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#30: Am I Doing This Right?
The different rows of dance class, looking in the mirror, and wondering, "Am I doing this right?"
Bonus Issue #05: Bedroom Reveal + Thoughts on Lime Wash
Putting together our bedroom with a mix of old + new, and why I need a few years before I ever think about attempting lime wash paint again.
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Bonus Issue #04: Our New Kitchen Glow-Up!
Sharing the glow-up we did to our kitchen in the new house for an $800, and all the links for everything.
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#24: The Little Lies We Tell Ourselves
"Once I just get through this period, it'll be fine...After ____ is over, I can rest."
#23: On Arriving: Are We There Yet?
How I felt during the car ride from the airport, and if we actually ever feel that we've arrived at our destinations.
#22: We're Moving (Again), and Home-Buying (Again).
Why we're somewhat unexpectedly moving somewhere I swore I'd never live again, the chaos of buying and selling a house at the same time, and how we have…
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#21: Reflections before a big life change
Things I've been thinking about ahead of a big life change (sharing the news next week!), 5 months of this newsletter, and what's ahead.
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#16: Are They Goals or Idealized Versions of Self?
Do you actually want your goals, or are they an idealized version of yourself?
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#15: A Way We Measure Change in Ourselves
How revisiting stories we read and watch turn out to be mirrors, and new year tidings.
#13: Burnout and Books
How I went from reading less than 1 book a year, to 40 in 6 months, Korean banchan, and lots of Apple TV+
#4: Debacles are Our Favorite Memories
Why I finally opened a $160 bottle of perfume, and how a (literal) shitty mistake made me happy.
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#1: To change or not to change (your surname) that is the question
At least one that lived in my head rent-free for the past year.
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