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Stephany Writes

Categories: Recurring Series

Week in the Life: Sunday, October 29

8:30 AM // I wake up naturally and lay in bed reading until Dutch wakes up and lets me know he needs to go out and he needs to go now. We go on a morning walk and it’s another beautiful day – in the low 60s and sunny. This weather feels so amazing. I want it to stay around forever.

9:07 AM // Once inside, I feed Dutch and then make coffee and eat a bowl of cereal. For the next hour or so, I just putter around the house. I finish yesterday’s Week in the Life post and publish it. I also make my grocery list and set my football picks for the week.

10:20 AM // I take a trip to Target to pick up some stuff for the apartment, but I get sidetracked by looking at winter clothes. It’s actually not going to be too cold when I’m in Asheville (highs in the upper 60s/low 70s), but I have thin Florida skin, so I want to make sure I am ready for any temperature dips, haha. So I end up buying a cozy hoodie, a long-sleeved tee, and a sweater, along with a few toiletries and necessary cleaning items. My total comes to $125. Oops.

11:15 PM // I fill up my car with gas and then do my weekly grocery shopping at Publix. I don’t need a ton of stuff this week, since I’ll be having pizza leftovers for lunch and have dinner plans for three out of the five days.

12:05 PM // I get home and find that Dutch has had two accidents in the house while I’m gone. I probably should have taken him out before I left, since he ate breakfast, but it slipped my mind. Oh well. Thankfully, he did it on the hardwood, so it’s easy to clean up! Then, I unpack my groceries and Target bags.

12:35 PM // I drive to my mom’s with Dutch in tow!

12:50 PM // I arrive at my mom’s and find a parking spot and then slowly walk with Dutch to her apartment. Dutch is very, very slow on these walks because he has to sniff everything! It takes us about 8 minutes to walk the 100 steps into her apartment.

1:00 PM // Time for football! My brother is here, so my mom, my brother, and I all settle in for a few hours of sitting back and watching some football! It’s a lovely afternoon with just the three of us. (Sometimes, my older nephew joins us, but he had a playdate planned this afternoon.)

5:00 PM // We order pizza and my mom bakes pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies as our treat for the late afternoon game.

7:15 PM // After a long day of watching football, Dutch and I head home. It’s perfectly chilly outside – 61 degrees – and feels like “football weather,” as my brother and I call it.

7:30 PM // We’re home and I give Dutch his nightly meds right away. Here’s hoping this helps him settle down quickly tonight!

7:40 PM // Time for a hot, relaxing bubble bath and reading time. So, so lovely.

8:00 PM // I get into my jammies, turn on Sunday Night Football, and settle in for some more football watching. While the game plays, I also try to take care of some tasks, like working on this post, sweeping and mopping my floors, and washing my rugs (Dutch had an accident on one of my rugs today, so into the wash it goes!).

9:30 PM // Dutch is getting antsy, so I bring him to bed and rub his neck until he falls asleep.

10:00 PM // I leave Dutch sleeping on my bed and go into the living room to continue watching the game. And not five minutes later, I hear Dutch whining again, so I go back into my bedroom to lay on the bed and rub his back until he falls back asleep.

10:20 PM // I leave Dutch sleeping on my bed and hope the second time’s the charm. I go into the living room to watch the football game, but I’m pretty tired at this point, so I decide to shut the game off halfway through the third quarter, do my nightly routine, and then read for a bit.

11:00 PM // Lights out!

And that’s another Week in the Life in the books! I’ve had so much fun taking you guys along throughout my days and hope it’s been fun to read about. I can’t wait to do it again.

Sunday a year ago, two years ago, three years ago

Categories: Recurring Series

Week in the Life: Saturday, October 28

7:30 AM // My alarm was set for 8AM, but I wake up naturally around 7:30 and use the extra time to read and scroll through Instagram.

8:05 AM // I take a shower and get ready for the day while listening to an episode of the Book Riot podcast.

