work week in my life: working 9-5 in DC! back to routine, embassy events, meal prep, busy season

I Already kind of it's like time for me to eat some lunch, so I'm making up some food I immediately just like have my morning routine, but I got up did some reading I also did some like social media work before I had to log on for my actual job So I mean not that social media is not an actual job, but you know kind of like behind On some things and like email threads that I needed to pick up and all that stuff So I feel a little bit better now because also last week I was traveling for work most of the week So I didn't have as much time with just like at my desk on top of my you know Emails and blah blah blah this week's actually a short week. I have Friday off, so that's nice. I'm just gonna be Here chillin in DC. No travel. I also have Like an event that I'm attending in an embassy this week Which I'm excited about and it's gonna be busy like it's picking up a lot in terms of Things that I'm planning and working on I like being busy I like having a lot back-to-back today is a little more chill than I'm here I think I might actually go to a coffee shop this afternoon the weather is so nice. It's sunny It's not too hot or cold. It was such a beautiful weekend my friends were here this past weekend they came with me from New York when I was there last week and Stayed with me for a few days. We saw the cherry blossoms at sunrise, which I actually finally got caught up on my Vlog schedule. It's been two months basically since I moved here and ever since the move I've been slightly behind on posting vlogs like I've been a week or two behind I finally just posted this morning the vlog from last week that I don't know Friday So that's like the most updated I've been in a while, so I'm feeling good about that and now we're back to Real-time, I'm making some fun plans like catching up with friends that I just haven't had a chance to see that live here in DC since I moved trying to Reach out to more people, and I've been kind of like bouncing all over the place I feel like anyway happy Monday. I'm about to head out I had my lunch and now I'm definitely like itching to get out and go somewhere else So I think I'm gonna go to three whistles, which is cafe slash co-working space I've been before and it was a great space to work So I'm really hoping I'm banking on it being not that cold because I'm just wearing a vest over this colored long-sleeve This is the same one that I got in purple that I showed recently in a vlog that I really like It's on my Amazon shop, and it is So cute, and I kind of wish it was even lighter somehow like more faded, so I might wash it with like Some oxyclean or something, but whatever for now. I'm just wearing it with all-black and flared leggings tennis shoes Not really to be a fit, but just to be comfy And just put on workout clothes, I'm gonna go down and do a workout tonight But first I got my hungry root box in the mail, and I want to put this stuff in the fridge So I'm going to show you guys what I got this week talk a little bit about them if you're not familiar I know there's a lot of like meal kit and grocery delivery services out there Some of them are just meals and those specific ingredients for those meals So we're just like groceries and snacks Hungry root is so nice because it really is like the combination of both of those things so you take a fun short little quiz and Hungry root will personalize your box and put together meals for you and snack based on your personal health goals How you like to eat dietary restriction even like what kitchen appliances you use and then you can go in and totally swap out different Things or just specific ingredients in a meal. It's really really custom to what you want It's just really flexible to your lifestyle like once you get it you can flip-flop Customize things with things you already have in your fridge and the more that you shop with them the more they kind of get to Know you and your preferences sometimes it really feels like they're reading my mind of what I want to eat this week I have over 2,000 recipes to discover and they're very good. There are my recipes for the week It comes on a card with all of the ingredients the first meal They recommended me that I immediately was like yep That sounds amazing out to her is the bruschetta chicken with crispy potatoes bruschetta chicken patties superfood tomato Zucchini and Little fingerling potatoes, which sounds really good. And also their recipes are all pretty quick and easy This one does say 30 minutes, but it's pretty much just because the potatoes take some time to cook But the prep itself is a lot less. The next is Kali bun cheeseburger. It's beef patties These at cauliflower sandwich rounds. I'm skeptical of these but I tried these in a previous hungry root order and It was so good. Like it was a great bun alternative if you're gluten-free sand got sweet potato fries I mean, they're not fried yet. It's just sweet potato that's cut and then there's carnitas tacos with guac So we got corn tortillas pork carnitas Guacamole and a veggie. Those are my main meals and then with your remaining credits you can get snacks miscellaneous items Pantry refills whatever you need. And so I just got an extra Seasoned grilled chicken breast. I got Ithaca everything hummus. And with that I got some carrots and Also some popcorn corn dippers, these are so I got an avocado for breakfast. I got some sweet teriyaki sauce I just feel like I this is a sauce that I'm missing in my fridge. I had to get some sweets So I got the cocoa mills. I love these again at dairy-free caramel I do have a hard time finding them in stores. 