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Oh hey.

It’s been a long minute (AKA 11.5 months) since I’ve written anything here. 2020 was a weird one and I just didn’t feel like writing. Also, with everything happening in the world I wasn’t sure how to appropriately utilize this space. I am currently having a nice, slow Saturday morning and felt the drive to write some things down before I make myself get out for a run.

Let’s do some quick life updates.

I got married!

While 2020 was the worst in most cases it will always hold a special place in my heart, since it’s the year Michael and I got married. Unlike a lot of other pandemic weddings we were blessed in the fact that our dream wedding of an intimate, outdoor ceremony was already very covid-friendly and we had to make very little changes to our plans.

Did I wake up every day one month prior to the wedding stressing out that I contracted covid and would have to cancel the wedding? Yes. It was awful. Wedding planning would have been significantly more fun without that anxiety; however, I am extremely lucky that we were still able to have the wedding, that the wedding day/weekend was perfect, and that no one who attended the wedding got covid.

We got married on September 12 in Glacier National Park with a delicious dinner afterwards at Cafe Kandahar in Whitefish.

All pictures are by Nathan Bauman.

I’ll do a full post about it. I can’t wait to share our story!

Heart Stuff

The last time I posted about my heart was right after my Mayo trip last December where there was no new bad news. Since then I had a cardiac ablation (my second) in March. The surgery took place at the last possible moment before Mayo cancelled all elective surgeries. I was so lucky. It would have been devastating to me if it would have been postponed.

My surgery was on a Friday and everything went well (hallelujah!). They kept me in the hospital over the weekend and were planning a surgery to add a lead to my defibrillator the following Monday, but cancelled it last-minute. The reason for needing the additional lead was because one side-affect of the arrhythmia medication they decided to put me on (Sotalol) is that it can slow down one’s heart rate. Since both my resting heart rate (low 50’s) and blood pressure (90/60) were already so low, my doctors were a little nervous that lowering my heart rate more could cause some issues. The extra lead would help pace my heart from the bottom chamber if my heart rate got too low. I have been on Sotalol since March and, fortunately, have not experienced any major issues. My current resting heart rate averages 42-45 bpm, which is crazy. I do get lightheaded if I stand up too fast (who doesn’t?) and I do fatigue really easily, but if this is the most of my worries, I am a-ok with that!

My mom was at Mayo with me for the surgery and was such a trooper. She was able to hang out in the hospital with me on Friday and Saturday, where we played games and watched rom-coms, but Mayo stopped allowing visitors on Sunday. Then the hotel she was staying at shutdown, so she had to move to the one next door. Plus, she had very limited food options, because a lot of restaurants were closed. It was a wild weekend.

In July I went into my local hospital for a treadmill stress test. The last time I did one was in April 2019 when I went into VT during the test and had to cancel my PCT dreams. Needless to say, I was suuuuper nervous! A failed stress test isn’t just a huge bummer, it’s also a sign that I have more heart issues to figure out and work through. I don’t think I would have been able to handle that stress and go through those emotions all over again.

Luckily, I didn’t have to! I passed my stress test with flying colors. The test administrator was pumped, told me I had the cardiac abilities of a Navy Seal, and that I had some of the best results he’s seen in the thousands of tests he has administered. HA. I think he was confused as to why I wasn’t matching his enthusiasm. He told me I could go run marathons while I was blinking back tears trying to balance my feelings of being both excited and scared. I have passed stress tests before and thought I was in the clear only to have it all crash and burn.

BUT good news is good news. Having the results that I did was definitely something to celebrate. The constant worry that my heart is going to do something dumb and dangerous will always be there, but the excitement that I once again get to do things that I love is also there. I’m happy to say that the excitement is beating out the worry most days. It’s a great feeling.

Running & Hiking

I started running again! Running is hard! I go very, very, verryyyy slow, but running is running and I am trying my best. I signed up for a few virtual 5K’s for motivation. I did my first one the day before Thanksgiving with my mom and sister via a 3-way phone call. It was so fun! We are planning to do one on New Year’s Day together too. It’s sponsored by Altra (the company I work for) and proceeds go to Still I Run, a non-profit that promotes the benefit of running for mental health. Sign up here if you are interested!

