Essays
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This Thursday is October 1! A start to a new month and a day that will now forever hold special meaning to me because it’s Ben’s birthday! All year, I’ve been thinking through the lens of “Ben’s first time experiencing XYZ.” And now, my mind is starting to shift to looking back – and soon, to memories with Ben. Wild.…
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I’ve wanted to share some reflections on being a working mom and our experience with daycare for a while now. In some ways, this feels like a follow-up to the newsletter I wrote back in February, right before returning to work, when I had a lot of thoughts and questions about what this next chapter would look like. But if you only…
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I love reading all year round, but there is something about fall that makes reading feel especially appealing. This weekend, I was curating my list of books I hope to read this season and thought, hey, this might be interesting to other people! So, today, I thought I’d share a little snapshot of my reading life right now: what my…
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Welcome to Volume 8 of The Light List: a monthly, running list of things making life feel a little lighter lately. Today’s Light List is a collection of things I’ve been reading, wearing, watching and loving lately – with plenty of early fall coziness mixed in. Let’s get into it! Reading: A Gentle September Reset for Burrow Season: 30 reset & joy-inducing…
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Tomorrow is September 1! Typically, I feel a little sad when summer starts winding down. There’s so much I love about summer here in the Midwest, and knowing that fall means winter is right around the corner always feels a bit daunting. But this year, I’m realizing I don’t really mind the changing of the seasons! In fact, I’m finding…
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I was in a yoga class recently when the teacher casually said, “Do it for enjoyment, not achievement,” as we were flowing through our sequence. As soon as she said it, I felt my shoulders drop and my jaw unclench. And it really changed how I experienced the rest of the class. Since then, I’ve found myself thinking just “enjoyment!”…
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Becoming a mom has made me much more reflective – and made me think about my own childhood far more often. So, when I heard a question along the lines of the below on a podcast recently, I could not stop thinking about it: What parts of your childhood do you wish your own kids could experience? And, in reverse, what parts…
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Lately I’ve been feeling a little off. Not in any big, dramatic way… but just enough to notice that I haven’t been feeling quite like myself. As I started paying attention, I realized it was a collection of little things contributing to this feeling. It’s been almost four weeks since I’ve done a dedicated workout (beyond walking in our neighborhood, which…
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Good morning! Wow, it’s been two weeks since my last newsletter. Between Ben starting daycare (preparing for that first day was more emotional than I expected) and navigating our first round of daycare bugs (poor little guy was starting to turn a corner, only to take a step backward again this weekend), life got a little fuller than expected. I missed…
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Welcome to Volume 6 of The Light List: a monthly, running list of things making life feel a little lighter lately. Reading Let’s start with a reading and book update (always a great place to start)! I’m loving summer reading this year. I’m always happy when I take the time to do a little research and put together a summer reading list. It…
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I love when a similar idea finds me from multiple directions. It’s like the universe is gently nudging me to pay attention to something. Last week, I came across these quotes: “Be interested in big things and happy in small ways.” – Edith Wharton “The quality of life is in proportion, always, to the capacity for delight. The capacity for delight is the…
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Good morning! Writing this on a June morning when the hydrangeas are coming back into bloom outside my office and along our driveway, the air perpetually smells like fresh-cut grass, and even though it’s early, it’s already light out. Ahhh, I love summer!! So, pour yourself something to drink – a coffee or maybe something iced (I’ve been back on…
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