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Check it out Let me know what your favorite like snacks and meals are on there that I should try out I will definitely be going through these probably too quickly, but that's okay I'm gonna put these away and then head to the gym and once I get back in the shower I'm gonna make up one of these for dinner Good morning, it is Tuesday now and I woke up feeling like Because I'm super crampy and like I do not Want to go into the office. I just want to be at home, but that's okay Took some Advil You know So we go on haven't been in the office in a couple weeks just because last week I went to New York should be good I have some meetings today. So it will be good to be there in person. I'm gonna make it a good day I think the weather's nice. So that's good. And I'm making my lunch right now Not actively. I'm waiting for a piece of toast to toast. I had my dinner last night the hunger that was really good but I Don't know if I want to bring that into the office because I want to save that and have something prepped already tonight I'm just kind of like putting together a little Turkey open-faced sandwich and I'm gonna bring some of these Guess I can pack those up Some of these corn dipper chips with some Hummus on the side. I'm wearing all black and then this hot pink coat Tops that it it's almost April. I think Monday is April. So I need to Get my use out of these newly items before I return them. This one is one of my faves I'll be sad to let her go. I haven't worked through the office yet The Bachelor finale was last night and I didn't watch because they don't have live TV But I did see a spoiler of who the Bachelorette is And I wish I could have I mean whatever it's literally impossible to avoid spoilers if you don't watch it They it is not who I was pulling for That's okay. I always feel so bad. It's like People who watch the show have such strong opinions that are so vocal about who they want to be and Then it's someone else and then everyone's just like oh that sucks It's like I didn't want this person who asked for this person It's like bro person probably gonna see some of these comments and feel terrible. She's gonna do great. I'm sure I don't know I'll watch it have this little meal prep thing and I just put the toast in I need to melt some cheese on this and I put some turkey. This is from the burger that I made yesterday Lots of leftover cheese, which is nice because I can use it for lunch is another thing Not doing well. Yesterday was good. Once I went to the coffee shop I went back to Three Whistles and honestly, if you're in Arlington, it's just such a great workspace They have so many tables so much natural light a few times. I've been there. I feel very productive there. So It was a win. I should probably put these in a bag instead of just like loose like this, but whatever The lunch is for her This is like very much a kid's lunch. I am just wearing tennis shoes because I don't have external meetings today I do tomorrow so I'll wear like nicer shoes. I went for all black mock neck Silver necklace. I actually just got this from H&M. So I'm trying to get more silver jewelry and These trousers that I wear all the time on my Amazon shop this NVLT coat from Nuuly over the top so let's Do it. I feel like I sound really sad. I'm just like tired and crampy. So we're gonna pick ourselves up and have a good day and I'm looking forward to crashing on this couch when I get home Happy rainy Wednesday. We made it to hump day and it's a little bit dreary outside And so the lighting is pretty dark. I'm turning on my vanity light okay, um, I Definitely need to self-tan, but you know, oh well my face is just like not I'm on my period so naturally everything just feels like a disaster, but you know today's generally a work from home day and I'm working from home this morning and I have a few hours until I need to head to the office because I do have an in-person meeting we have like partners from another country that commissioned a project for us and we're meeting with a couple of them today and Then I'm gonna go straight from the office to an event that we're doing at an embassy tonight Which is really exciting. I haven't been to an embassy for any reason like Since I went to DC I don't think that I ever went to this one When I was here before embassies often do a lot of like public things events Receptions like they want to get people involved. They also have in May. I think they have like open embassy days I don't remember what exactly it's called but it's like a bunch of embassies will open their doors and offer like snacks and you can learn about