8:40 AM // I wake up Dutch and we go on a walk. He’s super slow this morning! Silly munchkin.

8:55 AM // I pack up my laptop and head over to Starbucks for my weekly writing date.

9:10 AM // I order a dark mocha Frappuccino and a breakfast sandwich and then try to get to work on my novel, but it’s quickly apparent that it’s going to be a struggle. It’s funny, my writing partner, M., and I have been doing these writing dates for years, but it’s only in the past year that we’ve actually started opening up to each other and now we spend half of our writing dates just chit-chatting and catching up. Ha. I only manage to write about 150 words today, so it’s a supremely unsuccessful writing date, oops.

11:10 AM // I leave Starbucks and drive to get my car washed. I just go through one of those car wash machines that does all the work for me while I sit in the car. I’m being lazy today. I also return a few books to the library.

11:40 AM // I’m at my hair salon for a hair appointment. I’m getting my roots touched up and also a trim. The next time I get my hair cut (which will likely be at the end of February or beginning of March), I’m going to be chopping it all off to donate it, so we don’t do anything exciting this time around.

1:15 PM // After my hair appointment, I had planned on going to Target, but I’m tired and need to check in on Dutch, so I opt to just head home instead.

1:25 PM // I’m home and excited to see that part of my Amazon order arrived while I was out. This includes a few things for my Halloween costume and some new markers for coloring. I’m mostly excited about the markers.

1:30 PM // Dutch and I go for a walk outside and he’s a bit more chipper and energetic on this walk.

1:40 PM // Dutch and I come inside and I decide to experiment with feeding him a few spoonfuls of wet food mixed in with his dry food. He hasn’t been eating much lately (about half of what he normally eats) and I usually have to hand-feed him, and he’s lost about 1.5 lbs in the past few months, so it’s concerning to me. So I am pleased as punch when he chows down on the wet/dry food combination. He even licks his bowl clean! Hooray! This is the solution, I think, to his food problems. I am so, so relieved.

1:55 PM // I take off my makeup and get into comfy clothes. And then I bring Dutch up to bed with me and read my book for a little while.

2:10 PM // I turn off my Kindle and plug in my phone. Time for a nap!

2:20 PM // Just as I begin to drift into dreamland, my mom calls me. We have a lot to talk about, though, so I answer her and we chat for a while.

2:45 PM // Nap time, take two. This time I fall asleep and stay asleep.

6:30 PM // I wake up from my nap and feel so refreshed. I love really long naps – this one was almost four hours long! Decadent. As I wake up from my nap, I read my book and scroll through social media.

6:55 PM // I take Dutch out, but it’s raining so he doesn’t want to go very far.

7:00 PM // I feed Dutch dinner (more wet/dry food!) and he scarfs it down like it’s going to disappear any second. While he does that, I order a pizza from Dominos. I have a free pizza that I can redeem, so it’s a cheap dinner for meeeee.

7:10 PM // I start working on this post while I wait for the pizza to come. Hurry up, pizza. I’m hungry!

7:35 PM // Pizza is here! I decide to turn on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone as tonight’s entertainment. A comfort movie watch is the perfect option for this rainy, Halloweeny night. While the movie is playing, I eat pizza and do some coloring. I also pause the movie halfway through to take Dutch out when he gets a little antsy.

10:15 PM // Movie is over and it gives me all sorts of happy feels. And then I do my budget for these next two weeks and the happy feels dissipate, ha. Oh, budgeting. I also work on my fantasy football lineups, so those are ready to go.

10:45 PM // Dutch is whiny and barky, so I bring him to bed and he takes forever to settle down. I didn’t give him his anti-anxiety pill until 8 tonight, so I’m hoping that’s why. I need to set a reminder to give him his pill by 6:30 because I think that does wonders at helping him settle down quickly at night.

