https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings daily 0.75 2024-09-29 https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings/kia-ora-to-new-zealands-south-island monthly 0.5 2024-09-29 https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings/chicago-the-first-place-that-really-felt-like-home monthly 0.5 2022-05-12 https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings/who-dat-its-new-orleans-and-its-amazing monthly 0.5 2022-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959351028-G9POAZ1MRY16J3QWJWVM/IMG_2831.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - shrimp + grits @ surrey's for those ultimate favorite day vibes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959354263-22RD63T4OAWTMWWV2DA1/IMG_2856.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - The Alligator House caught our eye from a block away with its color and festivity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959355492-AWXMVYFVHYKUQDBL84EM/IMG_2858.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Freaked out when I saw this person behind me in my selfie shot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959360230-4JTUPY1P3H9Q6CIL72CH/IMG_2865.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Sno-Ball options got me spinning. Ultimately I got lemon-basil and cream of wedding cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959360273-YVO90ZMA0X1EQ0DEF0BL/IMG_2869.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Connie got pineapple-cilantro and strawberry-basil! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959366444-9QFTRYXV7BZZPMZ46LG2/IMG_2896.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Magazine Street showing off https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959368200-79DRYVIS14SOLPA3I3GI/IMG_2948.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Loaded up on bags of coffee at French Truck coffee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959364200-7R8OB0QVS78P4UZDQ24T/IMG_2914.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Colorful cupcake and iridescent macaron from Sucré https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646959370789-RTIRVPFLF1ZIJ4OV5K3N/IMG_3006.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Dinner at Lula - I don’t like seafood, but word has it that the crawfish mac-n-cheese deserves special mention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961475830-9CA0MDUJFFLKSLR8YFIB/IMG_3264.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Nola Poboys giving me a delicious meal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961475827-5GLZNUVPBH7M6WDV0R6G/IMG_3271.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - SPICY FRIED OKRA + chicken gumbo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961480862-3G4YRHQYPINKGL2FXFQ0/IMG_3274.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Shrimp poboy + Connie making mems https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961904918-A02NQ2ERXSL0GM8C3PB1/IMG_3324.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Tostones and grilled cauliflower https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961864079-CDETW5UIM62J9VT4JD51/IMG_8469.JPG Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Soaking in that Cane & Table ambiance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961491293-Q9Q2PLVOTV7HMEMXSSSR/IMG_3364.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - A haunted mansion that Nicholas Cage bought...? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960897930-PLOHTHRM8EPTET9RL5R0/IMG_3055.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Ruby Slipper brunch bank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960909715-2DOXGWKX9OOZXBZTQLCK/IMG_3060.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Grandeur of the New Orleans Museum of Art entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960979742-QKO83HTY9X3V1NCAEKQS/IMG_3096.jpg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Mies, I hope less is not more because I want more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960919069-FGFE2G76RNTAUNUSMR6F/IMG_3104.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - "Big Easy Volume 2" - Ron Arad https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960925779-OSD8U9IH5F77IA16ZXP5/IMG_3122.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - 'America' - Will Ryman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960941465-QE045U4IK7XHD3OA3N49/IMG_3139.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Roaming thru the park... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960956064-XD876B5TMQQ2ZVCGLGKE/IMG_3152.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Everything is nice... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646961165476-SQOAD19F5H3798HEOWN7/IMG_8441.JPG Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Look at this mosaic wall... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960965494-N2ZXXGZN9H1DELYWLA9L/IMG_3157.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Look at these 4 sculptural people... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960966266-GLY14W2NKBA4A5NHGV8B/IMG_3171.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Connie in deep admiration for these trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646960977318-ECYCHREZ5MMC4P4G0JHF/IMG_3249.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - This is where I looked for gators and Connie slept https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962879018-MXBMUCSCV3LXMYPFZ4DZ/IMG_2467.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Alligators are one of my top fears https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962876854-23AUS66YMM9YQLVEZ9JR/IMG_2509.