their country and their like diplomatic relations and all this stuff and It's very cool. But being able to see an embassy is always exciting. I'm Excited to attend I'm not like involved like I'm not working it but I'm just Along for the ride there to support. I think it starts around like 5 5 30 So I have this meeting from 2 to 4 at the office and then I'll finish on my workday and head To the embassy and maybe with this colored purple sweater Like I said, I'm trying to get my last uses out of this newly before I return it I wish I filmed clips of this yesterday But when I got home last night from work I made a PowerPoint presentation because my friends and I Sophia's here we've been trying to schedule a time to sit down and face time with the three of us and catch up since we went to Austin basically and Things have come up and fallen through and blah blah blah. So finally we've been texting the whole time But like I said as a joke the other day I was like, okay everyone prepare a PowerPoint of what you've been up to for the past month and Then Sears like we should actually do that So we did so last night I made a PowerPoint and then we all we face time for like three hours Presenting our PowerPoints to each other and it was really cute So highly recommend and I think we're gonna actually start doing that quarterly like we obviously talk all the time So most things like we know what's going on with each other's lives, but it was also like cute like oh These are the TV shows I'm obsessed with right now like things like that I proposed because this is like the first week of spring that we're gonna try and do that like Every first week of the season so quarterly, so we'll do one in like June. I didn't vlog anything though. So I'm Catching up. My eyes have been so sensitive lately. Like I keep getting puffy eyes Like I feel you can tell my vlogs and like I keep just getting things in them I'm just like what is going on? I don't know if it's an allergy thing or What maybe it is like with the cherry blossoms or something, but I don't feel any allergy symptoms Otherwise, like I haven't been Congested or sniffly or anything. So but again, it's like not compelling to put on mascara when your eyes are just like Work is going. Well, I'm Trucking along doing outreach and like sending invites to people For this like project thing that I'm putting together. I'm also gonna talk to The people I'm meeting today a little bit about it I'm like nervous about that because it feels like there's a lot of pressure on me for this, but I'm just trying to take it day by day Okay, ready to go to the office now for my meetings and then the event this evening So I'm wearing this sweater tucked into the pants. I feel like they're all a little bit too baggy, but it's whatever I wanted to wear something comfy anyway, so my black trousers. This is a newly rental Purple sweater and I put over this loose Long blazer that I got at notion BP a long time ago Over it to kind of tie it in. It's also a little bit of a casual fit. It's not like a blazer blazer But let's go it's raining I think I might stop for a coffee on the way and get there with enough time to like prep for the meeting I Feel like I look like I was Caught in a rainstorm because I kind of was um, I had a really good day really good afternoon Once I went to the office and yeah, our meeting went well The event went well, I don't think I got much footage of the embassy, but it was cool. It was in like their Ambassadors or like the residence part of the embassy such a cool property. It's like Tucked up in the woods in the back corner of embassy row and they have like so much nature around them. It was beautiful there's a little reception after with some snacks and drinks, so hung out for a bit and I thought you Chat with some people and it was a good time. So now I'm home and It's like almost 8 o'clock and I need to make dinner I think I'm gonna make tacos that I got in my hungry root box. It says they only take 13 minutes So like that should be a pretty simple Simple meal. So let's see pull out into pork saute season Cool, so I can't make these in my airfryer, which is even easier. I definitely want to get to sleep early tonight I actually need to edit something and Blah, I feel like I didn't get enough sleep last night. So like hopefully it tonight I can change that I got a little stool for my vanity finally in the mail I definitely could have ordered that much earlier because I kind of knew the idea of what I wanted it to be I just got a little white like stool without a back or anything because the vanity I just feel like it looks better Without the big chair that's there. So I don't know what I'm gonna do with that I might just sell the like office chair that I had sitting at it But the stool can actually tuck under and get out of the way and I think will look cuter So I'm gonna put the legs on that and then I'll show you guys maybe I'll show you tomorrow because it's already getting dark I'm just feeling so lazy right now I just want to roll away into bed Be done, but it's important to eat So I'm doing that. Anyway words are not really forming I don't know why I feel like so