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		<title>2026 – Onward – April 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 05:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ <p id="block-5aa48010-5974-47e5-bf15-8a01e93e7d71">Well I had no big goals or small goals for this month so the checkups will look a bit different i guess. I took a little time off this past week and it was great. It definitely was not enough and I am hoping to take a bunch more time off over the next two weeks, we&#8217;ll see if I can pull it off.</p> I did a few more items on my list: More tidying up: Go through most of the ikea next to my desk, Clean out the foosball table (over and under), Go through David’s kitchen [...]]]></description>
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<p id="block-5aa48010-5974-47e5-bf15-8a01e93e7d71">Well I had no big goals or small goals for this month so the checkups will look a bit different i guess. I took a little time off this past week and it was great. It definitely was not enough and I am hoping to take a bunch more time off over the next two weeks, we&#8217;ll see if I can pull it off.</p>



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<li>I did a few more items on my list:
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<li>More tidying up: Go through most of the ikea next to my desk, Clean out the foosball table (over and under), Go through David’s kitchen drawer.</li>



<li>Health: Moisturize every night</li>



<li>Learn stuff: Learn to use Jski more progress on this!</li>



<li>Take care of my people + myself: Help A with AP stuff and Take time off, go to laser place, hang out with David.</li>
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<p>I&#8217;ve been feeling all over the place so I am giving myself grace. Let&#8217;s see what I navigate this week.</p>



<p id="block-6349217d-fb14-459f-99fc-665c174fc932">Here&#8217;s to another week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.</p>



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		<title>Review: London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family&#8217;s Search for Truth</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family&#8217;s Search for Truth by Patrick Radden Keefe My rating: 4 of 5 stars</p> <p> Keefe is truly excellent. His writing is impeccable, his story telling is excellent and you can&#8217;t help but get wrapped up in it. How our kids can become true strangers to us&#8230; You won&#8217;t want to miss this one.</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> [...]]]></description>
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      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238226991">London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family&#8217;s Search for Truth</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/197852">Patrick Radden Keefe</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8515177804">4 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      Keefe is truly excellent. His writing is impeccable, his story telling is excellent and you can&#8217;t help but get wrapped up in it. How our kids can become true strangers to us&#8230; You won&#8217;t want to miss this one.</p>
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		<title>Review: American Fantasy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> American Fantasy by Emma Straub My rating: 3 of 5 stars</p> <p> this is more than what it seems. It&#8217;s light and fun but also covers aging, belonging, divorce and has some pithy sections i loved.</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> ]]></description>
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      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239051491">American Fantasy</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1983563">Emma Straub</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8498950180">3 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      this is more than what it seems. It&#8217;s light and fun but also covers aging, belonging, divorce and has some pithy sections i loved.</p>
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		<title>Review: The Paris Match</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn My rating: 3 of 5 stars</p> <p> romance but also covers a lot of heavier topics around family, belonging, trauma, and more.</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> ]]></description>
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      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238227070">The Paris Match</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17039266">Kate Clayborn</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8505059730">3 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      romance but also covers a lot of heavier topics around family, belonging, trauma, and more.</p>
<p>      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8505059730">View all my reviews</a></p>
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		<title>Review: One &#038; Only</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> One &#038; Only by Maurene Goo My rating: 3 of 5 stars</p> <p> cute and sweet if you&#8217;re looking for something light.</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> ]]></description>
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      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/238872971">One &#038; Only</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6549377">Maurene Goo</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8498893851">3 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      cute and sweet if you&#8217;re looking for something light.</p>
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		<title>2026 – Onward – April 6</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[ <p id="block-5aa48010-5974-47e5-bf15-8a01e93e7d71">Well I had no big goals or small goals for this month so the checkups will look a bit different i guess. I took a little time off this past week and it was great. It definitely was not enough and I am hoping to take a bunch more time off over the next two weeks, we&#8217;ll see if I can pull it off.</p> I did a few items on my list, but very small ones: Buy Fun stuff: buy something to keep bugs/mosquitoes away. Health: Moisturize every night Learn stuff: progress on jski and the class Take [...]]]></description>
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<p id="block-5aa48010-5974-47e5-bf15-8a01e93e7d71">Well I had no big goals or small goals for this month so the checkups will look a bit different i guess. I took a little time off this past week and it was great. It definitely was not enough and I am hoping to take a bunch more time off over the next two weeks, we&#8217;ll see if I can pull it off.</p>



