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20 for 2020 List

So here we are… 2020. The first year we’ve been alive that has been in perfect balance. What one word am I carrying throughout this year? What 20 items will keep me on track this year…

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Update: 19 for 2019

At the beginning of the year, I shared my 19 for 2019 — 19 things to get done before the ball drop. Here’s the wins, losses and everything in between…

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Year in Review - 2019

Going into 2019, I identified my one word theme of the year as POSITIVITY, but at the end of 2019 I think the more appropriate word would have been MOVE…

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Beyond Angels Landing: 5 Amazing Hikes in Zion National Park

If you’re planning a trip to Zion National Park, you’ve undoubtedly heard of Angels Landing. While Angels Landing is great, I want to highlight some of the other hikes in Zion National Park that are just as amazing, if not more.

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Design Your Fall

Inspired by the Design Your Summer movement, I decided that this year I would try to make the most of my favorite season. This year, would be the first Design Your Fall…

goalsSarah HarperSeptember 26, 2019fall, autumn, leaves, happier, gretchen rubin, seasons, activities, pumpkin, happy, robertson davies, podcast, book list, books, read, reading, goodreads, ohiopyle, ohiopyle state park, graves mountain, apple, hayrack, vermont, leaf, leaf peep, roadtrip, road trip, virginia creeper trail, abingdon, bike, hike, hiking, shenandoah, shenandoah national park, pennsylvania, great allegheny passage, richmond, richmond half marathon, spotify, kint, knitting, pumpkin spice latte, mulled wine, roasted vegetables, pumpkin spice pancakes, butternut squash, wild rice soup, bath & body works, clove, cinnamon, sweet orange, pumpkin pecan waffles, sweet cinnamon pumpkin, list, five senses, smell, taste, touch, hearing, listening Comments

Texas Forever

As I’ve spent these last few months preparing for yet another move, this time from Houston to Washington D.C., I’ve found myself reflecting on my time in Texas, struggling to put this particular chapter into words.

reflectionsSarah HarperMay 21, 2019texas, bluebonnets, houston, htown, astros, austin, family, home, reflections, photos, tube, hamilton pool, brewery, beer, drinksComment

What Running a Marathon Taught Me About Life

The marathon was truly a life-changing experience and something that has taken so much to fully process that I’m just now being able to catch all the wild thoughts. So this is what I learned from all those miles…

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The Reading List - 2019

Enter 2019 and a whole slew of new goals, with reading 19 books in 2019 at the very top of the list! Last year, I learned having an active reading list made me much more likely to start a new book immediately. Here is the stack I’m entering 2019 with…

booksSarah HarperJanuary 16, 2019books, reading, read, reading list, book list, the immortalist, chloe benjamin, the song machine, john seabrook, the beautiful and the damned, f scott fitzgerald, dark matter, blake, blake crouch, the girl on the train, paula hawkins, firefly lane, kristin hannah, the handmaid's tale, margaret atwood, stargirl, jerry spinelli, one more thing, bj novak, wild, cheryl strayed, middlesex, jeffrey eugenides, sharp objects, gillian flynn, the postmortal, drew magary, tips for living, renee shafransky, player piano, kurt vonnegut, thinking fast and slow, david kahneman, amazon, kindle, resolutions, fiction, non-fiction, thriller, sci-fi, biography, suspense, mystery, classic, literature, literary classic, happier, gretchen rubin, harry potter, goodreads, jk rowling, j.k. rowling, the giver, an american marriage, oprah, book club, reading challenge, i get to, alicia dunams, beautiful exiles, meg waite clayton, the last of the savages, jay mcinerney, self help, historical fiction, big magic, elizabeth gilbert, bestseller, a wild sheep chase, haruki murakami, japan, everything is awful, matt bellassai, the whiskey sea, ann howard creel, the devil in the white city, erik larson, rory gilmore challenge, tayari jones, eleanor & park, rainbow rowell, circe, madeline miller, are you sleeping, kathleen barber, factfulness, true crime, fantasy, contemporary fiction, YA fiction, autobiography, magical realism, psychological thriller, science nonfiction, TED talk, horror fiction, the visible filth, nathan ballingrud, armie hammer, the universe has your back, gabrielle bernstein, born to run, christopher mcdugall, running, lois lowryComment

19 for 2019 List

Following the relative success of 2018, the most common question I got was: “So what’s next?” Thanks to my bestie, here's what’s going down in 2019…

goalsSarah HarperJanuary 13, 2019books, read, reading, reading challenge, happier, podcast, positivity, gratitude, run, running, hike, hiking, walk, walking, zion, machu picchu, ecuador, plan, planner, infj, calm, routine, nighttime, bedtime, keto, diet, food, knit, knitting, mail, mailbox, cards, friends, girls trip, hand-lettering, calligraphy, outdoors, workout, learn, learning, screentime, iphone, bad habits, photos, family, trip, travel, lyrics, quotes, songsComment

How Did It Go—Plans & Projects

Last year, I had A LOT of goals which I broke down in my Plans & Projects post. So here’s how everything really went down. Here’s what worked and what didn’t…

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Year in Review - 2018

You ever just look down for a moment and suddenly a whole year has passed? Yeah. That’s where I’m at.

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Laying Bricks

How often throughout our days are we constantly adjusting and rearranging to only have created a new, minor issue? We’ve turned our backs so our new view looks perfect and straight. Smiling, we go to pat ourselves on…

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Keep Reaching, Kid

When I was a junior in college, I applied to a bunch of internships within the creative field, and one of the businesses happened to be the advertising agency that was the whole reason I selected my major.

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The City I Didn't Know I Loved

I've been fairly vocal about Vegas just not being my kind of city - all dirt and sky. I was quick to judge, perceiving a lack of community and telling my friends how flashy and fake it was. Now looking back, I was wrong.

reflectionsSarah HarperMay 17, 2018vegas, las vegas, radio, family, friends, golden knights, vegas golden knights, inspiration, loveComment

I'm Not Great

As I prepare to move from Las Vegas to Houston, I once again find myself writing pitches to potential employers. And I've come to a realization.

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The Reading List - 2018

February, oh February! This frigid month was christened Read Month in my Plans & Projects. The rules for Read Month are simple...

What I Learned from a Month of Planning

It's hard to believe that January is already over. I set aside the entire month of January to plan for the upcoming year. Here's what I learned...

goalsSarah HarperJanuary 31, 2018reflections, planning, goals, day designer, to do, inspiration, organization, january, myers-briggs, infj, entjComment

Plans & Projects

After last year's 31 things failure and a decent amount of reflection, I decided to completely restructure my goals for 2018.

Sarah HarperJanuary 7, 2018reflections, goals, food, work, fitnessComment

Year in Review - 2017

I had a lot of goals for 2017, and instead of focusing on failure, I'm choosing to reflect on all the moments that filled the days and nights of 2017, and all of the amazing people that were standing beside me.

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This Year, Mental Health & 31 Things

This past year has been a roller coaster. In March, I said goodbye to the PR world and started two new careers - healthcare marketing and radio.

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