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Last Few Bits of Miami, NC, (Un)Plugging Back In

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On the morning of my last day in Miami, on a walk I’d taken a dozen times while living there, I finally looked down and saw this. I couldn’t have found a better message to end my summer sabbatical if I’d tried, and it’s something that’s stuck with me.

After 8 weeks away from my home base, I completely unplugged. I shut down my laptop, left my iphone in the guest room at my parents’ house, and severed nearly all connections with the outside world. And I’m so glad I did. You might have noticed I’ve been a bit absent from the internets lately, even (GASP!) Instagram. I’ve taken this unplug mentality back with me, back to home base after a week long vacation in the foothills of the mountains of my youth. From sea, to mountains, and finally back to my cozy flat that’s somewhere in between.

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Also taken on that final morning. That city completely and utterly engulfed me while I was there. It’s certainly still on my mind these days.

I’m also a bit in between these days. Striking a balance between unplugging and plugging in at various times. Making a few small changes in my day like leaving the phone in the other room are things that have really helped me maintain a sense of work/home separation. Unplugging almost entirely for a week really helped me regain a good sense of that, and it’s something I hope to carry into the semester ahead.

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Getting back into my own space again has allowed me to sit back and acknowledge some of the changes I experienced during my time down south. I did a TON of walking while away. This is something I realized is fairly absent from my normal day-to-day and I’ve decided to make more of an effort to keep my urban wanderings a part of my regular life. A podcast and walking shoes on, just strolling through trees, buildings, side walks, streets, and gutters. There’s something so calming about that.

I’ve also bumped up my work out routine. While away this summer, I felt the muscle memory-boredom-need-to-change-it-up feeling creep in. Getting back to my own space has allowed me to kick it up a notch and that’s felt pretty fantastic; my body is doing some pretty cool things these days and I’m beyond pumped to fuel it and feel strong.

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Which brings me to balance. Balance, balance, balance. It’s like this little mantra I’ve had going in my head for a couple of years now. Striking a balance between health and indulgence, that balance between total fatigue and just pushing it to the edge during my workouts, juggling professional and personal, public and private.In the bit of downtime I have before the semester begins, balance is something I think a lot about–mainly as it pertains to the fitness changes I’ve done lately and the food habits that ensue. This sums it up perfectly.

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On that note, I’m thinking of a food update post sometime soon? Very macro-centric lately, and LOVING it. Summer foods — lots of tomatoes and fresh produce treat me well. Also somewhere in the near future: those book and podcast posts, hopefully a bit on food preservation.



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