Row 1: Murphy joins me on the yoga mat for my 30 days of yoga; my 2023 planner cover, with a sticker saying the strongest steel is forged in the fire of a dumpster; my home office desk and wall; paper sticking out from under my desk mat with “US Classified Documents” printed on them, sending up the docs found in Mar-a-Lago
Row 2: My nightstand with a water bottle, Alexa Spot (discontinued), and earplugs in a chipped starfish dish; a tiny green lemon on our Meyer lemon tree, Murphy under a quilt, tulip leaves sprouting from the ground
Row 3: The little green lemon measuring in at an inch; book cover of Feminism is for Everybody by bell hooks; a selfie in the stylist chair of me getting my hair highlighted; Murphy enjoying an early spring day outside
Row 4: Camden Aquarium ceiling; Austin TX street of Mickey Mouse; tulips in bloom; the first hammock day of the season
Row 5: Color wheel at my watercolor class; Murphy staring at me on the sofa; a watercolored doodle of Max because I miss him still, a creamy white rose from one of our rose bushes
Row 6: Philadelphia street art of Snow White engaging in a recreational activity; a “Please do not Judge” sign from a car on display at Collingswood May Fair; a gnawed squeaker from the inside of one of Murphy’s toys; colonoscopy prep supplies
Row 7: Murphy on our brand-new recliner that replaced the cheap-ass one from Ashley Furniture that broke in 2 years – yes I continue to have feelings about that; blue hydrangeas from our yard; a picture from our wedding in 2012 to commemorate our 11th anniversary, my 2023 Margate/Ventnor beach tag because in NJ we pay to access beaches
Row 8: Virginia Beach Neptune statue; Murphy under my hammock; a picture of Ollie because I miss him still, a Hershey Lodge claw machine filled with Bob Ross plushes
Row 9: A chocolate chip cookie sandwich on Margate beach, Phillies game at Citizen Bank Park, a ripened tomato covered in dew, a cute metal cricket sculpture found in a neighbor’s bush on my daily walk with Murphy
Row 10: Home office shelves with pumpkins for fall; a statue in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square; an assortment of Orange Bird and orange birds; outdoor Halloween decor
Row 11: “Be Kind” chalked onto the pavement in front of the elementary school; Murphy on our walk; Spaceship Earth detail; interior of The Land Pavilion at Disney’s Epcot
Row 12: Me pointing at my “I voted” sticker; a rubber duckie left on our Jeep; home office shelves decorated for Christmas; a Grinch-themed storefront window in Collingswood
Row 13: Closeup of ornaments on NYC’s Bryant Park’s tree; NYC’s Rockefeller Plaza tree; the No Name (formerly Philly) Pops; a candle in the window for Winter Solstice.
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