This month's Life Lately could pretty much be subtitled "Books, Coffee, and Candles." Life has been slow - or, I guess, I've been forcing life to be slow. I have…

It's been over a month since I've written one of these posts, but still - most (...all, I think) of these snapshots of my life were still taken at my…

When I wrote this post last month, I had wrapped up a trip to DC, and this month I traveled to New York! Like I wrote in my Substack, I have been dealing with some pretty severe exhaustion lately, and have had to really prioritize rest. So other than my trip and going out here or there, this past month was mostly spent at home.

Oh hi - I'm back! I took a trip to DC a little over a week ago for a friend's baby shower (more on that in this Substack post), and intended to have posts up here while I was away, but that clearly didn't happen. About halfway through, I decided to just lean into it, and take time off from here and Instagram. It was actually very nice to have some time off and just relax. June has really felt like it has flown by so quickly, so the time away felt extra necessary. This month's Life Lately is going to be a bit shorter than usual, because travel (and taking it easy to prepare for travel!) took up a lot of my time this month. But here's a little look into what I've been up to!

I feel like I've been saying this a lot recently, but this is not the most exciting monthly recap post I've ever written! It's been a slower month around here, with lots of time spent at home. I am looking forward to things picking up a bit in the upcoming weeks/months, but honestly, it's been nice - and needed! - to have some time at home to recoup some of my energy.

It feels like it's been such a long time since I wrote last month's Life Lately post, even though when I look through my camera roll, there's nothing too wild, just a lot of little moments added up! Here's everything going on behind-the-scenes of my life over the last month.

I had hopes that February would be the start of a better, fresher 2025 for me... largely, that was not the case! I've decided to pin my hopes on March and see where we are then. But I'm also kind of letting go of expectations a little bit, and just deciding to live this year day by day, week by week, month by month. It feels like the best thing to do! But February wasn't all terrible, of course. Here's a peek into my life over the last month.

The first Life Lately post of 2025! Honestly, it's not going to be the most exciting one - it's mostly pictures from inside my house, because that's where I've spent most of my time. There are a few pictures from back in December, pre-Christmas, from when I was still out and about, though! It was interesting going through my camera roll to write this, actually - I had more pictures to share than I thought I would, based on what my life has felt like. I guess it tracks with the feeling that January has been a long, long month. Here's what's been going on in my life.

I seriously cannot believe it's mid-December, and that Christmas is less than 10 days away. This month has really flown, and yet I'm really, really ready for the holiday break. I think that Thanksgiving being so late this year has really made the rest of the holiday season seem rushed. So the last month is a bit of a blur for me, but here's what I've been up to!

It's funny, because I remember writing in last month's post that things would be slowing down this month... and that absolutely did not happen! I'm not complaining, it was absolutely a good kind of busy, but it was also a lot. Maybe this will actually be the month where things slow down? I guess I'll find out! Here's everything that I've been up to over the last month.