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Swamp life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962885776-ABOM883OXB8ABGCZ4VTU/IMG_2550.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - This lil one reminded me of my dog Bandit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/d4e4934b-b97e-42a8-871e-93adb1a8d0b3/IMG_3288.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Make it stand out Intersection near the place we stayed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963732185-PUYUOOQNEUTD8J6DTRA0/IMG_2184.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Stanley brunch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963742585-6G2K2TOK4AF1KX3MT6QA/IMG_2215.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Sazerac House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963735338-SFAWJQP0OS381MA0YPTN/IMG_2289.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - 1 of 3 samples @ Sazerac House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963742581-OTOH0J9FFELLKQCBJCMU/IMG_2350.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - I had to get a picture next to this wall, I loved it so much https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963752988-AC0Y3TCX5QD8ZR57RSNR/IMG_2367.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Sharing a drink @ Napoleon House. How can we be expected to drink 1 full drink each after no sleep?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963752686-E3PYK122VG921DLRS4KU/IMG_2368.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Jamalaya @ Napoleon House https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962743482-J2PP59G57FNNOPWUEJ2E/IMG_2398.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Remnants of Mardi Gras and good times that rolled https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962750694-MKLX9UYG1LICJJNRBQ66/IMG_2429.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Fried oysters @ Elizabeth's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962752924-JKY5BR6HR0KTGU0DBZVY/IMG_2435.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Fried green tomatoes and grits! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963076659-WCUFSG8OZ9C2RTXXQ6I8/IMG_2654.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - N7 hiding behind this wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963073602-AV75TLGITW4W7XGJZVAP/IMG_2660.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Loved seeing this place in the day and the night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963163551-Z998UV7Q64UDV4Y56H4P/IMG_2673.jpg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Digging into appetizers @ N7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963086780-8LMAQT8V4U1JV4A6LJLG/IMG_2681.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Nighttime N7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963088488-2NY7ZZVW06BIR9C50LOB/IMG_2695.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Studio Be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963095119-UELM5ECQUJL28Q6U8I2M/IMG_2726.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Studio Be https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646963094914-X10VZZQCA4XY1SYKBGA5/IMG_2780.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Cafe du Monde and powdered sugar everywhere https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962021343-M1N3QL9ZHC3SR5SYGEDC/IMG_3381.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - This place came highly recommended by pretty much everyone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962069689-BL03FW6Q7BUONJFKW7HP/IMG_3395.jpg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - WILLIE MAE'S https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646962031126-T9E9FM4T3KB5PK6V8AZV/IMG_3453.jpeg Happenings - Who dat? It’s New Orleans and it’s amazing. - Morning Call beignet break https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings/from-the-sf-bay-to-the-massachusetts-bay monthly 0.5 2022-03-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646105855088-1AGB9HGMHYX2KLS6PKRS/IMG_1298.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - choices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646105846751-YDGN6NNFUY2SJHCFJH93/IMG_1301.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - clam chowder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646105855745-7MPUN3LD95ZLY6YH7RQM/IMG_1303.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - triton plateau https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646105863577-1CQYO7LFZ5R6A9H8WGQ6/IMG_1306.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - scallop special https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107707521-ENIAYMLAAI1PF411HXRP/IMG_1307.jpg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - razor clam casino https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646105867828-DV1TJJPWJCI7CTBSHUN3/IMG_1310.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - neptune johnnycake https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646106471862-HSKUDLP2JJQGSNCVSVRZ/IMG_1391.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - boston public garden iced over https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646106467949-04UFBCT7LPQNL0JGE9OF/IMG_1433.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - "dragon breath" (umami super hot) ramen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107176056-TFZ10SWPVAH5TG4WDPBI/IMG_1673.