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<li>I did a few items on my list, but very small ones:
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<li>Buy Fun stuff: buy something to keep bugs/mosquitoes away.</li>



<li>Health: Moisturize every night</li>



<li>Learn stuff: progress on jski and the class</li>



<li>Take care of my people + myself: Help A with AP stuff and Take time off</li>
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</li>
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<p>I&#8217;ve been feeling all over the place so I am giving myself grace. We&#8217;ll see how this week goes and whether I decide to be more productive or to rest more.</p>



<p id="block-6349217d-fb14-459f-99fc-665c174fc932">Here&#8217;s to another week. Paying attention. Savoring and living in awe. And taking steps to move onward.</p>



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		<title>Review: The Night We Met</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:27:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> The Night We Met by Abby Jimenez My rating: 5 of 5 stars</p> <p> I just adore Abby Jimenez and find that her books are perfect on audio for me. Once I started this today I didn&#8217;t want to do anything else. I just wanted to listen and listen and listen. So I did. All the way to the end. And it didn&#8217;t disappoint for one minute. </p> <p> View all my reviews</p> ]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231801371" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img decoding="async" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1755786976l/231801371._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="The Night We Met" /></a><br />
      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/231801371">The Night We Met</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18446724">Abby Jimenez</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8498130208">5 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      I just adore Abby Jimenez and find that her books are perfect on audio for me. Once I started this today I didn&#8217;t want to do anything else. I just wanted to listen and listen and listen. So I did. All the way to the end. And it didn&#8217;t disappoint for one minute. </p>
<p>      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8498130208">View all my reviews</a></p>
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		<title>Review: The Will of the Many</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> The Will of the Many by James Islington My rating: 4 of 5 stars</p> <p> This was a long long long audiobook. I started and stopped it a few times but for some reason i decided this was the week to really sink my teeth into it. And I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed it, especially the class/school parts and could have listened for a while more. Not sure if I will read the next one but glad I read this one!</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> [...]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58416952" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img decoding="async" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670363463l/58416952._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="The Will of the Many" /></a><br />
      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58416952">The Will of the Many</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8427407">James Islington</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8490758804">4 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      This was a long long long audiobook. I started and stopped it a few times but for some reason i decided this was the week to really sink my teeth into it. And I am so glad I did. I really enjoyed it, especially the class/school parts and could have listened for a while more. Not sure if I will read the next one but glad I read this one!</p>
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		<title>Review: A Deadly Episode</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> A Deadly Episode by Anthony Horowitz My rating: 4 of 5 stars</p> <p> ok rounding this one up from 3.5 stars as it wasn&#8217;t my favorite of the Hawtorne novels but I still loved it and didn&#8217;t see some of the twists coming. I also really liked the hints in this one that gave us a bit more sneak peek into Hawthorne&#8217;s own past. Curious to see if that will come fully in a future story. Love Horowitz so much!</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> [...]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240612262" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img decoding="async" src="https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1761318570l/240612262._SX98_.jpg" border="0" alt="A Deadly Episode" /></a><br />
      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/240612262">A Deadly Episode</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/32590">Anthony Horowitz</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8493703263">4 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      ok rounding this one up from 3.5 stars as it wasn&#8217;t my favorite of the Hawtorne novels but I still loved it and didn&#8217;t see some of the twists coming. I also really liked the hints in this one that gave us a bit more sneak peek into Hawthorne&#8217;s own past. Curious to see if that will come fully in a future story. Love Horowitz so much!</p>
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		<title>Review: The Half-Hearted Queen</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p> The Half-Hearted Queen by Charlie N. Holmberg My rating: 4 of 5 stars</p> <p> I didn&#8217;t love this one as much as the first since there was a bunch more yearning but it was still fun and easy read and kept my interest the whole time and ended the story in a satisfactory way. This was a fun duology.</p> <p> View all my reviews</p> ]]></description>
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      <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/239422480">The Half-Hearted Queen</a> by <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7801879">Charlie N. Holmberg</a><br />
      My rating: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8478664057">4 of 5 stars</a></p>
<p>      I didn&#8217;t love this one as much as the first since there was a bunch more yearning but it was still fun and easy read and kept my interest the whole time and ended the story in a satisfactory way. This was a fun duology.</p>
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