READING
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson
WATCHING
Season 34 of Dancing with the Stars, Los Angeles Chargers, behind the scenes content on YouTube
The Wombats on November 3rd at Saint Andrews Hall
LISTENING
Albums: Golden Hour by Kacey Musgraves, Messy and The Art of Loving by Olivia Dean, Man’s Best Friend by Sabrina Carpenter, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and The Life of a Showgirl by Taylor Swift, West End Girl by Lilly Allen, Wishbone by Conan Gray
Playlists: This Is Olivia Dean, winter taylor swift vibes
Podcasts: Dancing with the Stars Official Podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, Just Getting Good
PLANNING
Spring national park road trip west Texas and New Mexico, attic insulation project Q1 2026, guest room clean out and reorganization, spring garden with hopefully raised garden beds
COOKING
favorites: creamy Tuscan chicken, French onion braised beef, French style pork stew, pesto meatball and pastina soup, pressure cooker gochujang shredded beef bowls, soft gingerbread cookies
EATING
Nagoya Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi (Perrysburg), Cardamom (Ann Arbor)
DRINKING
Buffalo Rock Brewing Company, Voodoo Brewing Co, Grand Trunk Pub (Detroit), Jacoby’s (Detroit), Earnest Brew Works
GOING
Ann Arbor day trip: The University of Michigan Museum of Natural History, University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), dinner at Cardamom Indian restaurant
TRAVELING
camping along the Au Sable River in Michigan for Kyle’s birthday
CREATING
RollerCoaster Tycoon: Triple Thrill Pack, Christmas card scrapbook, Christmas card collection ringed flip book, Christmas cards, Christmas letter writing, Year of Bohdi calendar
HOUSING
part 1 of the attic insulation saga, kitchen sink light
den closet redesign as the camping closet
dining room shelf installation for national park memorabilia
GARDENING
harvesting the last of the basil and tomatoes, cutting down the cosmos, planting 150 tulip bulbs along the garage wall, planting garlic in the raised herb bed
DREAMING
artsy and whimsical 2026 with focus on learning the basics about sewing (pillow covers, hem pants, shortened living room curtains), national park postcard scrapbook, national park sticker photo book
CELEBRATING
Employee spotlight recognition, historic chili cookoff win, the birth of ALM
GIFTING
second hand national park deneen mugs (ebay), 2026 calendar with only pictures of Bohdi
LOVING
ATK membership and magazine subscription, backyard birds – cardinals, juncos, blue jays, mourning doves, red bellied wood peckers, wedding photos in vintage and thrifted frames, cactus bloom, friendsgiving turkey garland craft, seasonal sangria at Nagoya, black and white mountain art finally framed in a thrifted frame with a custom matte, Instagram algorithm, fall leaves with fresh snow
LEARNING
PT license renewal with online courses including Ethics of Social Media, Gamification and Virtual Reality, Hormetic Stress – Successful Integration into Physical Therapy, Multiple Sclerosis, and Organ Transplantation
BORROWING
THRIFTING
BUYING
Martha Stewart (Kmart) holiday table cloth (ebay), Kelley Vivian 2026 National Park wall calendar, Lord Huron limited edition glow-in-the-dark The Cosmic Selector Vol 1. vinyl, Midwest gardener’s handbook (ebay), wooden delicate arch (etsy), Outdoor Research 3L rain jacket and REI rain pants (REI), Aly Miller 2026 wall calendar (etsy), red pom pom garland (Michaels), Arches and Canyonlands Deneen mug (ebay), Subaru badge of ownership badges, Waechtersbach Christmas tree serving bowl (ebay), St. John’s Bay plaid scarf (JCPenney), P is for Pizza board game (tik tok), pewter saguaro figurine (ebay), custom matchbooks (for your party), Pfaltzgraff snow village oval serving platter (3) (etsy and ebay)
BOHDI
“His name’s Bohdi, he’s a baby”
MANTRA
Perfect is the enemy of good.
Until next time, Meryn
MERYN MADE 
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