Currently July 2019

Currently | 7.27.19

Watching | Queer Eye Season 4
> Eight flights give you plenty of time to catch up on Netflix! I cried during each and every episode of season 4 of Queer Eye which was beyond embarrassing on a plane! I hope they keep doing this show!  I also watched what seems to be the last season of Girlfriends Guide to Divorce (#5); Always be my Maybe (So adorable! Loved the San Francisco scenes and the Keanu Reeves cameo.) and Dead to Me Season 1 which is morbidly entertaining!

Reading | How Did You Get That Shot?
> Living with a photographer who enjoys landscapes I got particular pleasure out of reading this book from David Skernick who shares what lenses and how he shot over 100 images across the United States. I also recently went to a photography exhibit at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings where the photographer shared a little story or notes on each of the photos and it was so amusing to see how much of the stubbornness, determination, and idiosyncrasies of the photographer exactly described Mr. Misadventures!

Working On | My low carb life
> I got back to a stricter low carb diet for 2 weeks then headed on a project in Billings which has ah-mazing food and then spent almost a week in Raleigh, North Carolina which also has ah-mazing food, but I will be back on the bandwagon to shake off 5 pounds that quietly found their way back on my body. Carb counting just allows me to make smarter choices and I will be doing that for a month before continuing to follow my “regular” low carb lifestyle.

Feeling | Excited 
> I got a new job! And I am beyond thrilled! I am working at a truly amazing tech company where culture is one of the most important assets they have. If you haven't worked in a corporate environment you may not know how rare that it, but I'll tell you it is like finding a magical unicorn! I just spent the last week at their headquarters in Raleigh and every minute that passed only confirmed how happy I am with this new opportunity! Plus I had some great food at Beasley's Chicken + Honey (um, I went there TWICE in one week) and Sitti a wonderful Lebanese spot. Each morning I had my Counter Culture cold brew at Tama Tea which made me a very happy girl. The last time I had Counter Culture coffee was my last week of work in San Francisco, from Coffee Cultures. Since Counter Culture coffee is a North Carolina brand it is everywhere!

Planning |  Content
> You know me, got to throw in some of that behind-the-scenes blog life stuff. I am slowly but surely trying to complete my stories from our trip to Brittany along with posts on a trip to Ajo (Arizona), a wonderful staycation in Scottsdale at La Hermosa, a photography trip to Monument Valley, a trip to Billings (Montana) and summer travel fashion. At the same time, I am still plugging away on optimizing old posts from an SEO perspective and creating new pins for the ever-hungry and almighty Pinterest. As far as Instagram goes, they changed the algorithm again and I can't be bothered to figure it out, so if you want to help a blogger out, engage (like, comment, etc) with a few photos for me!

Loving | My clean toilet
> Okay, I know that sounds weird. And trust me, the toilets in my house ARE clean, but Arizona has extremely hard water that leaves an impossible-to-remove ring around the toilet water. I had tried everything to get rid of it with no luck. Then one day I caught a headline on a blog that grabbed my attention: How to Remove Hard Water Stains from Toilets (without scratching the porcelain!) and Jessica of The Forked Spoon became my new heroine! I followed her “recipe” and my toilets not only are clean but LOOK clean too! Just a small thing, but it makes me happy!

My Favorite Photo | Monument Valley Sunset

I'm going to write about our photography trip to Monument Valley, but until then I will leave you with this sunset shot from the “cow pies” overlooking Mitchell Mesa. We had a very long and amazing day in and around Monument Valley and its back-country culminating in this moment.

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