wiped from the day because I honestly didn't even it was very chill anyway, I'm gonna make some tacos for dinner and then Get what I need to get done and just probably go to sleep early and read a court of thorns and roses I feel like it's finally starting to get Slightly interesting to me. I'm like a third of the way through it and I feel like the plot is starting to Actually like shape up a little bit. I was slow to get into it. Frankly updates to come I know I'm the last person to read it anyway, but I'll let you guys know how I feel about it dinner time I've been kind of stressed this morning TV H this thing that I'm organizing this project I've just been like in a space of feeling like I don't have much time and I like sent out emails like Waiting to hear back from people and I've just been in a limbo the last couple days of like Okay, just kind of a email. Oh Just like feeling like I had sent out like inquiries invitations to like work on whatever. It's hard to speak of this like Abstractly, but basically for things to move forward like I had already sent out everything I need to and I was just waiting for people to respond and I just like I feel like when you're in that position workwise or otherwise when like you're just in the Waiting game of other people to like do their part of a project or like get back to you on something It can either be like the best thing ever because then you're just like I'm chillin like I don't need to do anything until this person does X or It's like so stressful because you want to be able to do something and like move it forward and you're just like what is the judge duty thing where she's like, I Don't know it was kind of like hitting me this morning, but Because I'm off work tomorrow So I mean I might honestly just like respond to emails and stuff because other people aren't got like one of the main ones I was waiting on That was a relief like slowly things. I think things are coming together. I'm just like Stressing myself out about it deep breaths. I feel like I need to meditate when I Have my lunch break. Honestly, I need to really chill I really don't normally get like stressed or worked up about stuff like this. But I think it's just I Because I proposed this project and I'm the one who wanted to make it happen I feel the pressure to like pull it off and make it great and I'm just like Wanting to make sure everything's good. But yeah, I'm gonna send out some more emails that respond to the ones that I just got It'll happen. It'll work out But I just wanted to like share this because I feel like it's we all deal with this in our work in different ways I'm just like well, maybe not all of us depending on what you do But like when you feel like a project reflects on you and you're waiting on other people It's kind of stressful Let's do this and I don't mean like people that I work with I'm talking about like external people But anyway, things are good. I think I think we'll be okay I just need to take some deep breaths, but I am excited about it I really hope that it like comes together and is what I Envisioned. I don't know. I heard a rumor that they might even Announce the office closing early today. So My co-workers were like, yeah, we're not going in either. So I don't even know what I'm gonna do tomorrow Honestly, I should take advantage of having some free time. So tomorrow's gonna be nice It's gonna be sunny and 60 degrees and getting drinks with a friend on a rooftop tomorrow So hopefully it's like nice outdoor weather. Yeah, I don't know this week has been I feel like it's been a lot like kind of busy And it definitely feels like a Friday, so I'm really really grateful to have this three-day weekend I need to respond to my emails and then I will Chat with y'all when we make it to lunch. I'm definitely on the like solid smooth Colored or not colored in this case long-sleeve train and I absolutely love this a couple weeks ago I showed you that I got a couple colored ones like a light purple and a light pink and I kept seeing these ones. I've always struggled to find white shirts that I liked in work like Reliable because so many of them are actually see-through but this one people said is double lined So I decided to try it out. It's by Pumi or something and it is So smooth like buttery smooth So soft and also it is double lined You can kind of see the line of my bra a little bit but like the actual part of it. You can't really and It's so like supportive and comfy But the sleeves are single lined so they're like a little more breathable. I think I'll be wearing this a lot I feel like these kind of tops are so versatile because I'm gonna wear this to the office Honestly, like I have certain pants like these guys where the color just only looks good with white But I struggle with the white top issue. Like I said, so this is perfect because It's like casual Businessy like a t-shirt like this with nice pants Maybe a blazer if you're trying to like really, you know dress it up But even for everyday in the office, but long sleeves totally fine, and it's so comfy So I'm really into this excited about that and I got one in black too that I'll show y'all I built my