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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