HI. CHECKING IN.

hi guys. how’s your week going? mine is going pretty well actually. i’ve gotten a lot of things crossed off my to-do list. i’m headed to dana point with my dad and two brothers this weekend. i’m a little nervous because my dad and i have had a rocky few years and this will be one of the first times we have seen each other in quite a while. just trying to stay positive about it. i do feel lucky that southern california has so many little weekend road trip opportunities, i’ve definitely been taking advantage of them this summer. (remember this post?)

i thought i would try to check in more on a personal level here. sometimes blogs can feel disconnected to the actual blogger behind it, so i think it’s nice to say hello and show you my more human side every now and then.

i had a pretty big shift with my career this week, but more on that soon. it feels like i’m in a very transitional phase. i guess it’s felt like that for about a year now actually. i’m still sorting out what my next avenues in life are going to be, and that feels exciting and also like a big question mark. one thing i do know is that we are planning the designloveFESTIVAL and i’m so excited about it. it’s going to be october 24th, so mark your calendars if you live in LA!

can i just say how awesome it is that arian and i are still able to be such close friends. not all of my exes have been like that. i’m constantly reminded why we were together for so long. he’s such a supportive and loyal person. i hope we can always stay that way. i do sometimes worry how it will be when one of us gets into another relationship, but i think we will cross that bridge when we get there, right? have you had a similar situation? i guess it’s kind of tricky.

and dang, we’ve been totally slacking on those weekly workout posts. i’m sorry! sometimes i find it hard to say something interesting each week about it, you know? “hey i worked out again and tried my best to eat healthy but still drank alcohol when i shouldn’t have.” not very motivational haha. but i AM still doing it. i’m actually supposed to go to a new dance class with my friend joy tonight. we haven’t worked out together in a loooong time so it will be fun.

have an awesome rest of your week, ok? catch up with me this weekend over here. xx bri

(artwork by sarah eisenlohr)