Category: currently

  • LIFE LATELY // Q4 2023

    LIFE LATELY // Q4 2023

    Reading Planning Spring home repairs and projects (exterior, garden, painting living room, house numbers), 2024 goals, dreams, intentions, resolutions, 2024 30 book TBR Watching Jeopardy, Cleveland Browns football, Toledo Rockets football, The Golden Bachelor, booktube, far too much tik tok Cooking Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, French onion soup, experimenting with…

  • 2024 VISION BOARDS

    2024 VISION BOARDS

    In other terms: goals, intentions, resolutions, wants, dreams, schemes, aspirations, inspirations, to-do lists Inspired by Jen Warnes tik tok content reviewing her 2023 vision board (linked here) Until next time, Meryn

  • 2023 IN REVIEW

    And just like that, another year has come and gone. 2023 was our first full year of home ownership which brought us challenges and surprises. After a somber winter with the passing of my dear aunt, the spring surprised us with beautiful white and pink blooms from the lilac bush…

  • LIFE LATELY // Q3 2023

    Reading Planning Perennial garden for spring 2024, home exterior revamp, shed exterior (siding) renovation, 10 year anniversary trip in 2024 (Grand Teton NP, Yellowstone NP, Theodore Roosevelt NP, Badlands NP, Wind Cave NP) Watching College football, professional football, Taylor Swift’s Eras tour content on tik tok, Golden Bachelor premiere Cooking…

  • THIS COULD BE HALF WAY

    This month I turn 30 years old This could be my half way point Ever since my Aunt died earlier this year at 60 years old I haven’t been able to stop thinking That my life could be half over Likely? Unlikely But hard to know I have no reason…

  • NEW HOUSE, NEW LIFE

    Less than 2 weeks until we move into our first home. Here’s a non-exhaustive list of everything I’m excited for, and the idyllic, perfect life I think homeownership will bring I’m excited to: → just listen to and have music playing[ can’t tell you the last time I’ve listen to…

  • LIFE UPDATE: WE BOUGHT A HOUSE

    The last week of June 2021, we announced our resignations from our full time jobs with a plan to travel the US for 3 months, embarking on what affectionately became known as our National Park road trip One year later, during the last week of June 2022, we closed on…

  • LIFE LATELY // Q1 2022

    Reading Planning PT license renewal, monthly family dinners in Defiance, spring break trip to Cincinnati and Mammoth Cave National Park, Kyle’s return to college courses, financial successes Watching Completion of NFL 2021-2022 season, Super Bowl LVI where Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 23–20 in Los Angeles, Olympic Games…

  • CURRENTLY // JULY 2021

    Reading Watching Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, booktube per usual Planning Summer reading, last minute details and purchases for our 3 month road trip Cooking Honestly the bare minimum, attempting to eat all the food in our fridge, freezer, and cabinets before we move out at the end of July Eating…

  • REVIEW OF YEAR 27

    The people, places, and pleasant pastries that defined my year Year 27 highlights: 1 | 30 pounds weight loss 2 | exploring Detroit 3 | Traverse City for Kyle’s birthday 4 | solo half marathon 5 | COVID19 vaccination 6 | 7 years with Kyle 7 | BFF’s wedding in…