11:15 PM // I pick up around the apartment, do my nightly routine, and settle into bed with my book. Dutch finally falls asleep around 11:45 and I am so grateful for it.

12:00 AM // Lights out!

Tell me something great about your Saturday!

Saturday a year ago, two years ago, three years ago

Categories: Recurring Series

Week in the Life: Friday, October 27

6:30 AM // My alarm goes off. Since I’m not taking a shower this morning, it means a little more time to sleep in. Once my alarm goes off, I turn it off and then get up and get ready for work while listening to an episode of Stuff You Should Know. I also make a fresh pot of coffee since I ran out of iced coffee yesterday.

7:10 AM // I wake up Dutch and take him out. He’s sleepy and doesn’t want to walk very far this morning.

7:20 AM // I commute to work and listen to my Spotify playlist on the way there. I leave a bit earlier than normal and traffic is so easy-breezy that I realize that I need to leave for work earlier more often.

7:50 AM // I get to work and turn on my computer. I get into a conversation about last night’s game with a coworker.

8:10 AM // I start my number one task for today, which is finishing the writing assignment I started yesterday. It takes a little time to get settled into my writing brain, but once I do, the writing comes easily.

8:40 AM // Bagels are here! I take a break to toast a bagel in the break room and chit-chat with my coworkers before bringing the bagel back to my desk to eat while reading some blogs.

9:00 AM // I’m back to my writing task after that delicious break and finish up the pages. Yay!

9:30 AM // A coworker comes by my desk to chat about fantasy football and I’m more than happy to talk to him about it. Fantasy football is one of my favorite subjects!

9:50 AM // For the next hour and a half, work keeps me supremely busy. I barely look up from my computer! One of my clients launched their new website, so I work on the post-launch tasks associated with that account. I start working on a long email to my manager about the keyword plans I need guidance on soon. I edit the pages I wrote this morning. And I check off a few tasks for the new accounts I had meetings for this week. All in all, it’s a super productive morning – I don’t even know it’s time to leave until I see my coworkers heading out the door!

11:35 AM // I shut down my computer – another week of work is in the books. Yay! I drive to Publix to pick up a Pub sub for lunch and a birthday card + gift card for a friend.

11:50 AM // Publix doesn’t have any good birthday cards, wah. But I do find the gift card I was looking for and get my sub, so all is not lost.

12:05 PM // I drive home and Dutch is super excited to see me. We go on a very long afternoon walk. It is so gorgeous outside – 77 degrees and sunny! I could stay outside forever.

12:30 PM // We get back inside and I eat my lunch while reading some blogs.

12:50 PM // I clean up after my lunch, take off my makeup and get into comfy clothes, and then get into bed with Dutch. Oh yeah, it’s Friday afternoon nap time! I read a chapter of my book and scroll through some Instagram Stories.

1:30 PM // Nap time!

3:30 PM // I wake up from my nap and scroll through Twitter for a while. I know a lot of people say they don’t like to take naps because it makes them feel groggy, but I kinda love that post-nap groggy phase. I just lay in my bed and scroll through social media and soon enough, I feel ready to face the world again.

3:50 PM // I drive to Walgreens to see if I can find a good birthday card, and I manage to find a great one. Hooray!

4:20 PM // I’m back home and lay on my bed, reading my book. I finish it and then spend some time scrolling through Goodreads while I try to select my next read. (I decide on a Lauren Layne romance.)

4:50 PM // I take a shower and start getting ready for tonight while listening to an episode of my fantasy football podcast.

5:30 PM // I wake Dutch up (he’s been napping on my bed all afternoon, lazy bum!) and we go on a very slow walk.

5:40 PM // My friend, M., arrives and she spends some time loving on Dutch before we leave to meet our other friends at a restaurant in downtown St. Pete.

6:15 PM // Dinner with my girls! We eat at a new-to-me place called Bodega and sit outside. I got their burger and it was fine, but nothing special. I’d probably try another menu item next time I go!