Michael and I also have been trying to get out for hikes when we can. Everyone else in the Denver area is also trying to get out for hikes, making our favorite local trails far too crowded. It’s annoying, but I am happy that people are getting outside. Now that it’s snowing I hope that more people hit the slopes, leaving more room on the trail for me.

We recently went on an overnight backpacking adventure in Canyonlands, which was a good test for my heart. My heart did great, my legs were wobbly, my shoulders were destroyed from the weight of my pack, and it was awesome. I plan to do a full post about this as well.

To sum it all up, my heart is doing well, I am cautiously optimistic, and I can do hard things.

Other Things

Aside from wedding, heart stuff, and working on my fitness, I have been filling my quarantine time with lots of crafts. I am currently crocheting a bunch of cute mountain beanies (as seen on me here), just finished a baby quilt for my new nephew, and have my working on some large cross-stitching patterns. Working on this stuff makes me feel so productive while I sit at home and watch TV all night!

I’ve also been doing a lot of reading. Some of my favorites this year have been: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins, A Woman is no Man by Etaf Rum, Untamed by Glennon Doyle, The Testaments by Margaret Atwood, The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett, Save Me The Plums by Ruth Reichl, The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lumbardo, and Becoming by Michelle Obama.

I also jumped on the sourdough bandwagon.

Bye 2020

2020 has been very difficult, but some aspects have been wonderful. I recognize that it is an extremely privileged thing to say.

Cheers to only a few weeks left in 2020 and to more blog posts and fun things in 2021!

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Happy 2020!

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Happy 2020! It’s a new year and a new decade. The thought of a new year always fills me with hope and excitement. I love looking back at the previous year (or decade in this case) to find some inspiration and intentions for the year to come.

The 2010’s

2010 was a big year for me. I remember dubbing it “The Year of Jenna” and it turned out to be a huge turning point in my life. I got into running and baking, two hobbies that completely changed my life. I made & strengthened some fierce, life-long friendships with women who continue to inspire me today. I learned that I was an independent, strong person.

The things I learned and did in 2010 helped build the foundation for the person I am today.

Now, here we are 10 years later and I can’t move forward without looking back first.

Here’s a brief look at the big things that happened in the 2010’s:

After my 2nd marathon in Duluth, MN (2013)
  • I joined running related organizations – City Running Tours, Marketing Committee for the Twin Cities Marathon, and Colorado Brewery Running Series.
  • I moved from Tennessee to Minnesota and then from Minnesota to Colorado.
  • I bought and sold a condo in Minneapolis.
  • I opened my heart and had it broken.
  • I learned that I was obsessed with hiking and backpacking.
  • I backpacked the Inca Trail in Peru and the Superior Hiking Trail in northern Minnesota and have gone on other unforgettable hikes and backpacking adventures in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming, and Washington.
Michael and I backpacking in Canyonlands for my birthday (2018)
My first two 14er’s with this group of amazing women (2016)
  • I became friends with some of the most interesting and inspiring people.
  • I learned that I did’t have to wash and dry my hair everyday.
  • I became a certified personal trainer.
  • I worked at General Mills and Noosa Yoghurt and am currently at VF Corporation all within Supply Chain.
  • I went on 10 international trips with Natalie.
Surfing with Natalie in Costa Rica (2014)
  • I wrote for Minneapolis Running and for The Trek.
  • I learned how to ski and snowshoe.
  • I went on fun weekend trips to places like San Fransisco, Napa, Atlanta, Nashville, Denver, Austin, New Orleans, Portland, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Boston, and Seattle.
Katie, Ellie, and I in Napa, CA (2012)
  • I found out that I had some pretty serious heart problems.
  • I went into cardiac arrest, got an internal defibrillator, had open heart surgery, found out I had a blood clot, had a cardiac ablation, thought I was good-to-go, and then found out I wasn’t.
  • I had dreams of hiking the Pacific Crest Trail that were thwarted (twice) by my heart problems.
  • I gained a sister-in-law, brother-in-law, niece, and nephew.
Play date with my little niece and nephew (2019)
  • I lost two grandparents.
  • I met the man of my dreams.
  • I got engaged to the man of my dreams.
This was from our engagement shoot (along with the cover photo) by Nathan Bauman (2019)

In between those moments I also laughed so hard I cried, I experienced times I was so happy I thought I might burst, I cried a lot, I had some very low, dark moments that still hurt to think about, I ate some of the most delicious food, I celebrated fun moments with friends and family, I went to a lot of weddings, I started planning my own wedding, I gained and lost weight, I tried and failed at a lot of things, I tried and succeeded at a lot of things, I was lazy, I challenged myself, I grew.

