1. Bookbub.com I’ve been signed up to this website/app for a while and I have no idea why I haven’t mentioned it sooner because it is truly awesome. If you’re an avid reader, and I know some...
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Are you a planner person? Do you still have a paper planner? I had one for as long as I can remember. I started using paper planners back in middle school and I’ve had one...
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GAH! This last week, this first week of the Trump-presidency, has been tough on me again (emotionally). I am scared about the things he has already done, I am scared of what he might do, I...
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reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. getting (a little bit) annoyed with my nook, because it’s a few years old now and transferring books via ADE (Adobe Digital Editions) is a...
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Let’s talk about finances again, yes? I think we should talk much more about our finances, without wanting to make anybody uncomfortable, but I personally like to get a glimpse into other people’s finances. I...
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Last week Tuesday, President Obama gave his Farewell Address. Watching him approach the microphone in his confident, yet laid-back manner and listening to him for just under an hour talking about his presidency, his family...
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Yeah, it was about time that I wrote another chapter of my upcoming book “The Never-Ending Story of the U.S. Postal Service and me”, wasn’t it? (← Just kidding about the book deal, but I...
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A picture of language: the fading art of diagramming sentences. I had to do this in college (for my English degree) and loved it! Nerd-alert! Should we all just stop calling 2016 ‘The Worst’?...
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I am … … sad to finally take our Christmas tree and decorations down. I know, I kept it up even over a week longer than what’s customary in Germany! What can I say? The...
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I read 13 books in 2016. Only thirteen. Almost thirteen (there were two I didn’t quite finish). In my defense, I also read two monthly magazines and quite a few articles (online) and blogs :)...
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