Around Here | February has been a tough month. Minnesota has gotten more than 30 inches of snow, work is stressful and busy without a clear end in sight, and the online communities I’m part of have been full of bad energy all month. I just want to hunker down and take shelter for the [...]
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Around Here | I’m off work today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which still feels weird to me after never getting extra holidays while working in newspapers. But, I’m not complaining! I’ve got brunch with a friend, a few errands to run, and some writing to do… but I’m still hopeful I can find [...]
Around Here | For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been leaning to the urge to just slow down in pretty much all areas of my life. My sister and I hosted a big holiday party last weekend, and since then I’ve been leaning back instead of leaning in. Except at work, I guess, since [...]
Around Here | It has been a long time since I managed to put together one of these life round-up posts. September was pretty hectic, but I’m not sure that’s really a good excuse. I guess life just feels full, but in a way that’s not really exceptional… it’s just life. That seems sad, but [...]
Around Here | It’s been a busy stretch of days! Last weekend, I went to Duluth with some friends — a fun trip that was also very full of activities. This week, I worked late one night on my day job, worked two nights on the podcast, and then went to see Hamilton here in Minneapolis! [...]
Around Here | I’m in one of those moods where I want to READ ALL THE THINGS, but then can’t seem to settle my brain down enough to read anything at all. During these periods, I can’t decide if I need to force myself to sit and read because I know that focused attention is [...]
Around Here | This weekend is the 24 in 48 Readathon, which I am casually participating in after a fall on my stairs this week left me with a sprained foot and instructions from a doctor to spend time with it iced, wrapped, and elevated. While I didn’t really need an excuse to read all [...]
Around Here | This week felt kind of full and hectic, although looking back in my calendar I can’t really tell you why. I know that I didn’t post last Sunday because I spent nearly the entire day binge-watching season 12 of ER, a both wonderful and terrible way to spend a day. This weekend has [...]
Around Here | I’m enjoying a quiet hour or so at home this morning before jumping into a busy day. I’m meeting some friends for coffee this morning to plan for my sister’s birthday party next weekend, and then we’re meeting some other friends to go see Ocean’s 8. It should be a fun day! Reading [...]
Around Here | I’ve been going through a lot of older blog posts lately during my prep for podcast episodes and realized that I miss being able to check in via these weekly-ish Currently posts. They’re nice little snapshots of a given moment, and fun to come across when I’m looking for a particular review [...]