7:10 PM // After dinner, we say goodbye to my friend, A., and then the three of us head over to the movie theater to see Marshall.

7:30 PM // Movie time! Marshall is phenomenal and one of the best movies I’ve seen in a long, long time. I encourage everyone to see it!

9:45 PM // The three of us walk back to the parking garage to get our cars, talking about the movie and how much we enjoyed tonight. I love nights with my ladies!

9:55 PM // I drive home with M. and get slightly lost in downtown St. Pete, as I usually do. I’ve lived in this area my whole life and DTSP still confuses me. So many one-way streets!

10:15 PM // I’m home and I say goodbye to M. I come inside my apartment to find Dutch waiting for me inside my bedroom. We go on a nice long walk (he’s got some energy to burn, apparently).

10:30 PM // Back inside and I give Dutch his meds (it’s very late for his meds, so I have a feeling I’ll be up with him tonight) and then sit down with him to hand-feed him his dinner, but he doesn’t eat much of it. Sigh.

10:50 PM // I start working on this post and Dutch is very whiny and barky, so I bring him up to bed and continue writing this post from bed.

11:25 PM // I do my nightly routine and then start reading my romance. Dutch is very anxious tonight, so I just try to rub his back and snuggle with him as he tries to settle down. (And before you think I’m a saint, I get very, very impatient with him tonight. This shit is not easy and I’m not always my best self with him, especially when it’s late and I just want to go to sleep.)

11:50 PM // Dutch is finally asleep. And so am I. Good night!

Tell me something good about your Friday!

Friday a year ago, two years ago, three years ago

Categories: Recurring Series

Week in the Life: Thursday, October 26

4:45 AM // My alarm goes off. I’m up and getting ready for a morning walk. It’s another chilly morning – 59 degrees! I wear long pants and a hoodie, yes I do. I’m a Florida girl. My blood is thin!

4:55 AM // I go for a long walk outside and listen to an episode of With Friends Like These.

6:00 AM // I’m back home and find Dutch still sleeping on my bed. Yay! I jump in the shower and then get ready for work while listening to an episode of Dear Sugars.

7:10 AM // I wake up Dutch and we go on a walk.

7:25 AM // I commute to work and decide to listen to my Spotify playlist rather than a podcast. I just don’t have the mental energy for a podcast right now. I need to zone out.

8:00 AM // I arrive at work and turn on my computer. I chit-chat with some of my coworkers for a little while before getting started on work.

8:15 AM // My first task of the day is editing a set of pages that came into my inbox near the end of the day yesterday.

8:50 AM // Editing complete and emailed back to my coworker. I take a break to go to the bathroom and fix my contact. Today, my right contact is fine, but my left contact is blurry. It’s always something! And then I realize my left contact is inside out. Ohhhh. That would be why. Thankfully, once I pop it back in, I can see without a problem. Oh, happy day! Once I get back to my desk, I eat my yogurt and read a few blogs.

9:05 AM // I start editing meeting notes that came into my inbox yesterday from the meeting we had on Tuesday afternoon. I’m not the writer on the account, but the writing coordinator, which means I do all of the editing and put together the client’s marketing plan. So the writer sent me a summary of their notes (we use a template that has specific questions that we need the client to confirm the answers to) and I edited it to make sure it’s client-ready.

9:45 AM // I send my edits to the writer and then take a brain break. My stomach is growling (weird!), so I eat a granola bar and read some blogs.

10:00 AM // I start working on a writing project I was assigned this morning, writing a few website blurbs for a new client. Unfortunately, it’s so hard to get started because it’s like using a completely different part of my brain. I feel like I’m trying to write for the first time.

11:00 AM // After writing the grand total of one sentence (yes, one sentence), I leave work to go home and take out Dutch. On weeks when I don’t work from home, I try to do Dutch duty once so my mom doesn’t have to do it four days in a row. (I work a half-day on Fridays, so I only need someone to let out Dutch at lunchtime Monday-Thursday.)

