READING
PLANNING
living room refresh with painting and carpet cleaning, 2025 goals – cook more Asian cuisines, listen to a wider variety of music, attic insulation, “Art Museum Spring”, our first anniversary (gifts, food, activities), spring planting and gardening
WATCHING
the end of college football season, Superbowl LIX including Kendrick Lamar’s half time show, tons of “Best of 2024” booktube content, America’s Test Kitchen recipe videos, “day in my life” content from Clara Pierce
COOKING
favorites: ATK chili crisp noodles, ATK French style pork stew, Primal Gromet creamy Tuscan chicken over mashed potatoes, ATK loaded baked potato soup, ATK beef stifado, ATK za’atar and sun dried tomato biscuits
EATING
ZaZa’s pizza, Indian food at Tandoor, The Original Pancake House, Harvest, Sidon Lebanese Grille, Home Slice
DRINKING
Earnest Brew Works, local brews at Casual Pint, Oncore Brewing, Pavlov’s Brewing Co, Buffalo Rock Brewing Co, Voodoo Brewing Company
CREATING
wedding photos gallery wall in hallway, National Park gallery wall in dining room, Christmas letter and card scrapbook, spring vision board, Occupational Therapy Month sign
HOUSING
planting poppy seeds in the snow (Tik Tok inspired), plumbing issues over a 2 week period, deep cleaning dining room carpet, new paint and chandelier in the dining room, decluttering the guest room, planting ranunculus corms to germinate in the shed, clearing garden paths
GOING
waterfowl birding event at Sidecut Metropark, trivia night and SINGO at Casual Pint, winter birding event at Howard Marsh Metropark, winter birding at Oak Openings, thrifting, Walleye game, Pi day event at Earnest, winter woodcock birding event at Wildwood Metropark, Mudhens game opening weekend, estate sales
TRAVELING
upcoming: Lincoln, Nebraska (spring), Acadia National Park (summer)
LOVING
Kyle with his bread-baking experiments, inspecting influencer’s cookbook collections in their kitchens, thrifting and buying home goods second hand, tulips, new house plant (Philodendron Brasil), tracking the homemade meals we make in a seasonal fruit and vegetable calendar
DREAMING
the first signs of spring in the garden – daffodils and tulips, birding throughout NWO, evenings spent on the patio, grilling, running outside
FEELING
disbelief that Tik Tok will actually go dark (update, it came back after like 1 day), very emotional with my health in January, thankful for my sweet and kind husband, OMG Joann’s is closing my girl
LISTENING
Born to Die by Lana Del Rey, Vessel by Twenty One Pilots, Breathe by Faith Hill, Unorthodox Jukebox by Bruno Mars, also tons and tons of Taylor Swift, as always
CELEBRATING
Kyle passing the NCLEX (!!!), Dad’s 70th birthday with a Costco hotdog, Voodoo Brewing Company opening in Sylvania, Kyle starting full time as a night nurse at TH
LEARNING
supporting companies that value DEI initiatives and cutting out companies that don’t (cough, cough Target), our “new normal” as Kyle transitions to a full time nurse, shade gardening
BORROWING
THRIFTING
precious goose art, Mount Moran photography, food-inspired serve ware, Martha Stewart placemats, card games, frames
BUYING
scrapbook paper, discounted chandelier for the dining room, mid century modern bookcase, Joshua Tree ceramic mug, display birds for bookcase, brunnera bulbs (3), bleeding heart bulbs, astilbe bulbs, The Savory Baker from ATK, Vera Bradley travel backpack
BOHDI BABY
MANTRA
time heals all wounds
Until next time, Meryn
MERYN MADE 
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