2020

I was 22 at the turn on the 2010’s. I was half a year out of college, so young and excited about the future. Life was easy and full of all the opportunities. I set goals and worked to achieve them. Ten years later at 32 with some additional life experience under my belt, I’m still young and excited about the future, but my outlook is slightly different. I’m going to work to regain some of that 22 year old’s zest for life.

We are less than a week in, but so far 2020 has been awesome. I finally learned to accept what I can’t change and already feel significantly lighter and happier. I am so, soooooo excited to see what this year will bring.

Here are my intentions for 2020:

  • Self-Discovery. I have never focused on self-discovery before, but I’d like it to be a big part of my life this year. I’m not exactly sure how I’m going to do this yet, but practicing gratitude and indulging in self-discovery-related books and podcasts are on the list. If you have been on a similar journey, please send me tips!
  • Hobbies. Running and hiking used to be such a giant part of my life. I can’t really do those things right now (although I hope to be able to by the summer!), so I need to discover some new hobbies in the mean time that will drive and inspire me. I plan to start baking again (primarily healthy treats), since it always gives me a lot of joy. Also, Michael and I are hoping to start fly fishing, which I am really excited about. It’ll be a great way for us to get outside together until I can dive back into hiking.
  • More Plants. I already do a good job of eating a lot of veggies. I love them! This year I would like to focus on eating more plant-based foods and less meat, primarily for environmental reasons. Somewhat related, I would also like to fill my house with more plants.
  • Move. I will be completely off my anti-arrhythmia medication this week, so my exercise methods will be super limited, because I can’t get my heart rate above 110 bpm (per my doctor) until I recover from my ablation in March. That doesn’t mean I can’t move. I’ll be able to go on walks, do yoga, barre, pilates, and simple strength training. Just because I can’t do anything intense doesn’t mean I can’t do anything! Then, once I recover from my surgery, I’ll be able to slowly pick up the intensity.
  • Stretch. Stretching will be a part of my New Year’s intentions now and forever. I can always use some more stretching! And water. And sleep.
2019’s top nine Instagram pics

See previous years’ reflections and goals: 2014, 2015, 2017, & 2019.

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No New Bad News

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No new bad news! This is my new health standard.

As I alluded to in this post I went to Mayo for some testing and follow up appointments. The goals were:

  • To make sure the inflammation in my heart didn’t get worse.
  • To make sure nothing else got worse.
  • To make a plan for what to do about my arrhythmias.

How It Went

I had a PET scan, device check, blood tests, EKG, and an echocardiogram, along with appointments with my doctors. Fortunately all of the test results were good, AKA not worse than before! The inflammation in my heart seemed to have gone down, which was one of the primary concerns going into the appointments.

Once this nugget of information was determined (and then celebrated with a trip to Olive Garden with my mom who is a saint for coming with me to all of these appointments) it was time to decide what to do about my arrhythmias.

There were two options:

  • Switch to different medications and hope for the best.
  • Have an ablation and hope for the best.

I am currently on an anti-arrhythmia medication that works really well for me, but it has some pretty serious long-term effects. Since I have already been taking it for 6 months I shouldn’t be on it for much longer. There are other medications options, but they are limited.

I decided to go the surgery route, in hopes to limit the amount of medications I have to take. I had a similar surgery in June 2018, but this one will be a little different since the doctors will access my heart from the inside and outside. This will take place sometime in March. I’ll be taking a half-dose of my current medication for the next few weeks and will then stop completely so that it will be out of my system by the time I’m scheduled to have surgery.

This means that I’m not allowed to do anything more physical than short, easy walks and workouts (pilates, barre, etc.).

Unfortunately, there is no guarantee that I’ll never have arrhythmias again or that I’ll be 100% ok now until forever. I was hoping that I would get that peace of mind, but I won’t. That’s the toughest part about this whole thing.