11:20 AM // I get inside my apartment to find Dutch fast asleep on the floor in my bedroom. What a sweetie. He wakes up when he hears me, and we go on a nice long walk! It’s in the high 60s and it. feels. amazing. Dutch wants to go further than I expected, and I’m happy to walk some more.

11:45 AM // Dutch and I go back inside and he gets a treat from me. Then I leave and drive to Panera to pick up lunch. Does your Panera have a drive-thru? It is the best thing Panera has ever done, seriously.

12:20 PM // I’m back at work and eating my lunch at my desk.

1:00 PM // I’m trying to write those website blurbs that I was struggling with earlier in the day, but I just can’t get it going. Instead, I procrastinate. The writer on my new account sent me back revised meeting notes, so I look those over. I edit some content and email it to my client. And then put together a new client folder. I’m basically doing literally anything I can do to avoid writing those blurbs.

1:45 PM // I take a brain break and then I follow a coworker into the break room when she lets me know that there’s cake (we have “cake day” to celebrate birthdays once a month). I get a piece and then stand around, chit-chatting with my coworkers. And then it gets to be crowded and I get anxious, so I leave. Haha.

2:15 PM // MUST. WRITE. BLURBS. And I do! Once I got settled and got my brain switched over to writing blurbs, I was able to get it done fairly quickly. Whew. I send the blurbs to a coworker for her edits. After that, I revise the meeting notes summary that I was working on yesterday for my new client (with this one, I am the writer!) and then send it to the lead on the account for his edits/notes. I also make a new client folder for that account.

2:45 PM // I take a brain break. I go into the break room to fill up my water cup and start chit-chatting with my coworkers. Everyone is discussing Halloween costumes and I decide to do a little more research on my costume idea, and come up with a much better option than I had previously thought of. Yay! This will be fun.

3:15 PM // I start working on a writing project that I was given yesterday. This one is time-sensitive and will be something different than I’m used to, so I’m looking forward to it! It should be fun!

5:30 PM // My day here is done. It’s been a productive one. I commute home while listening to an episode of Stuff Mom Never Told You.

5:50 PM // I’m home and I greet Dutch who is waiting for me in the kitchen. We go for a walk.

6:10 PM // I take a bubble bath and read my book. Bubble baths are my fave.

6:40 PM // After my bath, I put on pajamas and then lay on my bed and scroll through Instagram Stories. I need some time to just zone the heck out. My mind is processing so much right now.

7:00 PM // I finally force myself to get out of bed (even though I could probably fall asleep right now…) and do some stuff around the apartment. I put out my trash, throw some chicken nugs and tater tots in the oven (lazy dinner tonight), and pick up around the apartment. I also stress about my fantasy team for a while. I’m not having a good season, ugh.

7:35 PM // Time for dinner! I turn on an episode of The Carmichael Show (<– I’m so obsessed with this show and bummed that there are only three seasons) and eat.

8:10 PM // Dutch has been whining in my room for the past few minutes, so I pick him up and give him some snuggles. Then I hand-feed him dinner. He eats most of it.

8:30 PM // I get on the couch with Dutch and turn on the Thursday Night Football game. My beloved Dolphins are playing, but it’s pretty apparent from the start that this isn’t going to go well for my team. I work on this post and order some Halloween stuff from Amazon.

9:35 PM // I turn off the game because the Dolphins are just breaking my heart and I can’t handle it anymore. (I’m the best fan, I know.) I clean up the kitchen, do my nightly routine, and then get into bed with Dutch and my book.

10:30 PM // Lights out!

What was the best part about your Thursday?

