taking stock | february's end

making / grilled bread with triple creme cheese and currant preserves. griddle your bread, folks. #gamechanger cooking / lots of sweet potatoes. our favorite and ridley's current favorite. drinking / what i like to call my fizzy lifting drink. take one shot of espresso and pour it over ice then top with sparkling water. perfection. and again, #gamechanger reading / sam and dave dig a hole. organizational psychology textbook. preschool websites. wanting / to spend the summer in vancouver. looking / around at elinor's crazy messes. she can make 'em fast. playing / all the dave matthews tunes. 'tis the season. wasting / salt. a sprinkle here and a sprinkle there...it really adds up. plus, elinor likes to help in the kitchen and she has been known to steal a pinch and eat it. what a character. sewing / all the time. i went from zero to sixty on this one. and it is such fun. i have caught the sewing bug, officially. wishing / that the cool mornings would stay and stay. enjoying / family strolls and creative time with elinor. she's all about the mixed media, right now. waiting / is the worst. liking / my tracy anderson dance and barre classes. i look like a goofball but it is such a blast. hoping / and praying. marveling / at how quickly time flies. HOW IS IT ALREADY MARCH?!?! and we even got a bonus day this year. sheesh. smelling / lemon blossoms. wearing / yoga pants + v-neck tissue t-shirt + messy braid. noticing / how curly elinor's hair is. knowing / that God is the almighty. thinking / about balance and schedules. feeling / a tad tight in my hips after a hefty saturday morning training run. 25k, baby. bookmarking / inspiration from my favorite spring lines. opening / a new pack of moleskin journals. giggling / at ben's silly jokes.

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