On Hope

I don’t know why, but any time I walk into a doctor’s office my first instinct is to cry. One of my doctors was telling me all good news and all I could do was slowly nod my head and hold back tears. This could be because I have PTSD from previous doctor visits or that I’m doing everything I can to suppress any emotion that my body just gives up and opens up the flood gates, but really I think it’s because I’m scared to be too hopeful.

Hope is a very powerful thing and can help you get through anything. Hope can lead to positivity and that positivity can give you the strength to overcome what you are facing.

The only thing I have control of is how I feel. I can’t change anything about what my heart is or isn’t doing, but I can change my attitude. I can feel grateful for literally everything else in my life instead of crying over things I cannot change.

It’ll be hard. I have had high hopes in the past and have been absolutely crushed when things did not go as planned. This is why I’m terrified of being too hopeful. It can hurt so incredibly much.

I’m not giving up on any future dreams, but I am treading cautiously. I am going to work every day to be grateful and appreciate what I have. I hope that at some point in my life I can look back on everything that has happened and be thankful for how I grew and what I learned.

I bought this necklace to have a daily hope reminder.

Here’s the product description: “It’s okay to feel scared. It’s okay to feel lost. It’s okay to struggle. It’s okay to fail. It’s okay to be going through something difficult. It’s okay. You are okay. Do not give up. Do not stop hoping. Do not stop believing. You are on your way to change, to growth, to the other side of this. I know you can’t pretend that this isn’t hard. But hope isn’t about pretending that dark times don’t exist, it’s about believing that darkness will not last forever. It’s trusting that your heart will heal. It’s choosing possibility over unfeasibility. So please just ditch logic, ditch the odds, and hold onto hope. A single drop of hope can be a very powerful thing – the universe loves a persistent heart.”

Perfect, right? I am okay. I will not stop hoping.

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My Christmas Cookie List

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Christmas is less than two weeks away! Let’s make and eat and share all the best Christmas cookies!

Molasses Creams

Last weekend I was home in Minnesota for an early Christmas celebration with my family. It was absolutely perfect with all of my favorite people and a lot of delicious cookies.

After our little celebration my mom and I were reminiscing over all of our favorite cookies over the years. It’s amazing how cookies can bring back such good memories, like baking dozens and dozens and dozens of cookies every year with close family friends or entering the Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest. Our conversation inspired me to make a bunch and share them with co-workers and friends over the next few weeks.

Here is what I am thinking so far.

  • Molasses Creams with Ginger Cream Cheese Frosting. These are hands-down my all-time favorite Christmas cookies.
  • Oreo Truffles. Also lovingly know as “snowman poop”. These are so easy and so dangerously good. I typically used almond bark instead of the white chocolate chips listed on the recipe in the link.
  • Sugar Cookies. Sugar cookies are classic and you need them for Christmas. If you have a sugar cookie recipe that you love, please send it to me! I’d love to do some roll-out frosted ones, but if I’m running low on time and creativity I may just make these sprinkle sugar cookies with some red and green sprinkles.
  • Popularity Cookies, AKA Saltine Toffee Bark. I haven’t had these in a while, but it’s time to bring them back. Can you really go wrong with chocolatey, nutty toffee? Nope. My mom always used Club crackers instead of Saltines.
  • Mint Chocolate Meltaway Cookies. I used to be obsessed with these cookies! Unfortunately, the ones in my head are not the ones I linked to. The cookies I’m imagining have a similar base to that recipe, but with chocolate ganache and an Andes Mint on top. I did a lot of Googling and this is the best I could find. Mom, if you are reading this can you please try to find and send me this recipe?! Thanks in advance 🙂
  • Snickerdoodles. Similar to sugar cookies: 1) you have to have them and 2) if you have a recipe you love, please send it my way!

Those are my musts, but if I have time, which I won’t, I’d love to also make any of these: linzer cookies, Mexican wedding cookies/Russian tea cakes, coconut macaroons, rugelach, shortbread, raspberry thumbprint cookies, chocolate cranberry ginger bites, etc.

Looking at this list I probably should have start baking weeks ago. Oh well.

What are your favorite, must-have cookies?

chocolate cranberry ginger cookies
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What I Ate, Drank, and Did in New Orleans

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New Orleans is a place I’ve always wanted to visit and I finally went. The city was every bit as magical as I imagined it would be. 