little stool for the vanity yesterday. There she is. I Don't know that I love it. I feel like it's a little It doesn't really fit like it does I like it looks a little short But I don't think I'd want it too much taller just with like the legroom and everything I like the idea of it in the style. I think I want to get a boucle one though That's just like a little more cozy because this is just normal Like soft Yeah, I like the black legs though because there is black hardware around a boucle one would make it a little more cozy in this Corner, so I do think I might end up returning this which is a little bit of a pain I mean, it's not that hard to like unscrew the legs and box it up again, but oh well trial and error sometimes Needed I'm also very close to ordering a dresser I know this has been like a saga for a while that I definitely need to take care of but I Think I've narrowed it down. I'm gonna do like one last Look around and make sure that that's what I want to get once I find the right stool and get a dresser I also already know what mirror I'm gonna order for the top of the dresser I could just order it now because I don't need to have the dresser to put the mirror up but I'm gonna put a big mirror over it and then Otherwise, I feel like it's just kind of wall decor From there and eventually replacing the bed frame, but it's not really bothering me at the moment So bedding I still don't I do want to get like new decorative pillows and blankets and stuff so I guess maybe not fully done, but We're so close now that I'm like back from traveling for a minute. I don't have a trip planned until Mid April I'm going to my friend's bachelorette party, but I can use like the next couple weekends to really get back into my Apartment stuff that's been on hold for a bit. I love this so much. Honestly, this is like so much nicer feeling than the other ones that I tried and It's so cute. I got a medium by the way, and I think they're perfect So highly recommend honestly, if you just need like go-to basics I'll have them linked down below on like the fashion page if I have one or wherever You'll be able to find it on my Amazon shop and it is So smooth like a smoothing Kind of top you can't see the lines underneath it hardly. Yeah today. It's just the day of the bottomless pit inbox So I every time I get caught up on emails I get more that's I've been working on but also like I want to tie up all of my little Threads of communication before the long weekend. So it's important. I'm gonna change and then we'll see where we're gonna go I want like a little pastry like a little treat because it feels like Friday. I'm gonna have my Friday routine on Thursday It's actually afternoon now and I've had like a slow Start to the day first of all, I slept in because I didn't have to work second of all I was like taking my time reading this morning and having like a very chill morning routine Before I went to the gym and then I just feel like the gym shower get ready routine Took a long time and then I ended up having a business call. So it's fine Anyway, I was gonna have like more of an afternoon kind of exploring but I am still going Early to the area where I'm gonna meet my friend for drinks tonight and maybe find a cafe or something walk around Check it out I'm gonna bring my Kindle read some more of a court of thorns and roses. I just honestly enjoyed Having a chill slow day. Hey with like a little bit of productivity mixed in that we're going to gypsy kitchen on 14th Which is actually where my friends and I ended up going last weekend for dinner and they have this upstairs Kind of patio area. I don't know if it opens up, but it's definitely like their rooftop I feel like it must open up in the summer. I didn't get to fully see it because we ate downstairs But we're gonna do drinks there it'll be nice cuz apparently they have good happy hour so we're gonna do that I definitely need more coffee. So I'm gonna go to a cafe in my Afternoon strolling in that direction. I'm wearing this jacket again. I really am gonna miss this one from my newly long sleeve that I showed you Guys yesterday the double lined one and I think it's so cute I love how comfy it is and I didn't tuck it. I just kind of like scrunch it up above my jeans These are the black jeans From hidden jeans that I wear all the time that I bought from a newbie and Of course, the jacket is Newly, but it's from Urban Outfitters so you can find it there and she's really cute. I like the faded black I feel like it goes well with these jeans even though the jeans are a little darker. Okay, I'm gonna see what time The train is leaving that I need to get on. Why did I just brought myself to my home? That's not gonna help me. I feel like I've been going to 14th Street a lot There's a lot of good restaurants and bars on it. So I guess that makes sense But like a little north of Logan Circle the food at the Gypsy Kitchen was so freaking good, by the way I'm excited to go back. Honestly, we had this dessert. It was like it was some sort of like cinnamon cardamom Pastry with dulce de leche on the bottom. It was so good. Um, I'm gonna take the train I think to a bus Okay, let's go