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Weekend Digest – Back in the Swing of Things

el tiempo

Happy Monday! I’m back in Houston and writing from my home office. I got some much-needed rest this weekend – and snuck some fun in too. I headed out of Houston toward the end of last week for work in Dallas. The weather threw a bit of a wrench in travel plans, but me and several other teammates were able…

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Life Lately + A Hello Fresh Recipe on Repeat

wedding shower

Happy Wednesday! I’m coming at you with a change of plans for this week. For one, it’s my bestie’s birthday today. We’ve been friends since our freshman year in college, we were roommates in our 20s, and she was my maid of honor at my wedding. Together, we’ve done a lot of living! We have a bday dinner tonight at…

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Weekend Edit: All the small things

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Happy Monday! The weekend went by too fast, and to be honest, looking ahead to the month of March has me a bit anxious. There is a lot going on in March, so my plan is to take it day by day. And, in that vein, I plan to enjoy this very last week in February (did anyone else’s February…

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Friday Favorites: Pink Edition

golden retriever

Happy Friday, friends! This week has felt like forever and a day – anyone else? Valentine’s Day? That felt like it was years ago. Regardless, happy we are here. This week had some some low lows. I heard some sad news about a friend of a college friend who passed away suddenly last Friday. I encourage you to read her…

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V-Day Recap+ Healthier Banana Bread Recipe

healthier banana bread

Did everyone have a nice Valentine’s Day? Aaron and I did. While we didn’t do anything extravagant, we made it special. If you read my post on Monday, you saw that we started our day off with some warm cinnamon rolls. I was able to get a run in on the Peloton after I finished working for the day so…

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Weekend Edit: Love edition

wedding shower

Happy Valentine’s Day! We started our Monday morning off with a special Valentine’s Day breakfast: hot cinnamon rolls. So, I’m a happy girl this morning. Coffee, email and special breakfast for a special day. There are worse ways to start off a work week. My friend texted me a photo this morning – she made pink heart-shaped pancakes for her…

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Friday Favorites + Vday Weekend

Smallwood home

Happy Friday, friends. I’m sitting here at my desk with a nice cup of Nespresso (the caramel cookie flavor because I’m an adult), and I’ve got my greek yogurt with some fresh figs. I’m feeling good because that big project I mentioned earlier this week? Well, it will be finished today whether I like it or not. I’m about to…

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Valentine’s Day Ideas + Heart Health

Christopher todd | engagement photos | houston

Happy Wednesday, friends. With Valentine’s Day on a Monday this year, I’m curious about what ya’ll are up to. But first, February is Heart Health Month. My work does a heart health challenge in February to encourage employees (and anyone else) to get up and moving. Sharing the chart below that you can use throughout the entire month to encourage…

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Weekend Edit + Three-ingredient snack idea

golden retriever

Happy Monday, friends. I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Why do the weekends always seem to fly by? This was the first weekend in a long time where I didn’t have to set an alarm. I had nothing concrete on my schedule, so I got to go at my own pace. I think we sometimes get so caught up…

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Friday Favorites: Texas Cold Front edition

popcorn for the people

Happy Friday, Friends. I promise we will be back to regularly scheduled programming within a week or two. My meetings schedule isn’t going to be as bad over the next couple of weeks. If you live in Texas, you might be having a snow day – especially if you are in Dallas. We didn’t get any snow here in Houston,…

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