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - eng muffin & coffee chocolate milk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107180505-HC8T07HSRW2QVW2GWMR0/IMG_1744.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - turkeys in the trees https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107189659-TQ8S2ZLKSPEB8TMK5TF5/IMG_1770.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - intimate w/ candice lin's exhibit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107183048-YQGALU9UC8R88VJUB92T/IMG_1750.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - le corbu. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107191443-17TZJ741MP29TU857E7W/IMG_1795.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - le corbu! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107197394-WO4IOLP2YMOABQ0VW78L/IMG_1806.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - le corbu!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107007696-TZ74DHVIBAZX1GKHZ3KO/IMG_1529.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - half & half pot (original + spicy) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646109308587-KS1VIXROXT5BANG9BICN/IMG_2088.JPG Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - always go hard at hot pot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646107006889-6A39TRK88KR0I1SBO18T/IMG_1545.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - 'doctor no' and 'old cuban' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646106324905-JPVAWKXN6J1T1FB57F4R/IMG_1320.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - paul revere mall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646106316355-XPDF17EV9KDYYLRWW9SU/IMG_1325.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - shaken cold brew latte https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1646106322896-UGP9YAP55NJ0694AR4W8/IMG_1353.jpeg Happenings - From the SF Bay to the Massachusetts Bay - plump like my corgis https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings/signficant-response monthly 0.5 2022-02-23 https://www.poppystateofmind.com/happenings/this-post-like-this-trip-isnt-really-about-skiing monthly 0.5 2022-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644815606852-57FSHWD784B6LXUZ8KS3/IMG_9529+2.jpeg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing - suited up & ready to go! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644815703188-1QFIII7QAW1EFZJA07Y1/IMG_3411.jpg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing - blending in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644953477731-8B4VVRZMFTY5JS0D4ZUA/IMG_0961.jpeg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing - our side of Grand Timber Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644816086339-MQN3QJW46XVKVYB78EBV/IMG_9644.jpg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing - free gondola ride from downtown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644816095193-FVRINTRSRW6SWKLD1219/IMG_9536.jpg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644816283576-0171NSHZNXPOH30ASRSN/IMG_1035.jpeg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644816589078-OZ7L3YWCYMQGPLDFEMM8/DSC05449.JPG Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644816697282-7L71BJ1E6OHAZ9KIU499/IMG_3107.jpeg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/1644816804751-G931IDWSNSGDAX7FZKRS/IMG_0926.jpeg Happenings - This post - like this trip - isn’t really about skiing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/f4cf475c-7773-431f-898a-05d6d574159f/3300D889-2ABE-41C5-8D23-C296C8CAE2B6_1_105_c.jpeg Happenings - 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who I am My name is Sandi and like all humans, I am many things. Some moments find me optimistic, sometimes while questioning the goodness of humanity. I am a natural planner who schedules time to be spontaneous. I’m laughing in nearly every situation, and I also take life very seriously (because it’s serious business - we are here only once!). On the surface, some of our traits can appear like contradictions to others and maybe even ourselves. But that’s only because to our detriment, we’ve learned that to be understood, we need to make ourselves simpler to understand. In our own unique ways, we contribute incomparable beauty to the world through the deep complexities of what makes us who we are. I formally trained to be an architect because I wanted to make peoples’ lives better through design of the built environment. I still do. After years in design, I realized that I’m most passionate about what SHOULD be built or pursued, and WHY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61d8e2de7b26e079ba9b315c/7171e6c9-3c88-4718-bf3d-4591c2468ba1/tempImageGlpNyz.jpg poppy state of mind I left a job I loved in November 2021. My ambition had me giving 110% in every job I’ve had. Through the pandemic, while we were losing so many and so much, I realized that I had also lost myself in my work. I embarked upon a season of exploration. Exploration of my city, my surroundings, my limits, my health, my relationships, my passions, and regular ol’ not-for-dollar-profit interests. Now in 2024, what I continue to find is that we have agency to design the lives we want and the roles we play (with our own unique set of constraints, opportunities, and privileges). As I keep exploring and experiencing life, I’ll be carving out space to reflect here - partly for my future self to remember how this journey felt in the moment, and partly as a process to ensure that my explorations continue to be aligned with my values. https://www.poppystateofmind.com/why-poppies daily 0.75 2024-09-29 https://www.poppystateofmind.com/sayhi daily 0.75 2024-09-29