The last two weeks were intense. I was on the island, and helping film a story for the Seattle Channel and setting up a new lab space on top of the Island marble butterfly release workload.

I got back to Seattle a few days ago, and I’ve hit the ground running with wedding tasks. I think I found the dress, the save the dates are in the mail, and our digital engagement photos came back and they’re out of this world. (The film is being developed and coming back in a few weeks!)

I don’t have a lot of thoughts today. It’s been a rough week in the news. I had Instagram on my phone again for a couple of days for sharing the engagement photos and promoting our photographer, but it got deleted again this morning. It’s not so much that I’m looking away…it’s just I’m trying to be more intentional about how I look. I need it to be sustainable: continuing work that I see as important (while maintaining boundaries there too!) and planning a wedding and maintaining friendships has me seeking the news and opinions in more boundaried ways. I’m trying to find a routine of reading a couple of newsletters (1 local, 1 global) and communicating with friends directly and through this newsletter.

I hope your weekend is kicking off nicely. Tell me about it, if you feel like it! Reply to this email and I’ll get your message.