Weekend Happenings! (2023 #33)
TL; DR: I had another mostly chill weekend! I was purposefully preparing for two upcoming busy weekends by being as lazy as possible this weekend and last weekend. I still did a long run, walked with a friend, did a long ride, and a few chores, but I sat around a lot....
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #32)
A few notes from the weekend! Well, not notes, more like paragraphs. I’m still playing around with the format of these weekend posts. TL;DR This was my first full long weekend back at home after three away! Yay! I wanted to catch up on things and relax. My three...
Reading Update (2023 #35-37)
[35] Wool by Hugh Howey Fiction / Dystopian, Lorena told me about it, listened to on Libby Synopsis: An entire society lives in a giant silo underground, but nobody knows why, and nobody dares ask to “go outside.” If you leave the silo, you don’t...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-3, My Birthday)
Some snapshots from my birthday yesterday! I took the day off work and had most of the day to myself so I was indulgent and did some of my favorite things. 5:31 AM My watch wished me a happy birthday! 6:26 AM I was worried I woke up too late and would be miserable on...
Weekend Happenings! (2023 #31-2, Guttenberg)
I really want to recap all my fun July stuff, but I’m so tired! And if I wait to recap, I won’t remember as much. I’ll make this one brief. I almost always go to Guttenberg, Iowa for my birthday (July 31) to spend it on the water with my family. This...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and am employed by the federal government. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