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Hello + Thinking Out Loud

Hello hello! It’s been a minute since I’ve blogged. It’s not that I didn’t want to or didn’t have time. I’ve just been exhausted the past week or so. Like I could fall asleep anywhere at any time. I finally felt a rush of energy today, so I thought I’d come on here and share something a little different. A way to play catch up/check in I suppose…

One of my favorite experiences in December – girls’ night cookie exchange party!

Ok here we go…

Habit I’m trying to break: This one is easy. I’ve been falling asleep on the couch every night waiting for my pump time, and it really messes everything up. I need to either go to bed and wake up to pump or I need to just stay awake and suck it up.

Habit I’m trying to continue: Drinking tons of H2O every single day. When I don’t, I feel it physically, mainly in the form of headaches.

Best experience in November/December (so far): I honestly can’t pick just one. Most days look and feel the same, but I don’t mind that. I’ve loved everything we’ve experienced and am looking forward to a cozy winter.

Getting me excited for winter: The weather! Georgia winters are the best. And after five Chicago winters, I’m ready for a mild one. I often find myself complaining after dropping K off at school about how ‘cold’ it is. But I then remind myself that it could be a lot worse. A LOT WORSE!

Current thing I’m learning to love about myself: My postpartum body. Looks aside, I’m learning to love and appreciate how strong and capable my body is. Not only has it created life, but it’s carried me through a rough postpartum time and so much more.

Current thing I do love about myself: My ability to get shit done. Once I put my mind to something, I have to find a way to make it a reality. Period.

Book(s) I can’t wait to read: Hmmm…good prompt! I haven’t created a 2022 reading list yet, but I know Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown will be on it.

Task(s) I haven’t done yet that’s driving me crazy: I have a list of Awarify to dos that I have yet to tackle. Soon, my friends, soon!

On the docket for this weekend: Christmas day brunch with the fam bam! We’re hosting this year and are just so excited to celebrate with our families and experience this holiday with Kaiden in our own home.

Hope y’all are having a good week so far!

Let’s Play Catch-up

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It’s been a while since I’ve just typed and shared random thoughts. Actually, it’s been a while since I’ve posted. Something I hope to change in 2019! I want to get back to a more regular posting schedule (at least 2x/week) because more than anything, sharing here on MIS is what brings me the most joy.

Between the blog and Instagram, I share lots of little tidbits about our life. I’ll just let this be a free flow type post and see where it takes me!

LIFE UPDATES

A couple of weeks ago, I shared on IG that we were going to wean Kaiden off the pacifier. I even asked for top tips. Wellll…my grand plan didn’t go as planned. I chickened out that weekend because Vishnu was on a 24 hour call on Saturday. The following weekend didn’t make much sense either since K got sick on Friday, and I flew out to Vancouver on Sunday. We plan to tackle this in 2019!

For anyone who is planning to wean soon, top tips were to just go cold turkey (expect a few days of sleepless nights) or to cut the tip and let your kid wean himself/herself off. I think we’ll just go cold turkey because Kaiden seems to adjust better when he doesn’t see the thing we’re taking away.

Speaking of Kaiden being sick, it turns out he had an ear infection. I got home at 2 pm on Thursday, noticed that Kaiden had a fever, called the doctor’s office, and got an appointment for 3:15 pm. So glad we went that day because my poor bub’s ear didn’t look great at all. He’s on antibiotics now and on the mend! Whatever he had must’ve been a beast of a sickness because it took down my sister, my dad, and Vishnu. Fingers and toes crossed that I don’t get sick this time around!

Vancouver was great. The first couple of days were kind of rough for me because I felt horrible for not being home with K. From a work perspective, our conference was awesome. I had a few small speaking roles, and I think I tackled them ok. From a food perspective, I’m pretty sure I ate my bodyweight in meals. Everything was so fresh and delicious. Some of the best vegetarian meals I’ve had in a long time!

In terms of other updates, Kaiden and I leave for Atlanta on Thursday. I can’t wait! This will be a bit of different trip because I’m off of work 100% of the time. My mom also took some time off, so we’re planning to do some fun Christmasy stuff with K! Vishnu arrives a week or so later because he has to do that dreaded thing called work. 🙁 We’re getting by telling ourselves that this is our last Christmas apart. Fingers crossed!

STUFF UPDATES

I finished Pachinko on my way to and from Vancouver. What an incredible book. I didn’t expect to love it as much as I did, but the story really drew me in. It’s about a family, four generations of Koreans, living in Japan and everything they endured. Highly recommend it!

Next up, I’m reading Little Fires Everywhere. Can’t wait to get engrossed in another great and highly recommended book!

Vishnu got this toy chest so we can store all of Kaiden’s random toys in our living room without a huge mess. I must say, I didn’t think we’d end up with elephant themed decor outside of K’s room, but I kind of like it!

Andddd that’s about it. Please send some healthy vibes our way. Happy Monday!

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Let’s Catch Up

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I’m not sure if I mentioned this or not, but I was in Atlanta last week for a work training. It was a great and exhausting few days. I had every intention of blogging, but all I wanted to do was sleeeeeeep!

Now that I’m all rested, let’s catch up!

1. My time in Atlanta was great. Not only because the training was helpful but I also got to see my parents. They drove down to my hotel on Wednesday night after work to spend a couple of hours with me. They are the absolute best! I may have shed a few tears after they left!

2. I got an iPhone 6. Thank goodness because my 4s was most definitely on its way out. The alarm clock feature stopped working, and my battery would die at 50% charge. So frustrating! I like the 6 more than I thought it would. The best part is that it’s super fast and light. I love how the keyboard is nice and big, which means I avoid as many embarrassing typos as possible!

3. Friday night was date night at a new-to-us sushi restaurant. Vishnu’s elaborate baked roll was apparently perfection. My veggie roll could have used some work. For one, there was waaaaay too much rice. Luckily, the age tofu and miso egg drop soup appetizers were great and filled me up! And a full glass of wine doesn’t hurt either.

date night wine
4. You guys! Order the Oh She Glows cookbook NOW! It is a vegetarian/dairy-free eater’s dream come true! I love how Angela only uses real/fresh ingredients and tons of herbs/spices in each and every recipe. I made both the lentil walnut meatloaf and the peanut butter/chocolate chip energy balls this weekend! LOVE LOVE LOVE! I can see this being my go to cookbook!

5. I found dairy-free chocolate chips at Target! There are no words for how excited I was to find these Enjoy Life Foods dark chocolate chips. All I can say is YAY! Dairy-free chocolate desserts here I come!

6. My 2014 travels are winding down. My last trip of the year is TODAY! I’m flying to DC for a work related meeting, and then it’s two more weeks of work before a whole 12 days off!!! I. Can’t. Wait!!! I’m just a tiny bit excited about this. Haha.

Now that we’re all caught up, have a great Monday!

Catch me up! What’s going on in your life?