First Rodeo

First Rodeo

The Weekender // 008

Can't-miss cookie recipes, comfy but chic WFH pants, outfit-making earrings, the eggs I want to eat every morning, and so much more.

Azora Zoe Paknad
Dec 06, 2025
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Happy Saturday! Not to fetishize being busy, but damn— my to-do list overfloweth. I had visions of baking elaborate holiday cookie care packages for a long list of friends, writing 25+ holiday cards, getting to a mile-length list of home projects that we’ve yet to tackle since we moved, planning my holiday travel… hah! We’ll see about all that...

I have a little bit of holiday season FOMO— it just started and it’s already almost all over!? There’s so much to do and enjoy?! And during the busiest time of the year!? I think I have to make a holiday bucket list or something. If you have one, please share! Ngl, I do thrive in chaos a little bit, so the tiniest part of me is enjoying the overwhelm…

In the meantime, this weekend I’m going to try to go see Wicked in theaters, bake all those cookies, and make progress toward hitting my reading goal before end of year. (Progress updates and my favorite books of last month are here!)

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