And with that, NaBloPoMo and November are coming to a close. I am always amazed how fast the month goes by and how (relatively) easy it was to blog for 30 days in a row. If you participated in NaBloPoMo and made it through, congratulations! If you didn’t quite make it, kudos for trying!…
1. It’s that time of the year where I can, without shame, indulge in my love for soups. I usually don’t really like canned soup and prefer cooking it from scratch, but a really quick and easy lunch option these days has been Amy’s Organic Soup. It has a clean ingredient list, low calorie-count and…
I am… … bummed that I won’t be going home for Christmas… again. This will be third time not celebrating Christmas with my family. Two years ago, I thought it was a “one-time thing”, last year, I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t be going and now here we are again. I don’t have enough annual…
We Germans, we like our potato side dishes. I don’t know about you, but I basically grew up on potatoes. I love potatoes in pretty much any form and I am trying to find more ways to incorporate them into our meals. Potatoes sometimes get a bad rep, but they’re actually an important part of…
This picture (above) was taken during the weekend that I spent in San Francisco with my dear childhood friend S last year. We came across the intersection while walking around the Mission District and I stopped to take the picture and to pause and cherish for the moment how lucky I am indeed that I…
Hooray, the holiday season is officially upon us… it’s my favorite time of the year! I am looking forward to soaking up as much holiday cheer the next few weeks as possible. I am planing to start the decorating this weekend and I can’t wait to watch all my favorite holidays movies. For the Friday Five…
I am thankful for being healthy, for waking up without aches and pains, and for being able to run longer distances than I could have ever imagined. I am thankful for my job, for great co-workers and feeling like I am doing something worthwhile. I am thankful for being able to pay for all my bills,…
{*} With Christmas only a month away (WHAT?) and the holidays fast approaching, it’s time for my annual Christmas cards roll call. If you have been a long time reader of my blog, you already knew this was coming. In case you are a relatively new reader around these parts, let me give you the quick…
Today is my 1-year race-run-niversary. One year ago, I ran my first official race, the 10k at the Berkeley Half-Marathon Event, with my friend Susi. Like I said (many times) before, I never thought I’d be the person that would sign up for a race, but on a whim, I committed to an new experience….
reading my Real Simple magazine. I don’t want to start a new book, before I get the one for the #PostalBookclub. drinking all the cinnamon-vanilla tea. eating warmed overnight oats again. It’s like a dessert for breakfast. looking forward to the long Thanksgiving weekend. I am ready to embrace the holidays and decorate the house….