Thursday a year ago, two years ago, three years ago

Categories: Recurring Series

Week in the Life: Wednesday, October 25

12:15 AM // I wake up to hear Dutch whining, which is super unusual for him now that he’s on anxiety meds. I give him a few minutes to settle down, and when he doesn’t, I get up and we go for a midnight walk. Fun. We come inside and I bring him right back to bed. Unfortunately, he’s still whining and restless, so I set him down on the floor, thinking he either needs some water or needs to pace, but he just sits there and whines. Senior dogs, man! I set him by his water bowl and push his face close to the water (not trying to drown my dog, but sometimes he doesn’t see his water bowl, especially at night), but he doesn’t drink – just sits there and stares at the bowl. Eventually, I just bring him back to bed and rub his back.

1:45 AM // I’ve been drifting in and out of sleep for the past hour or so, and this time when I wake up, I realize Dutch is quiet and has finally fallen asleep. Hallelujah! I get up to turn off my bathroom light. (I leave my bathroom light on when Dutch is restless at night because I think being in total darkness is super disorienting for him.) I fall right to sleep.

6:00 AM // My alarm wakes me up. I reach over to shut it off and fall back to sleep. (I don’t snooze my alarm. I just turn it off and trust myself to wake up within 10-15 minutes. This method has only failed me a few times. What can I say, I like living on the edge!)

6:15 AM // I finally get up and jump right into the shower. Another crazy night with Dutch means I am sleepy this morning. Once out of the shower, I get ready for the day while listening to an episode of the Another Round podcast.

7:10 AM // I wake up Dutch, who is snoozing away on my bed, and we go on a very slow morning walk. But here’s the great news: it’s 66 degrees this morning! It feels like fall! What is this madness? I love it so much. We come back inside after a slow and meandering walk and I give him a treat and fresh food and water.

7:30 AM // Commute to work while listening to an episode of Stuff Mom Never Told You.

8:05 AM // I get to work, turn on my computer, and respond to a few time-sensitive emails that came in early this morning. Then, I put my lunch away and take a trip to the bathroom to fix my right contact. I put in a brand-new pair of contacts today and whenever I do that, the right one always takes a few tries to settle in for some reason. Today is not any different. I take out my contact and put it back in twice, and my vision is still blurry. Sigh.

8:30 AM // I start my writing task for the day, but I’m working very slowly because of my right contact issues. It’s a little difficult when I can only see clearly out of one eye, who knew?!

9:00 AM // I’m suddenly hungry, so I eat the yogurt I brought for breakfast and read some blogs. I also go back to the bathroom to fix my contact, but my vision is still blurry. Three cheers for astigmatism?

9:15 AM // Back to my desk and I get back to my writing task.

9:40 AM // I start prepping for my meeting this morning. It’s highly unusual to have two new client meetings in one week, but I begged my team leader to give me these accounts on Monday. Since my workload is so minimal this week, I’m glad about it! I grab a laptop, look over the notes the client sent over beforehand, and peruse their website.

10:00 AM // I head to a conference room for the meeting. Just like yesterday, the client is calling in over a conference line. This meeting is very quick (he works in an industry we’re very familiar with, and the client is also very succinct and to the point). We’re done in 45 minutes.

10:45 AM // I transfer my notes to my computer, return the laptop, and then take a much-needed bathroom break (iced coffee goes right through me!) I see a text message from my mom that she’s emailed me. She dropped Dutch off for his vet appointment this morning and just gave me a run-down of what drop-off was like. We’re hoping to get answers later this afternoon!

11:00 AM // I start working on a summary of the notes I took at the meeting, which is fairly straightforward. This client isn’t going to be too difficult, thankfully!

11:30 AM // I have a minor freak-out when my password for Overdrive stops working. I don’t even know why! I eventually had to do a password reset. The good news is that this minor snafu caused me to download the Libby app, so I’m finally using that now. (Supposedly, it’s a much more user-friendly alternative to Overdrive. We shall see!)

