life lately – MeeshyD

I love pretty things

March 28, 2022

This weekend, I had the pleasure to host my friend’s bachelorette party at our house. I went all-out with decorating and I’m so proud of how it turned out.

I love the act of making things pretty, creating things by putting ideas together in my mind and then bringing them to fruition. It’s the best feeling in the entire world, even if it leaves me absolutely freaking exhausted in the end (and I have to spend an entire day in bed recovering). Someday I’ll get better about pacing myself, but for now I am glorying in the beauty of this moment.

I was recently accepted as an Amazon associate, so I’d love to share my sourcing for the products I used for this party. If you click my link and buy something, I’ll make a small commission at no extra cost to you. 🙂

tablecloth, linen napkin, gold flatware

Here are a few more photos from the weekend. Thank you for following along with this fun memory.

Beautiful florals from Trader Joe’s. I can’t believe Baby’s Breath is back in style these days. It’s like the 90s are calling and having their moment in the sun again. What’s old is new, always.

We hired an incredible executive chef to make the meal for the party, Kimo Eats. She did a fabulous job. Can’t wait to hire her again for future events and I highly, highly recommend if you’re looking for a fabulous event caterer. She is just starting her own business and I want to do everything I can to help her succeed.

Our beautiful bride, Jeannie. She is getting married this coming weekend. It was so fun to have this bachelorette moment where she can just revel in her love and forget about the stresses of wedding planning. Love her so much.

You know I had to document my clean house! I actually washed our microfiber couch covers in the washer. It’s a bit of a pain in the butt to remove them, but honestly it’s so worth it. Makes you feel like you have a new couch. Here’s a link to the blankets I use to cover the couch. I love that it gives me that white/neutral vibe without actually having the stress of owning a white couch. If you saw how dirty these blankets get on a weekly basis, you’d know why we’ll probably never have a light couch (even though I love the look!).

I love the way our ladder blanket holders look when properly styled. These were $20/each on Amazon and so worth it.

To prep for the party, I went to the Castro on Friday night to get a certain component of my ‘erotic cake’ at Hot Cookie with Keith. I was reminded of just how incredible my home is. I rarely go to SF, but it feels good to expand my web beyond Oakland from time to time.

Okay, one last little random tidbit. I bought a gel kit on amazon and this is my RIGHT hand of an at-home gel mani. The kit cost $40 and came with everything you need to do an at-home mani. I am excited to own this and save some money on my nails. I have BIG PLANS for this summer and every cent I save is going to go to my new projects (more to come on this!).

That’s it for now. So happy to be back writing here on meeshyd.com. Love y’all.

life lately

Checking In

April 8, 2020

I’m sitting in my dining nook during my ‘lunch hour’ and I wanted to pop in with a little informal post to check in with you all. How are you holding up in this crazy time? I feel like everyday is an emotional adventure right now, but I seem to be getting a little bit more of a handle on my mind and its doomsday cycles this week.

There’s still lots of reason to hope and to find joy and to ache with gratefulness, especially if you are healthy and you have a roof over your head and enough money in your account to buy groceries. Thankfully, our household checks all those boxes right now, so I’m trying to find peace amidst the uncertainty. I have to believe that those going through rougher waters right now would rather that we sit in appreciation for what we do have versus panic over what might be heading our way.

To that end, here’s a little list of my moments of joy today:

I feel my internal pendulum swinging away from COMFORT FOOD ALL THE TIME to, hmmm, a vegetable sounds nice right now. I’m here for it. This morning, I made myself eggs with butter poached asparagus, topped with a little sprinkle of leftover guyere cheese from my French Onion Soup cooking adventure. What a satisfying little breakfast. To make the butter poached asparagus, just break off the asparagus ends and then cook the spears in about a tablespoon of melted butter in a skillet. Toss the spears in the butter to get them nicely coated, add salt and pepper and then pour in about a quarter cup of water. Let the water meld with the butter and cook for about three minutes, until the asparagus turns to the most brilliant green. You want the spears to have a perfect little snap left to them. Next time, I’ll cook mine a beat less than I did this morning. I like ’em snappy!

I am so thankful for the extra time I get to spend with my sweet boys while I’m sheltering in place. I set their bed up right by the kitchen table aka my office during the day. Just being able to look over at them resting and cuddling each other makes me so happy. I share all my work from home snacks with them. Sometimes they get grumpy and growly at each other and I totally understand what they’re going through.

I took a shower this morning and ‘got dressed’ to go to the office. I just feel more complete if I’ve filled in my eyebrows and put on a bit of eye makeup, even if I’m working in my sweatpants. Words cannot express how grateful I am to be working right now and to be able to do so in comfort and safety.

What else?

My friend Rebecca shared the ‘Stop Trying to be Productive‘ article by the NYtimes with me. What a breath of fresh air. I’m trying to release all of my MUST DO ALL THE THINGS angst right now. If I make it through the days without an emotional spin-out, I should feel like I’m winning.

I hope you all are well right now. Feel free to share any little bits from your days with me in the comments. I’m here to listen and to support. 🙂

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Reminders for Myself at my New Job

December 12, 2019

I started a new job this week, which brings so much excitement but also a bit of overwhelm because so much change is happening so quickly. I jotted down these little reminders for myself that I wanted to share with you in case you perhaps find it helpful.

Things to remember:

It’s really, really overwhelming to start a new job. It’s okay if you need to crawl under the covers to recharge as soon as you get home for the first month. Be gentle with yourself in every moment. Look out for yourself and do what you need to do to be okay. That especially includes finding moments where you steal away to take deep breaths and connect with yourself. There are no bonus points for pushing through and ignoring your body’s signals that everything is a bit too much.
Just focus on adding value from day one. Your job is not to come in and point out flaws in other people’s hard work. It’s not on you to run the show the moment you walk in the door or to fix all the ‘problems’ you perceive. For right now, your job is to join the team and contribute in the biggest and tiniest ways you can.
Remember to be kind and human to everyone you meet. Look them in the eyes and connect with their humanity. The first few weeks begin to form the genuine connections that will sustain your work for years to come.
Take advantage of a clean slate. Fresh starts don’t come around all the time. Think about how you can use this change of pace to set up your work and your home routines to optimize your happiness and your effectiveness.
Accept that you’re going to make mistakes. It’s part of the territory when doing anything new. Be as careful as you can, but remember that growth comes from trying new things and no one but you expects you to do everything perfectly on your first try.
Remember that everything is impermanent and that is the best and worst part of life. If it’s really hard or uncomfortable, it will pass. If it’s scary or overwhelming, it will pass. The new will fade and you’ll forget the way you felt in this moment, so keep that in perspective for anything that feels tough. This brand new job is just one moment in a hopefully long career and life.

Do you have any other reminders you find helpful when going through a career change?

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