Author: merynmade
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LIFE LATELY // Q4 2025
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…
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2025 IN REVIEW
2025 started off with a celebratory bang when Kyle passed the NCLEX, the standardized nursing exam. He spent most of the winter and spring training on dayshift on his cardiac unit, then transitioned to night shift over the summer, a rite of passage for all new grad nurses. I asked…
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LIFE LATELY // Q3 2025
READING WATCHING Dancing with the Stars: Season 34 – favorite contestants Scott Hoying, Whitney Leavitt, Robert Irwin LISTENING PLANNING attic insullation project, backyard garden 2026, spring national park road trip – New Mexico COOKING favorites: fresh basil and tomato bruschetta, Egyptian orzo, sundried tomato za’atar biscuits, Greek pasta salad, creamy…
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2025 Q3 | STOPPED MY SCROLL
INSPIRED BY ELISE BLAHA CRIPE (BLOG LINKED HERE), HERE ARE A COUPLE DOZEN INSTAGRAM IMAGES THAT MADE ME STOP, PAUSE, AND SAVE OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS Until next time, maybe the last time, Meryn
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LIFE LATELY // Q2 2025
READING favorites: The Break-Up Pact (4), Say You’ll Remember Me (5), Every Summer After (4.25), Lost and Lassoed (4.25) WATCHING my youtube girlies: book content from Kayla of booksandlala, lifestyle and beauty from Jessica Braun, beauty content from Kelly Gooch, lifestyle from Clara Pierce, book content from gabbyreads, book content…
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2025 Q2 | STOPPED MY SCROLL
INSPIRED BY ELISE BLAHA CRIPE (BLOG LINKED HERE), HERE ARE A COUPLE DOZEN INSTAGRAM IMAGES THAT MADE ME STOP, PAUSE, AND SAVE OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS Until next time, hopefully more inspired, Meryn
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SUMMER VISION BOARD | 2025
IF YOU FAIL TO PLAN, YOU PLAN TO FAIL Summer goals, aspirations, dreams, resolutions, semi-commitments, travel plans, promises Until next time, Meryn
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Q1 2025 READING UPDATE
General stats Pages: 3,082Hours: 86.79 Fiction: 9Nonfiction: 0 Audiobooks: 8Physical books: 1 Borrowed books: 5 → Library savings $158.49Personal collection: 4 2025 Release: 5Aardvark: 1Book of the Month: 2 5 stars: 24 stars: 43 stars: 3 Until next quarter, Meryn
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LIFE LATELY // Q1 2025
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…
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