11:45 AM // It’s lunchtime. My stomach is growling. I have leftovers from last night: baked chicken, peas, and rice. Yum, yum, yum. I love leftovers for lunch! I spend the first half of my lunch break at my desk, perusing a Reddit forum while I eat, and the second half outside in the crisp air, reading my book.

12:45 PM // I freshen up my makeup in the bathroom and then start my first task of the afternoon: publishing content to one of my clients’ websites.

1:30 PM // Once that task is complete, I take a short brain break and read some blogs. Unless I’m super busy, I can’t transition from one task to the other without a brain break. Anyone else?

1:45 PM // I start editing a coworker’s pages.

3:00 PM // Editing finished, so I take another brain break to eat a granola bar and read some blogs. Then I realize I haven’t heard back from Dutch’s vet, so I go downstairs and call them. They tell me that the vet wants to discuss the test results and will call me back soon. Okay. Sure. Fine. THAT DOESN’T WORRY ME AT ALL.

3:30 PM // I’m back at my desk and trying to focus on work. I talk to my cube buddy about the call to the vet because I needed to talk to someone about it. It’s not something I can keep inside! I try to do some writing, but my focus isn’t really here. Still, I manage to write a page.

4:20 PM // My mom texts me and says that the vet called her (not sure why!), and that I should give her a call when I have a moment. The news from the vet is a lot to process and I’m not sure I’m ready to discuss all of it yet (I’m sorry to be so vague – I hate when people do that!), but the good news is, he doesn’t have any major, life-threatening health issues and he’s as healthy as he can be for a geriatric dog.

4:40 PM // I go back to my desk and try to get back to writing, but it’s hard to focus. I just want to go and pick up Dutch and give him all of the snuggles!

5:30 PM // I leave work and drive to PetSmart while listening to a Stuff You Should Know podcast episode.

6:00 PM // Get to PetSmart and my mom is waiting for me. We decided to pick him up together and it’s a good thing we do because when we get into PetSmart, there is a seven-month-old Frenchie waiting at the Banfield counter. (My mom is obsessed with Frenchies and has been obsessively searching for one.) We love on the little Frenchie while we wait for the vet to bring Dutch to us.

6:15 PM // Reunited with my love and we drive home. He’s a monster in the car. I really need to get him one of those dog car seats.

6:22 PM // We’re home! Dutch immediately walks over to his food bowl and starts chowing down. I unpack my bags, take out my contacts (the right one never settled in all damn day, so annoying), and pick up around the apartment. I also put my freshly laundered sheets on my bed.

7:00 PM // Off to the grocery store to pick up a Pub sub for dinner, detergent pods, and a dessert because today has been an emotional day and I need some cookies.

7:28 PM // Back home and I pick up my mail. Oh, happy day! I got two deliveries of stuff I ordered over the weekend (I need some cold-weather clothes for my trip to Asheville next month).

7:30 PM // I start a bubble bath and open my packages: a coat and two long-sleeved t-shirts. I love them!

7:35 PM // Time for a very relaxing bubble bath. So nice! I read some more of my book (I’m not loving this book, but powering through anyway).

8:00 PM // I throw my comforter in the washer, give Dutch his meds, and then sit down with a few episodes of The Carmichael Show and my dinner.

8:40 PM // I start working on this post and eat cookies. Yessss.

9:20 PM // I hand feed Dutch the rest of his dinner and then take him out. Then, I clean up the kitchen and do my nightly routine.

10:00 PM // Finally in bed, reading my book and scrolling through Instagram Stories.

10:30 PM // Lights out!

Tell me something awesome about your Wednesday!

Wednesday a year ago, two years ago, three years ago

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Hi, I'm Stephany! (She/her) I'm a 30-something single lady, living in Florida. I am a bookworm, cat mom, podcaster, and reality TV junkie. I identify as an Enneagram 9, an introvert, and a Highly Sensitive Person. On this blog, you will find stories about my life, book reviews, travel experiences, and more. Welcome!

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