As you (hypothetical reader) may have noticed, I haven't blogged in about 6 months. I've been going back and forth trying to decide if it's something I think is worthwhile/important/helpful/fun for me to do. I have not yet decided. BUT, every year since I began blogging I've done this, and so I will carry on the tradition today! Favorite New Experiences
1. Buying a home! 2. Being the proud owners of a pre-owned 2007 Toyota Prius 3. Beginning grad school at Viterbo 4. Being the wife of a musical artist who released two albums & had over 10 gigs this summer! 5. Joining the senior choir at our church 6. Having a few different roommates live in our home with us 7. Kayaking through the caves on the shore of Lake Superior 8. Spending summer evenings on my patio/the sidewalks of the raw deal with Tosha & co. 9. Hosting "come as you are, bring what you can" dinners at my home randomly throughout the summer 10. Becoming a part-time babysitter to the world's cutest 5 (now 6) year old. Travels//State Parks 1. January - Willow River State Park 2. Feburary - Lake Wissota State Park 3. March - Fleet Farm. At least 3x/week, sometimes 3x/day. 4. April - Council Grounds State Park 5. July - Sibley State Park in Minnesota 6. August - Spending a few days in Duluth, celebrating our 3rd wedding anniversary 7. August - A quick jaunt to southern WI to visit Ariel, Rachel & long lost Lara, home from Germany! 8. Winona MN, Duluth MN, Durand WI, Rice Lake WI, Eau Claire WI, and Cochrane WI for Sam's Musical Endeavors Favorite New Routines 1. Daily walks 2. Going to the library every 2 weeks to get new books & return the old 3. Swimming out in the mornings & arriving at work extra early with chlorine-smelling hair 4. Spending Wednesday evenings with the OSL senior choir members 5. Sunday night roomie dinners Lessons I've Learned 1. Community is good and also hard. Being there to move somebody (or many people), cook dinner for someone, take someone's kid for the day, inviting people to stay overnight/for a few months in your home is HARD. But it is more rewarding than anything else in this world. 2. I crave alone time & need to fight for it and advocate for it. 3. I enjoy working out, but it can get scary, quickly. I stopped having my period for a few months this summer and I am now approaching my eating/exercising habits with more caution around "rules" because of my perfectionist tendencies. 4. I can set limits with my friends & they will still love me. 5. Signing up for Grad School in the same month it starts is hectic, but not the end of the world. 6. Running with a pacer is the best way to run a half marathon, and the least painful 7. I look really good with short hair. I should have short hair for a while. 8. After spending a few months on an elimination diet, I am confident I cannot live without: chocolate, wine, and some sort of daily hot beverage. 9. The best Old Fashions can be found at Loopy's in Chippewa Falls, Zanzibar in downtown Menomonie, and Skoogs in North Menomonie. 10. Learning how to do long distance is key. Marco Polo makes it easier. Best "Thinking" Books of 2018 (In order of greatness) 1. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson 2. Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee 3. Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates 4. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 5. We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 6. Evicted by Matthew Desmond 7. Dear Martin by Nic Stone 8. Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich Best "Just for Fun" Books of 2018 1. . Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear 2. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah 3. A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver 4. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 5. The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 6. My Squirrel Days by Ellie Kember Recipes 1. Menstrual - roasted root veggies 2. Follicular - chicken satay 3. Ovulatory - shrimp scampi with zoodles 4. Luteal - one pan pakistani kima 5. Best easy meal: quinoa bowls 6. Best deluxe meal: butternut squash risotto Cliche Experiences with my Roommate Emily & Our 5-year-old Friend 1. Going on a hayride to a corn maze 2. Carving pumpkins 3. Raking Leaves 4. Building a snowman 5. Picking out and decorating a Christmas tree Looking Forward to in 2019 1. Spending more solo time hiking, especially on Sabbaths 2. Doing some hippie thing like buying a deep freezer for a cow, building a greenhouse, or getting solar panels. 3. Finding out who our next roommate will be (it could be you!) 4. Intentionally tracking the moon's cycles & mine 5. A trip to Austin, TX to visit friends & babies and a potential road trip to the west coast!
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