- Lighter clothing
- Pastel colors
- The jelly beans on my counter
- Checking things off the apartment list
- Going to the Bulls game for the first time
- Visiting the grocery store on top of the Hancock (so overpriced)
- Spending a day in Milwaukee
- Going grocery shopping
- Starbucks Cold Brew
- Bright neon pink
- Lavender nail polish
- The "everything" shower
- Getting into golf (whaaat)
- Drink Master series on Netflix
- Sunny walks with Coop
- Trying out pilates
- Playing chess and cribbage
- Ellie Goulding's new "Higher than Heaven" album
- Giving pieces of my sumo oranges to my parents (lol)
- Listening to my podcasts on my morning commute
- The freshly picked daffodils on my book shelf
- Colleen Hoover books (I know I know)
- Getting my hair freshly dyed and cut
- Playing open gym volleyball
- Thrifting for summer clothes
- Filling out my weekly planner
- Spring cleaning out my closet
- Presenting on behalf of Golin at PRSSA events
- My Sweet Green lunches in the office
- Getting a perfect workout week on my Activity Tracker
- My weekend to-do's
- Wood-fire pizza
- Golden retrievers (Coop)
- Doing work at the library
- A fresh haircut
- (Fake) Spring days
- Ice water at 3am
- Getting a really good performance review at work
- Gretchen Geraghty vlogs
- Croissant donuts
- Sweet cream cold brew
- Sunshine
- Birds chirping
- Clean cars
- Fresh cut flowers
- Changing the color face on my watch
- Filling out my weekly planner
- Lemon mint candles
- Coffee dates
- My loved ones <3
- Snuggles
- Cozy fluffy blankets
- Cooking dinner with my love
- Bonfires
- My overpriced Stanley cup
- Yummy hand lotion
- A warm hoodie out of the dryer
- TJ Maxx
- Chocolate covered cherries/strawberries
- Soothing train rides
- Red wine
- My favorite pearl earrings
- Mental health podcasts
- Yoga
- Trader Joe’s
- Blogging & writing
- Olipop & Poppi
- Being active and playing sports (softball, golf, volleyball)
- Apartment planning
- Calm and slow mornings
- Bonfires
- Looking at old pictures
- My nightly skincare
- Eating a homemade meal
- Sumo oranges
- Really fuzzy socks
- Grocery strolls
- Crisp book pages
- Freshly painted nails
- Putting on my favorite perfume (Chloe Nomade)
- My receptionist Denise who always brightens my day
I've also had days where—Sunday scaries are real—but I'll also get so much done on Sunday and be so productive with working out, chores, errands, and resetting everything that by the end of the night I'm worn out and haven't actually relaxed so then my headspace is flooded with anxiety about the day to come. My mind ebbs and flows and even mid-afternoons I'll get very overwhelmed with how I want to spend my Sunday and I've just decided that Sundays are sacred to me.
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But they also aren't. Sundays are probably my least favorite day of the week because I find myself in dread of Monday. But then Monday turns out to be not so bad after all. Because who loves Mondays?
As much as I plan out my week days, I also plan out my weekends. Balancing social events and going out with friends to playing open gym volleyball with Ben or doing chores—I try to make a list of things to do so that I do feel like I can balance everything and tackle what needs to get done that didn't during the week. Even if it's as little as getting my nails done or taking some clothes to Goodwill, I plan out my errands and it also gives me something to look forward to as mundane as these tasks may be.
I like to be busy. I'm always on the go and being productive makes me able to relax soundly, but I've also come to the realization that there will always be dishes to clean, laundry to wash, books to read, etc. So sometimes I get so overwhelmed for no reason because I can't sit still and just relax. Even blogging for example has been a part of my evening Sunday ritual.
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