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Right now // Thursday

Today is the Day

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Remembering to just breathe and not let my to-do list get the better of me.

Trying not to stress out.

Feeling like there’s always so much to do, but so little time.

Working on having a better routine so I can accomplish more.

Pressing on because I’m halfway through summer school!

But itching to travel the world (or just anywhere, really) and see new sights.

And needing a little vacation, maybe.

Having tons of ideas and attempting to make them happen despite being busy.

Learning to embrace each day + week because it feels like time is flying by.

Panicking a little after the realization that I barely have a month to train for my next run.

Dreaming of big plans + endeavors.

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Enjoy Thursday, you guys!
Go out and make BIG things happen.

xx.

Right Now // Thursday

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Really needing to get back to running.

Thankful for rest.

Feeling my best today so far this week.

Loving alone-time once in awhile.

Enjoying thunderstorms and rainy weather when we get them.

Still plodding along with school before the weekend arrives.

Working on staying focused.

Making grand plans for DIYs I hope to get done.

Hoping those plans don’t just stay in my head.

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You must master a new way to think before you can master a new way to be.
– Marianne Williamson

Only one more day until the weekend!

xx.

Right now // Thursday

yes.

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Wishing for more hours in a day.

Wanting to work on my 21 list (before time runs out!) and make more DIYs.

Almost halfway through summer school.

Embracing July + change.

Learning to be open.

Thankful for friends that God brings.

Hoping for a productive + fruitful day.

Panicking a little with all the work that still needs to get done before the weekend.

Working hard (or trying to) so I don’t have to study over the weekend this week.

Getting fat on yummy nutella and sea salt stuffed cookies (recipe coming soon!)

Feeling grateful that I decided not to be a business major in the end because math is neither my thing nor my favorite.

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Happy Thursday!
xx.

Right now // Thursday

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Plodding along with my first week of summer school.

Persevering and pressing on with the assignments that stump me.

Keeping my head up despite everything that may get me down.

Trying to focus, get motivated and back into the routine for school.

Hoping that all the planning from the past week pays off.

Choosing to just breathe, and not stress out.

Needing to sort and print photos.

Making more to-do lists.

Thinking about how quickly the week is flying by.

Attempting to be productive and making the most of each day.

Working hard.

Avoiding procrastination.

Planning to go back to running soon.

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“I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.” – John Burroughs

Here’s to Thursday and almost being the weekend! xx.

Wednesday words // no. 006

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Routine.

Dictionary.com defines it as:

  • a customary or regular course of procedure
  • commonplace tasks, chores or duties as must be done regularly or at specified intervals; typical or everyday activity
  • regular, unvarying, habitual, unimaginative, or rote procedure.

In some ways, it’s a pretty big word. And it isn’t as commonplace or boring or every day as we may first think.

Because routine is the stuff that life is made out of. It may not always be as interesting, exciting, or instagram-worthy as we think it should be. But there is such a beauty in routine that memory keepers and scrapbookers are choosing to put all the everyday stories in their scrapbooks.

Routine signifies something bigger – it signifies being able to wake up to a new day of life, of fresh starts. Having a routine is having another new day to be thankful for. Routine is what makes each day what it is.

At this point, I’m working on reinventing my routine and trying to make it as productive as I can. I’m not quite there yet. But with God’s grace and strength, I’ll get there soon enough.

Wake up and smell the routine.

Maybe, routine isn’t such a bad thing after all.
Turns out, it may actually be something pretty good.

And to be honest, I actually like having a routine and quite miss having mine when I get out of it for awhile.

Happy Wednesday! I hope you are enjoying your routine today.

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Each Wednesday, I share a quote + some thoughts that have been especially relevant in my life during the week. Read more Wednesday Words here.

Right now // Saturday

YEAH!

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Praying for wind + rain to blow all this haze away.

Staying indoors in an attempt to hide from all the haze.

Looking back at this past week and being grateful for all the things that kept me busy.

Looking forward to getting to run outside again once this whole haze crisis is all over.

Reminding myself to not ever take clean air for granted again.

Wishing that summer vacation would last just a little bit longer.

Cherishing time being together with family.

Trying to do as much as I can to fully utilize this last weekend before school starts.

Planning for fall classes and the second half of twenty thirteen.

Excited to do some DIY projects.

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Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least.
– Goethe

Have a super duper weekend! xx.

Right now // Thursday

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Having mixed feelings about the rain messing up my running plan this week.

Enjoying the new look of this space and thinking up new blog content + posts.

Remembering to trust the God of miracles+ give thanks in everything.

Relishing the last two weeks of summer break before school begins again.

Planning and preparing to get things done.

Thinking of ways to make dreams a reality.

Looking forward to dinner with friends tonight.

Learning to embrace everything, good and bad, that God places in my life.

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This week seemed to fly by yet slow down, all at the same time.

But hooray for Thursdays – only one more day until the weekend (:

The thing about Mondays

Life

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Sometimes, Mondays come and trip you up just a little. Things take longer than usual to get started, productivity isn’t quite as high, and you get thrown some unexpected curve balls that need to be sorted out. While I wouldn’t call it a case of Monday blues, today just happens to be one of those days where everything doesn’t quite seem to fall into place like how you planned for it to.

Nonetheless, I’m making the most of it and looking forward to the rest of this week getting better.

Let’s go, June.

Hello, May

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Hello, summer vacation (!!). Hello, birthdays + celebrating some very special people. Hello, sunshine + warm(er) weather. Hello, more running and getting into shape. Hello, to-do lists + grand plans for fun things. Hello, relaxing and doing nothing.

Hello, May.  Five months into twenty thirteen – and so far, it’s been pretty swell (; I’m excited to finish this term of school and finally get to breathe for a bit.

Let’s do this.

There and back

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Last week was full of good food, lots of walking + shopping, large doses of family bonding time, and overall enjoying life and all its little moments. Which explains the quiet around here.

I had every good intention to schedule posts before I left. But as it usually goes, my good intentions came to naught as the last-minute packing + pre-trip preparations took over.

But now that I’m home from family vacation, I’m working on catching up with overdue school assignments (!!!) and settling back into reality + routine after a whole week of fun and relaxing. While I (kinda) wish I were still on vacation and miss all the good times from last week, nothing beats coming home. So I’m reveling in the memories and embracing being right here, right now.

And once all the hubbub of school and stress is over, I hope to be back soon enough with some fun blog posts I’ve been wanting to share. Stay tuned!