Hello and Happy Deep Thoughts Thursday! Although today is drab and dreary, I’m feeling all sorts of cheery, as we have hit the peak of cherry blossom season here in the DC area! The blossoms decided to pop a little early this year due to the extra sunshine and warm weather that we’ve had during … Continue reading
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, DTT Readers! Cheers to another week! This week, like every other one during the past few years, has flown by in the flash of a leprechaun escaping a trap. I’m still Fitbit-free and feeling fabulous this week. I started a new gut-friendly workout and lifestyle program on Tuesday and my body … Continue reading
(NOTE: This post is also available in audio form as a podcast – https://anchor.fm/deepthoughtthursdays/embed/episodes/Celebrating-10-Years-of-Elyse-e1es998) I often have to remind myself of how lucky I truly am. It’s so easy to get swept up in the day-to-day, week-to-week, month-to-month, year-to-year cycle. And before you know it, the years-to-years have become decades. In that time, so many … Continue reading
Thankfully, I’ve given myself some grace when it comes to catching up on my daily affirmations and reflections. I’m currently in-between getting Clara off the bus and waiting to pick Elyse up from her after-school activity and have decided that now would be the perfect time to play a little catch up. So, here we … Continue reading
Real Jazz on in the background, a hot tea keeping me hydrated and satiated off to the side and months of self-imposed stress and anxiety ready to make their way into the foreground. I wrote the last blog post while sitting in my in-laws’ kitchen just days before January dawned, blinked twice and now here … Continue reading
For a good majority of her brief lifespan, Clara has had a love affair with butterflies. If it’s covered in butterflies, she’ll wear it, eat with it or just love the life out of it. Bonus points if it’s also purple. Butterflies adorn her jammies, everyday clothes, bedroom walls, and flatwear. She owns a giant stuffed butterfly and … Continue reading
NOTE: I started writing this post on Thursday evening and never got a chance to finish it until just now. Ha! It’s just past 11:30 p.m. and I’ve just finished stuffing my face with some yummy Cheez-Its (reduced fat, of course). I don’t know why I even devoured as many handfuls as I did — I was … Continue reading
Ladies and Gentleman, we now have a four-month-old on our hands. :0) (Well, actually, since I’m now just getting around to finishing this post, which I stared at the end of last month, Elyse is almost four and a half months old at this point. But, I digress…) We’ve officially survived the first three months … Continue reading
An impromptu dance party took place in my living room tonight. It all started with an innocent game of ladder ball earlier this evening and ended with the bass cranking and four grown adults, a toddler and an infant jamming out to some rocking tunes. When I woke up this morning (or rather when Elyse started stirring … Continue reading
It’s hard to find a solid block of “me time” now that I have two little ones (as well as two kitties) constantly vying for my attention. Take right now, for instance. It’s just past 11 p.m. on Thursday night and I’m finally getting around to writing this week’s reflection. (It’s a good thing that … Continue reading
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