YAY!

so, i'm getting back to my old self after tax season {i swear this will be the last time i mention it. i swear.}!!

the timing is looking about right...two weeks in an anti-social cave. right on track with the previous 8 seasons.

monday, i went for my first jog since january. i hurt. everywhere. but man, did it ever feel good. i've still been so busy at work because i'm wrapping up engagements to prepare for my departure on may 15th, so i'm still tired {and spending way too much time with my bff named netflix}...but for the most part, i've been noticing the following...

signs i am 92% normal again:

i'm cooking meals without instructions that include "remove plastic and heat until cheese is melted"

you guys, i groomed my eyebrows. BY myself. WITHOUT ruining them.

that 4 foot by 5 foot mountain of laundry there in the background {that i tried to conveniently blur out of the picture} is GONE. 

oh, hi sush & shmeez. {pretty much what i wake up to every morning. when is breakfast?!}

my outfits coordinate again. 

{and my standard of "business professional" does not include running shoes and day five hair.}

shmizmo's whiskers and paws make me happy.

and...drumroll please.

that pretty much speaks for itself.

life is good.

randoms.

i have nothing profound. 

just a few moments from the iphone camera roll to remind myself that there is life beyond busy season.

{my rachel.}

{these darling mabel retro bloomers may or may not be in my baby clothes collection already. oops.}

{so boss.}

{so bus.}

{studying is hard, but someone's got to do it.}

have a great day everybody!

things that make me uncomfortable.

d a y  t h r e e :

...i have a crippling disability.

i cannot bear to hear, see, or think about animals that lack the minute possibility of being the most spoiled being in the world.

this precludes me from participating in the following:

watching discovery channel.

watching animal planet.

visiting the humane society without knowing i am taking someone home.

searching for youtube videos with the name of any animal in the subject line unless  specifically pre-approved for me {usually jack}.

life of pi? hated it.

where the red fern grows? i can't.

discovery channel's planet earth? lion hunting gives me indescribable anxiety.

the zoo? barely.

thinking about where my meat comes from? the grocery store, obviously.

it really is hard having this much love in my heart.

if you are anything like me, enjoy this pre-approved video: