I've been super absent from the blog lately and I'm hoping to get back into it in the next few weeks, but until then I may be in and out a bit. In case you were wondering, this is what I've been up to lately (spoiler alert: it's pretty much all baby related):

• Unpacking! We've been in the new house for a few weeks now and it's finally coming together. I'm hoping to finish up soon and take some photos to show you all around a bit.
• Making pomegranate juice with fruit from our backyard.
• Getting excited to work with a new dog trainer starting this weekend. Ender is way better with a backyard but we still need to work on a few things.
• Buying our stroller! I just ordered it yesterday. I think in the next week or two we might install the car seat so it's ready to go. The crib is all set up and we just need to put the changing table together, but then we'll have all the big stuff ready (unless I'm forgetting something--very possible).
• Figuring out our new schedule in a new part of town--it takes me a little longer to get to the barre studio now, so I have to plan out my teaching and workouts a bit more. But I've had time to walk Ender every morning which has been so nice, then I usually get a lot of unpacking and writing done at the house before I have to go teach or run errands. It's been kind of nice.
• Trying to finish up a few projects by the end of October/beginning of November so I can (try to) give myself a maternity leave when the baby gets here. I already know it's going to be weird because I think I'll want to blog but I also want to focus on our new family and be truly present for that whole transition. I can't believe we're 6-ish weeks away from meeting our daughter!

What have you been up to lately?

I'm really bad about returning stuff to the library on time. I love going and I love picking out books and using the library itself, but I never seem to get them back before their due date and almost always have to pay a late fee.

I absolutely hate buying something new if I have an old that works.

I don't think an egg sandwich is worth it unless it has a ton of mayo on it.

I never feel like I'm doing enough and can be really hard on myself about it. I think it's because I work for myself part-time and then teach Pure Barre part-time and usually have a lot of time in between those two things, which makes me feel like I should constantly be cleaning or meal planning or working on something else and it gets exhausting sometimes. I'm not great at finding balance or giving myself breaks which means I'm either overwhelmed or a little unproductive.

I really love spicy food.

I hate packing but love unpacking, even though it takes time. Moving sucks but I love finding new places for old things.

What are some things people might not know about you?

Photo (from our maternity session) by Virginia Ashley Photography.

Happy Friday! Rob, Ender, and I are in San Luis Obispo and Arroyo Grande for the weekend--we had big plans to go to Palm Springs or something on a little babymoon but then we decided to take a road trip for a show in Paso Robles last night and couldn't bear the thought of boarding Ender again after our long trip to Virginia last month. That pup of ours is spoiled, let me tell you; but he's never been to the beach before and he's almost three years old, so we figured it was time.

Before I sign off for the weekend, I wanted to share some links with you:

To Read/Watch:

• Trevor Noah on Trump and the NFL. I really really enjoy Trevor--he's just incredibly smart, thoughtful, and hilarious. 
• Do it for the 'Gram: How your outdated brain is making you unhappy and how to hack it. So, so interesting.
• I always want to make smoothies but they're very rarely good. These ones all look delicious and are full of veggies.
• Still completely obsessed with Pentatonix over here, and this song is one of my all-time favorites. Also it made me laugh to learn that Avi Kaplan (the bass) quit and they replaced him with a cello. 

Wish List:

• I just ordered this rug for the baby's room and I am in love with it. I surprised myself by going with bold colors for the nursery--I'm normally a neutral gal but the walls are bright yellow so I decided to just go with it.
• REALLY CUTE BOOTIE ALERT! And they're really on sale.
• I'm still not really sure overalls should be a thing again but these ones are making me think twice.
• Still have my eye on this curling wand after having two different stylists use it on me at different Drybar locations. My hair has never looked better.
• One of my favorite nail colors for fall.

That's all from me! Hope you have a great weekend--what are you guys up to? As always you can follow along with me on Instagram or Snapchat (flynnmd), especially when I'm out of town!

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