not necessarily in this order

  Another in-office day, with a crash on the couch at the end. 6:24   Wake up thinking I missed my alarm (set for  6:45 ); Lil Momma rolls over and hits me with a stuffed animal; email myself with a random to-do list.   6:45   Wake LM up; head into the bathroom to deodorize, moisturize, and spray down my curls (fingers crossed for day 2 hair!); get dressed (jeans today because fancy tomorrow!).   7:05  Head downstairs for the usual (coffee, smoothie, chat with the Mr.); decide to forgo making lunch because I am my own worst saboteur. The Mr. tells me all about darts last night (they got moved up a level this season and are just getting killed every match, sigh).   7:37   Warm up my car; head upstairs to brush my teeth, put on some eyeshadow, fluff my curls, and remember jewelry.   7:52   Say goodbye and head out to my car. 8:29   Park in the garage; put on some lip-gloss and head in (my pale lips have been a “thing” for me late...

  This is a portmanteau of TANGents and rambLES that I am trying out for 2024!   Ramble 1 I had started another post called  no goals, just vibes  to kick off this year… but, I had a tangent (look at me go!) in my thinking the other day and am trying something different. In recent years, I’ve wildly vacillated between: making these  huge lists of hopes and dreams  and watching everything crash down around me because life has been SO MUCH and the name of the game was surviving  and…   struggling with even  basic habits  that I would miss one day of (aka break the streak) and then just give up on because that was easier   This year, I’m trying something different. No big lists, no streaks – rather, a  few areas of focus  to help guide me back to myself and some  cumulative habits  I’d like to see add up (you’ll see those wrapped up on Fridays!).    I’m hoping by trying to break my perfectionist quitting a...