Michael and I traveled with his sister and brother-in-law, who grew up in New Orleans. It was great to be able to explore with a local. He was basically our own personal tour guide and took us to all the tried and true places while spouting little history bits along the way. 

Here’s the best things we ate, drank, and did (which was primarily eating and drinking).

ATE & DRANK

Meatball po’boy at Spitale’s Deli. This was one of the best sandwiches I have ever had. The bread! The meatballs! The sauce! All to die for.

It was also one of the messiest sandwiches I have even eaten and found sauce and lettuce in my hair long after the sandwich was gone.

Muffulettas at Central Grocery, the birthplace of muffulettas. This is a definite “must eat” in New Orleans. I’m pretty sure Michael dreams about this sandwich.

Fried oysters & a sazerac at Drago’s. These oysters are honestly one of the best things I have ever eaten in my life. I kid you not. Also, the bread dipped in the buttery sauce is life-changing.

Beignets & chicory coffee at Cafe du Monde. This was one of the highlights for me. The line will be long, but it will move fast and will be totally worth it. See that mountain of powdered sugar? Pro tip: don’t wear black and don’t put your elbows on the table.

Cocktails & snacks at Cane & Table. This place was beautiful with its exposed brick walls and chandeliers. All the cocktails are amazing and the food is really good.

Vieux Carres at Carousel Bar, the birthplace of Vieux Carres. If you’re not a rye whiskey fan I still highly recommend going. There is a legit moving carousel in there!

Frozen daiquiris on Bourbon Street, because you can.

Monsoons (AKA Blackout Juice) at Port of Call, the birthplace of Monsoons. Be careful here. These don’t taste like alcohol at all despite being 98% alcohol. I got the small version and I still didn’t finish it, because I didn’t want to die.

Last but certainly not least, Bourbon milk punch at the Bourbon House. OMG these were so good. It’s like drinking a milkshake with just a little taste of bourbon. We had three over the course of three days and plan to recreate them for Christmas.

DID

Walked around Bourbon street. You have to.

Explored Frenchman Street and listened to live music. There is live music everywhere. Some places will charge a cover and some will make you buy a drink or two.

St. Louis Cemetery #1 tour with French Quarter Phantoms. This tour was awesome and I highly recommend going on one. Our tour guide (Lizzie) was both knowledgeable and entertaining. We learned about killer caterpillars, death by moldy clothes, the various ways early settlers tried to bury people, Nicolas Cage’s grave, Marie Laveau, and voodoo. 

Watched parades. This isn’t a difficult thing to try to do. We saw at least 4 parades in one afternoon while walking around. 

Walked around Jackson Square. I forced Michael to take a selfie with me here and it was the worst part of his trip.

We obviously ate, drank, and did more than I listed here, but these were the highlights!

Please go to New Orleans!

You will not regret it. I promise. I can’t wait to go back and explore more!

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On Being Grateful

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Happy Thanksgiving Week!!

Also, hi. It’s been a minute since I’ve written on here, so before diving into gratefulness, here’s a quick life update…

Life Update

This summer was really, really hard. To tell you the truth, it was one of the most difficult periods of my life. Yes, more difficult than working through the initial heart problems and surgeries. Not only did my heart problems come back, they forced me to let go of pursuing my dream about hiking the PCT. Going through all that stuff is difficult enough the first time around, but to think I was completely healthy and then have it happen all over again? It was devastating. To make things more difficult, I wasn’t able to have my surgery in May, because they found too much inflammation in my heart muscle/lining. They put me on a bunch of meds and told me to come back in 6 months (in nicer words, of course).

My saving grace was that Michael proposed right before he left for the PCT. This was a huge surprise and made me ridiculously happy, a complete 180-degree turn from how I had been feeling the previous few days. Wedding planning was a much needed distraction this summer. Also, every time I looked down at my ring I was reminded of our commitment to each other and the fact that we will spending the rest of our lives together.

Side note: I do not regret pushing him hike the PCT without me. It was difficult for both of us, but it was the right thing to have happened. He posted on Instagram regularly and I loved seeing the trail through his eyes.

Our first reunion in Tahoe, two months into Michael’s hike.

