What Saved My Life in February
The main thing I can tell you about February is that I got the flu. (Influenza A, to be exact.) IT WAS AWFUL. I’ve never been this sick in my life, and I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. Thankfully, Netflix came in clutch with some good bingeable shows, because I could not stay awake long enough to read much. It was ROUGH, but I’m feeling really grateful that spring is around the corner and this sickness is behind me.
Here’s what saved my life in February:
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five-star books:
On Flowers: Lessons from an Accidental Florist by Amy Merrick
good shows + movies:
The Circle
Love is Blind
Next in Fashion
thought-provoking podcasts:
The Bible Binge (Knox + Jamie)
Might I Suggest… (Hayley Morgan)
The Good List (Tsh Oxenreider)
inspiring music:
this version of Beautiful Day.
this song that made me tear up.
Audrey Assad covering The Middle.
everything else:
rediscovering my crossword puzzle books.
chippy paint and beautiful brick and climbing ivy. (see it all here)
flowers that bloom in the dead of winter. (thanks, camellia + daffodils.)
celebrating baby showers + birthdays of my best friends.
LAUNCHING MY VERY OWN PODCAST. (i’m still not over it!!!)
reading poetry — Wendell Berry + Mary Oliver + Rumi + Hafiz + more.
a galentine’s day weekend in DC with two internet besties. (hear more about it on episode 2 of the RAD podcast!)
discovering new bookstores to get lost in. (Solid State Books + Capitol Hill Books are both GEMS.)
memorizing Colossians 3:1-11.
my counselor’s prayer: that I would dare to trust God.
spending an evening + a morning learning from Bob Goff. he was great on stage in front of 1500+ people, but better in a small room with just 40 of us.
a day spent at re:creation — a creative retreat that some of my most talented friends collaborate on together. it was such a gift.
playing with flowers + going asymmetrical with my arrangement.
joining in on #the430pmproject with my friend Paige of Sunday Vibes Photo
tamiflu + DayQuil + zinc + vitamin C + gatorade + popsicles + SLEEP. (the flu is no joke and I can’t remember ever being sicker in my life.)
having a sweet pup to dogsit while I was sick— the snuggles were much needed.
a sweet flower delivery from my Dad from across town. felt so loved!
getting the Sunday New York Times delivered to my door. (turned it into this!)
ps— if you’re curious, here’s everything I read this month:
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai (2 stars // review here)
The Hand on the Wall by Maureen Johnson (4 stars // review here)
My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem (2 stars // review here)
Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey (3 stars // review here)
The Better Liar by Tanen Jones (3 stars // review here)
The Antidote for Everything by Kimberly Martin (3 stars // review here)
We Are Never Meeting in Real Life: Essays by Samantha Irby (2 stars // review here)
On Flowers: Lessons from an Accidental Florist by Amy Merrick (5 stars // review here)
The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy by Jenny Han (3/2/3 stars // review here)
Good Bones by Maggie Smith (4 stars // review here)
Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig (4 stars // review here)
