January is looking more than a little bit different this year. Under normal circumstances, I’m running around the country for conferences and getting changes of scenery all the time. Being cooped up in my condo for days (work is crazy busy in other ways besides travel!) has made me more than slightly crave an escape on the weekends. We recently took a drive up to Brunswick, MD to escape the…
If you have talked to be IRL or follow me on Instagram (@basicbrittblog, also my Peloton leaderboard name), you know that I am a very stereotypical Peloton owner in that I loooove mine and rarely shut up about it. It’s crazy how connected I feel when I’m working out alone. When I was home for Christmas I was using my sister’s bike and was so excited when a good friend…
I’m telling you, friends, that Frederick is perhaps the best kept secret in the DMV.. Ok, it’s not technically in the DMV (it’s about 45 minutes north of DC) but it is a quick jaunt from MoCo and not a terrible drive from other parts of the DC area. The people there are way less high-strung, the restaurant prices don’t make you want to gag AND you can go out…
As I’ve mentioned before, I kind of hate the word “budgeting.” (I wrote a whole post about it HERE) I don’t know about you, but it can feel very restrictive. This is going to be a short post today because I think what I’m about to say is extremely straightforward. I’m going to call it the “2-3 Things Money Mindset.” Here’s how it works: ALWAYS Pay Yourself First So many…
We’ve lost our humanity as a country and it’s so sad. The thing that prompted this post was a passing comment someone made to me a while back that gave me major pause. After a little bit of (albeit painfully stupid) political bantering, I apologized and she said, “It’s OK, you and I are both passionate about [politics].” She didn’t mean it as a dig in any way and I…
Can you believe y2k can legally drink? I vividly remember the year 2000. My parents had a big party and I had my first taste of champagne, a Dom Perignon. If you wonder why I’m sometimes a bit bougie, you can blame my parents for this one! Anyway, that night my dad thought it would be hilarious to have some fellow troublemakers turn off all the lights when it was…
Before I even launch in to this, I want to give a disclaimer– I am not writing this toward any individual. I’m unlike most Midwesterners in that I’m what you might call “active aggressive” as opposed to the typical passive aggressive you see often in middle America. If I have an issue with someone, I don’t passive aggressively call them out in blog posts; I speak to them directly… So,…
Happy Tuesday, friends! This will likely be my last blog post of 2020 since so many people are away from their computers the week between Christmas and the new year! I have so many thoughts this year.. It’s a weird year but I honesty don’t feel like I’ve been gipped. I’ll write more about this in detail later, but all in all, it wasn’t a bad year at all. To…
One thing that always reminds me of home is the smell of oregano bread baking in the oven. My grandmother used to make it and now my dad makes it all the time, but always on Christmas Eve. When it’s not Covid, my family hosts a huge Christmas Eve bash and Mama Nona’s Oregano Bread has become a staple. Who was Mama Nona (pronounced, “Mumma Non”… you don’t always say…
If you know me, you know that gift giving is definitely my “giving” Love Language. I don’t love receiving gifts as much as I love giving them, mainly because I hate clutter but that’s neither here nor there. When I first started at my company, I became the designated elf of sorts around the holidays. We were a very fledgling company and anyone who took a chance on us was…