Happy Friday! I am so looking forward to the weekend because it has been quite the week. Next week will be super busy, and I’m just hoping to check some more things off my work to-do list today. If we can make it through our annual Board of Visitors meeting next Friday, things should calm down a bit. On another…
In case you missed my first post on exploring your own backyard, you can find that here. I’m back today with another local gem that was about two-miles away from where we were living. In fact, I drove right by it every week, but in the four years we lived near Downtown, we never once explored the Houston Arboretum and…
I’m back today with a quick, fall side dish! It’s relatively easy to make (I’m talking like five ingredients here), and it’s the perfect dish to enjoy on a cool(er) fall evening. We had another “cold front” roll into Houston last night. And, it’s in the 70s today, which is perfect weather in my book. I had a fall-themed retreat…
Each year, my Houston friends get together for our annual pumpkin carving party. This year, we still wanted to host a smaller gathering, but we needed to figure out how to do it safely. The only option was to hold the party outside. That way, everyone could have his or her own table to carve and the ability to social…
I had zero desire to get a workout in yesterday. But, I got a quick 30-minute virtual workout in (Kira Stokes app anyone?), and it felt so good to get the body moving after sitting at my desk all day. It was one of those days where I was scheduled in back to back virtual meetings. I just got the…
Ya’ll – it’s been a crazy week. I feel like I’m working like a crazy person, and I don’t think it’s slowing down until Nov. 6 when our Board of Visitors meeting is over. I started my day at 8 a.m. yesterday and finally shut down the computer around 7 p.m. I *did* manage to get out for a run,…
I’m sure that 2020 will go down in the books as a year none of us will ever forget. When the ball dropped to close out 2019, I don’t think any of us foresaw living through a pandemic. Now, I’m a pretty optimistic person, but I’ve had my days this year where I got in my feels and started putting…