One fun tidbit is that I got a new job with Altra Running in Operations. Altra is a part of VF Corporation, who just moved their headquarters to Denver. Altra is a disruptive brand in the running industry, with their balanced cushioning (zero drop) and foot-shaped shoe. Who knew that’d be so ground-breaking?! For all of my runner friends out there – please try them!

The job has been very interesting and rewarding and I’m lucky to work with such a great team. Also the perks aren’t bad – deep discounts on all VF brands like The North Face, Smartwool, Eagle Creek, Van’s, etc.

The transition to fall was a good one A) because of the cooler weather and B) because Michael was home. I just love him so much! We were able to sneak away for a quick backpacking weekend in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness area, a trip that I may write about at some point.

First (and only) backpacking trip this year.

I’ll be going back to Mayo in December for another round of tests – PET scan, MRI, exercise test, echocardiogram, EKG, blood tests, etc. Hopefully all of the results will be positive, so that I can get my ablation. Hopefully the ablation will help put these problems being me for good. Send good vibes, please!

With all that said, let’s now talk about being grateful.

Being Grateful

There are certainly a few things in my life that make me upset. Fortunately, I have soooooo many more things to feel grateful for. Yet, sometimes, I prefer to dwell on the bad things rather than thinking about the good. Do you do that?

Why do we do that?!

There were times this summer that I just wouldn’t let myself be happy or have fun. I felt that if I was happy it meant that what happened to me was ok or that it didn’t matter. Let me tell you, it mattered. It mattered a lot and I cried about it more than I care to admit.

Alpenglow in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness.

Then there were times when I forgot about forcing myself to be upset and what do you know… I had a good time.

I was able to see Michael twice throughout the summer. I went to my best friend’s bachelorette in San Luis Obispo and her wedding in Seattle. I went camping with friends. I had a sister weekend in the Black Hills. I celebrated my niece’s first birthday and the Fourth of July with my family at our cabin. I was able to be with my family when my grandpa passed away.

A sister trip at Under Canvas Mt Rushmore – yes, we got matching rings.

Turns out my summer wasn’t as bad as I let myself believe it was.

It’s much harder to make yourself feel grateful than it is to let yourself feel sad. Feeling grateful is a learned skill, like playing sports or a musical instrument – the more you practice, the better you are. Lately, I have not been practicing gratitude as often as I should, but this time of year always reminds me of all the positive things I have in my life.

10 Things I’m Grateful For

  1. My fiance. I love him.
  2. My family. My parents, siblings, sisters- and brothers-in-law (current and soon-to-be), niece, and nephew are all spectacular human beings.
  3. My friends. Adult friendships can be tricky to maintain and I’m so lucky to have such a solid group of friends, both near and far.
  4. My job. It’s both challenging and fun and there is room for me to develop.
  5. My health. Obviously I have some health issues, but aside from heart problems I am completely healthy. Things could be much, much worse.
  6. My doctors. I have a team of three brilliants female doctors. They are amazing and I trust them completely with my care.
  7. Workouts. I can’t do much right now, but I am thankful I can at least do a little bit.
  8. Books. With a train commute I have been reading so many books on the Libby app. Favorites in the last few weeks: The Great Believers, Pachinko, and City of Girls.
  9. Baking. I haven’t been baking as much as I’d like to and now that it’s baking season I am so motivated and so ready. I can’t wait to whip up some pies for Thanksgiving this week.
  10. Travel. I have been on a lot of fun trips recently (the last two: Montreal and New Orleans) and have more planned in the near future. I’m grateful to be able to getaway with friends and explore a new cities.

There are also so many small things throughout the day that make me grateful – a hot cup of morning coffee, hitting the train at just the right time, a flawless Excel spreadsheet, discovering a delicious new recipe, a Snapchat of my niece or nephew, game nights with friends, etc..

A walk on the beach in Morro Bay.

When I think of these things I’m reminded that I actually have a very comfortable and beautiful life. Then I feel like a jerk for even complaining and being ungrateful in the first place! Sure, some bad things have happened to me, but I have wonderful friends and family to support me through it all. Given the choice, I would take all of them over a perfectly working heart.

What are you grateful for?

Happy Thanksgiving!

With all of that said, I hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving. I hope you are able to spend the day with people you love and indulge in some delicious food and wine. I hope that you feel especially thankful for every single good thing in your life! Let’s all do a better job at practicing gratitude.

Me, being grateful.
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