PeSuit and Tie

  my work week was super hectic, and i was scrambling all over the place (including treading most of northeast ohio and bordering pennsylvania). nevertheless, i think i maintained not looking scrambled.  this week i was coming down off the birthday high but also focusing on the calm before the storm of the upcoming holiday frenzy. spent most days at the yoga studio when i wasn't driving around for work, and i was catching up on my book. catching up with bestie victoria for turkish coffee saturday morning was a sweet spot too, as well as watching the cavs graciously lose wednesday night. we still had a blast (thank you victoria's boyfriend for the tix!), and it helped halfway through the stressful work week. snuck a fit pic in the parking garage sib and i wrapped up the week with well-deserved window shopping in chagrin falls, and we visited a tea store (sib bought some premium green teas), a leather and fur store (amazing coats and hats, and i saw the cutest earmuffs). before ...

  books of the week this week i finished reading the period brain. it's interesting to see how the two phases in our lives affect our productivity, our sex drive, our self-esteem, and i appreciate the tips on how to weather the waves when they come and go. here's some helpful takeaways: things you can do today to support your luteal-phase sexuality: - track your sexual desire across the cycle - if you have a partner, communicate - do health and relationship checks - fight the good fight (or don't!) against feeling unsexy - get outside of yourself by dropping into a fantasy - investigate supplements or dietary changes to improve sexual function supporting ovulation and resilience to hormonal changes - be well nourished - be well rested - be active - manage stress well - have meaningful connections with other people - avoid chemicals that fuck up our hormones from bad to worse: chronic conditions, pain, and luteal phase worsening of symptoms - changes in pain perception - cha...

another week of coffee dates, shopping, and enjoying the seaside, local cats, and countryside drives. the amount of secondhand smoke in the cafés gives me the same rush as if i'm still smoking cigarettes.  we took mom on a date to zadar , for some shopping and sightseeing. it was a fun day, a full itinerary - shopping at one mall, coffee break, a walk down the riviera, chestnuts as a snack, another mall, then kfc takeout (per dad's request).  our mom also wanted to treat us with a shopping haul for our birthday, and i wanted to stop at the store  borovo  - a croatian shoe store. they have startas  sneakers, think something between keds and sambas. borovo carries other beautiful shoes (flats, boots, etc), but i had my eye on some startas shoes. when i was in middle school, my mom bought me a pair with a marine pattern (blue and white stripes). i wasn't sure if i wanted a crazy pattern this time, but sib encouraged me to choose a more subtle shoe to style with mor...