02-15-25

 

Totem Lake walk.

02-14-25

 

Celebrating Valentines Day by building my own boquet on the roof.  Arrive has some nice events.

02-13-25

 

Book club night.  Anastasia is so ready to have this baby!

02-12-25

 

New work water bottle since I shattered the old one.

02-11-25

 

We're expecting a baby soon, and Anastasia is expecting pinwheels after she gives birth.  She's been abstaining from lunchmeat.

02-10-25

 

Since I still have many months of Invisalign to go, and it takes a lot of extra bathroom supplies, I got some new storage containers.

02-09-25

 

Superbowl party.  Watched the ads and halftime show, not the game.

02-08-25

 

Finally made it to Jazz Alley, and what a performance it was!

02-07-25

 

I fall prey to Facebook marketing.

t's so targetted.  It's so expensive.  I'm usually so disappointing. 

But I keep buying.

Loving the scent of lemon custard in this bath gel.  Only downside is I start my days wanting a lemon powered donut.

02-06-25

 

Heavy housework before heading into Sabbath.  Some weeks I do a little each day, some weeks I do it all on Sunday, this week I am doing most of it tonight so I can truly coast through the weekend.

02-05-25

 

Yep, it snowed.  It's another hiking boot commute day.

02-04-25

 

Strapped on the hiking boots and headed to Pioneer Square for work.  Will it snow or will it not, that is the question this week...

02-02-25

 

Harlem Globetrotters fun this afternoon.  Here Sunshine, one of the two female players, is doing cartwheels across the court.

02-01-25

 

The six of us spent the morning making freezer meals for Anastasia and Jacob to enjoy after Poppy is born.  

We did a double batch of tater tot casserole, a double batch of turkey chili. Potato chowder. Ranch chicken. Beef stroganoff, Bolognese, and chicken cacciatore.

01-31-25

 

Back at home, which is working remote facing my art wall.  Here is a close up of the painting I notice the most during my day.

01-30-25

 

Craft cocktails that are non alchololic are becoming a thing, and some tout health benefits.   I’ve been enjoying the coconut pineapple painkiller drink, trying to figure out if it helps me sleep deeper or not.  This month I decided to add on the pomegranate negroni.  It had an interesting kick, I finally realized it is fennel.

01-29-25

 

Wednesday is normally church night, but this week is still an off week.  Weird but nice to not have any evening plans.  This little tote was a gift from Vanessa to tote our bibles in.  Love it.

01-28-25

 

Back to the office for the week, back to wearing lanyards.  My lanyard broke and I've been trying to find a new one I like.  I feel like Golidlocks - too loud, too flimsy, too... determined to keep trying.

01-27-25

 

Speaking of sunrises... from our apartment.

01-26-25

 I feel so blessed to be able to watch sunrises and sunsets from high up downtown.  Sunday morning coffee sipping and newspaper reading rituals...

01-25-25

 

Fiona visit!

01-24-25

 

Brrrr, it is chilly in the Pacific Northwest this week!  The banana stand moved indoors.

01-23-25

 

Back to Town Hall tonight for a Seattle Arts & Lecture event.  Don't love the late nights, but love this building.

01-22-25

 

My hair stylist has a new puppy at the studio.  So cute!

01-21-25

 

Happy 125th anniversary to Weyerhaeuser!  I remembered the hoopla over 100 years, and now it is already 125 years.

01-20-25

 

Holiday!  Slow coffee morning, woot woot!

01-19-25

 

Enjoying an outing on this crisp but clear day.

01-18-25

Dahl and butter chicken, yum!  Set out for lunch at a new to us Mexican restuarant but ended up at a new to us Indian place instead.

01-17-25

 

Celebrated making it to the weekend with a comedy show at our seventh floor bar.

01-16-25

 

I decided to watch a movie tonight while Bruce was busy.

I intened to watch a movie about beekeeping in Macedania (Honeyland) that Bruce would hate, but accidently watched a justice seeking action movie (The Beekeeper) that Bruce would have enjoyed instead.

Oops!

01-15-25

 

Snap!

I'm sick!

Non stop runny nose and a cough, here we go!

01-14-25

 

We had a team happy hour after work today, at a ping pong venue.  The place had a cool vibe.

01-13-25

 

The temps are cold!  Mom and I walked this evening and afterwards I was chilled.  Good night to try out my new blanket warmer.

01-12-25

 

Enjoying lunch time with Max & Vanessa.

01-11-25

 

We slept in so long that we could go to the Capital One coffee shop.  Next door the rotating art studio had a huge mariachi band to admire.

01-10-25

 

New French press to try out on this fine work from home Friday!

01-09-25

 

Greetings to Grunkle after MAVen book club.

01-08-25

 

Hard to get back into the groove of working for five days a week and getting to the office three days.  I had to go back for my badge.

01-07-25

 

I've been disappointed in how hard it to find six pack egg cartons downtown, and low and behold, found some at Whole Foods tonight!  Only need eggs for baking, never need a dozen.

01-06-25

 

Hosted the church board meeting at Arive tonight.  Brice thought that snakes might come out of our laundry baskets.

01-05-25

 

This afternoon we enjoyed a hockey game.  It would be fun to get a womens hockey team in Seattle and I agree that Seattle Freeze would be a great name.

01-04-25

 

We had an adventure to Point Defiance this morning.  I miss the elephants, but loved seeing the seaotters.

01-03-25

 

I love google timeline, I look forward to the updates each month.  One of these years I will have more walking miles than vehicle miles, I will!

2024 averaged about an hour a day on foot, that sounds about right.

01-02-25

 

For the past two years I have tried to read all the physical books I have to get them off my shelves.  I'm going to keep focusing on Kindle, but need to realize that book form books will always be here waiting for me to read.  Becuase they come from all avenues... pastor, stocking, Mom, sister, SAL author events.

Starting books on shelf: 12

Starting books owned: 110 (thanks to free books and low price deals)

Starting books TBR: 314 (and ALWAYS growing)

Average books read per year: 50

Books read in 2024: 60, close to evenly split Fiction vs Non-Fiction

Goal for 2025: 52, I'd like to watch more movies too.

01-01-25

 

New year, new focus word, new necklace!

My word this year is NEW.  New dawn, new beginnings, new celebrations. Seen, experienced, introduced, or discovered recently.  What says NEW more than a sunrise and a field of poppies for our first grandchild?

WORK: I plan to sustain and build on improved sleep, stress, and energy.  I’m realizing just how much my sleep and stress impact my overall health.  And, I truly need to find a new job at Weyerhaeuser, since this current one has an August sunset date…

HOME:  Every year I want to eat less and move more.  This year I want to experience more health in a new, less judgmental and loathing way.  I want to slow down and savor life.  I want to explore and take in new things, as Bruce and I love to do.  And figure out how to make time for establishing stronger friendships and new rhythms.

FAMILY:  I can’t wait to help with and love on little Poppy, on track to arrive in February!

 

Let us be quiet 
and in awe of life, 
the moment-by-moment gift that it is; 
every breath, every meal, 
every sunrise, and every evening, 
lovingly offered in generous 
love, by God.