JANUARY 2025

 






  H A P P E N I N G S :  


•  the month greeted us with a blizzard + six inches of snow several days later. i finally got my wish for snow on maternity leave (a week before i went back to work, LOL). 

•  i shared my inaugural yearly intro post for 2025. 🪩

•  after 12 weeks of maternity leave, i returned to work. it was so weird to not be in sweatpants, but it went really well (thanks to prayer + making sure i had some of my favorite things— cookies + coffee). 

•  june turned 3 months old! 💜

•  after an 11-month hiatus, friday evening coffee is back! (FEC is my way of romanticizing the start of the weekend, since i don’t drink coffee on weekday evenings) 

•  a memorable moment: jackson + i played in the snow as it fell softly. luna had the zoomies + i laughed + took in the beauty. it was magical. ❄️

•  i am taking on a new role at church + i am so excited!

•  i made homemade blackberry simple syrup for lattes. it was so good! 


 
  B O O K S :   affiliate links
 
•  upon waking - 5 stars! ✨ 
•  listen for the lie - 3.75 stars 
•  dinner for vampires - 5 stars ⭐️ 
•  hillbilly elegy - 4.5 stars 
•  funny story - 3 stars
•  how to stay married - 4 stars



  ON THE BLOG IN JANUARY: 

•  2025:  DEC 30 - JAN 5
•  2025:  JAN 6 - JAN 12
•  2025:  JAN 13 - JAN 19
•  2025:  JAN 20 - JAN 26





  JANUARY THINGS:    

-  snow days ❄️
-  friday evening coffee
-  filming tiktoks 
-  monthly florals 💐
-  iced blackberry macchiatos 
-  good books!
-  new sweaters 



   O B S E R V A T I O N S   

-   i made an active effort to enjoy every moment of my maternity leave. i have a tendency to look ahead to things i’m dreading— like going back to work after 12 weeks. but i did not allow myself to think of my return to work until the week before. and what i noticed is that, even though i was sad to not be home with my family, i soaked in all those little moments with ferver. it was such a good practice + one i want to remember going forward. 

- the quiet stillness of falling snow is a tangible peace.

-  seeing a big snowman someone made at the local baseball field by the river made me smile really big as i left work. 

-  i have been open about my people-pleasing tendencies and my deep care of what others think about me. it’s something the Lord showed me last year + it’s still something i struggle with. but there is growth! on inauguration day, i shared a photo of melania’s outfit. i knew it could possibly make some people unfollow me, but i LOVE fashion in pop culture. why hide it because someone might judge me?? i ended up losing 10 followers. i only know this because i had exactly 1,000 + that was a fun, even number for my brain. and guess what? OH WELL. i realized i had put a lot of value in that number. what an eye-opening realization, but i’m grateful that the Lord is showing me these things so i can walk in His freedom!

- sometimes the best thing you can do after a hard workday is blast praise music on the way home + let it go. 

- an unexpected bonus of pumping 3 times a day at work is i meet my steps goal by the time i leave for the day 😂

- i'm trying to find the balance of being more assertive, but not being a jerk. is it possible?

- trader joe’s has the best store-bought chicken salad i have tried. (the homestyle kind) paired with their sourdough bread 👌🏼






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