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Sunday Edition: Growing My Garden and 4 Things I Loved This Week
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Sunday Edition: Growing My Garden and 4 Things I Loved This Week

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Apr 20, 2025
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The Sunday Edition is Tuesday’s little sister—off-the-cuff updates I’d bring up over a coffee catch-up with a friend.

This week felt like a constant race against dropping multiple balls. The moment I’ve caught up in one area of my life, something else slips. My vegetable garden is thriving, but my front yard is so tangled with weeds that a neighbor just sent me a nudge over text. My social calendar is bursting, but I’ve had little time to regroup and reset on my own. I’m sleeping well (can you believe it?), but existentially exhausted by the news and burnt-out as I finish my spring semester. I can’t do it all—no one can—but I’m holding onto the things that are bringing me real joy and fulfillment this week, so I can show up for others. Read on for a new after-work ritual, a perfect spring outfit, and a healthy weeknight recipe that’s become a new go-to:

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