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Sitting on the deck with a cup of coffee ☕️ while Izzy 🐾 patrols the yard is the quintessence of a perfect morning ☀️ for me.

A year ago my Insta feed was dogs, art, and tacos. Thanks to @catfacts.eth , it’s now sprinkled with wonderfully esoteric Persian cooking videos, Farsi expressions, and cultural reels I would’ve never found on my own… and honestly, I’m here for it 🥰

I’ve learned altruism isn’t always some grand gesture. Sometimes it’s quietly doing the right thing when no one would blame you for doing otherwise ✌🏼

I used to do the /word-a-day challenge every day. Then I missed a day, then a week, and somehow found myself in a quagmire of other things demanding my attention. Fresh streak started . . . 1 ✍🏻

I’ve been creating for years, but after so long in healthcare consulting, there’s still a reflex to want someone to validate me as an artist. Imposter syndrome is persistent like that 🫠

I’m building a new proposal for a potential client today and started with a cursory pass, meaning I sketched it out just enough to get the structure and flow without getting pulled into every detail yet. It’s a good way to see what’s taking shape before refining it. On a sidenote, this is a big opportunity for me!!!

I'm starting to think some habits are just immutable. I've rearranged my morning routine more times than I can count lately. Tried waking up earlier, sleeping later, delaying coffee, eating breakfast, exercising, walking Izzy earlier, not checking my phone, journaling. Simply changing things up to feel "healthy". But somehow I always end up doomscrolling a bit too long, coffee in hand and of course Izzy supervising. Could be worse.