing, making phone calls, rehoming things we …
What. A. Month. Truly, it’s been an emotional rollercoaster around here. Thursday, October 3 was my last day at my job, where I’ve worked for the past seven years. It was a long day, and I felt a bit overwhelmed by the turnout at our office gathering. I don’t relish being the center of attention, …