1. Well, it probably won’t come as a surprise that one of my favorite things this month were the National Parks. I visited Zion, Bryce, Arches, Canyonlands and Yosemite in the last couple of weeks and I also saw a couple of State Parks and other natural beauties (including Lower Antelope Canyon, Horseshoe Bend (my favorite!),…
reading Close enough to touch by Colleen Oakley. watching wildlife (we saw a bear at Yosemite!) and beautiful scenery on our road trip. So much better than TV ;) (still) enjoying some precious family time with my cousin B and his girlfriend M. It’s so nice to have visitors from back home! wishing there was more time (and money,…
Hey, I am back from my first leg of the road trip that I am doing with my cousin and his girlfriend and wanted to pop in real quick to say hello and give you a quick update. What did I miss? + The last six days were amazing. I can’t describe how thankful I…
It’s another Thursday and I am linking up with Amanda from Running with Spoons for Thinking Out Loud for some random thoughts again! + Last Saturday was my Californi-aversary. It’s been 16 years since I came to California for an exchange semester and then practically never left (I mean, besides flying back and forth for…
Remember when I said that ‘no way in hell’ could I ever work out before work in the morning? I was pretty set on the fact that I am an afternoon/evening runner and that there was no way I could switch to a morning workout. Well, turns out, that was then and this is now:…
I will admit, part of what is great about running is the post-run snack/meal. I would lie if I said that I don’t appreciate the extra calories I can allocate after a hard workout, besides the fact that refueling right after a workout is so important for recovery. Here are some of my favorite go-to…
+ I had planned to write a Labor Day Weekend recap, but honestly, there wasn’t much to recap (because we didn’t do anything exciting, besides enjoying a very laid-back weekend), so the few little highlights I will mention here. + It was super-smoky/hazy in Sacramento last weekend, mostly due to the wildfires around the state,…
Be honest, do you also love – and shop often – on Amazon? If you like to share the deals you grabbed on Amazon and also check out what other people have been snatching up, you want to keep reading. My blog friend Lacey has started this new link-up where every first Wednesday of the month,…
Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong (★★★☆☆) This book has really high reviews and I wanted to like it, but as so often with books that touch on a serious subject, it didn’t go deep enough for me. I was expecting something more, … different…? I don’t know. The story was a little disjointed and random…
Goodness, it’s September. I am so. not. ready. And almost-fall doesn’t seem to be on board either, because we have a continuing excessive heat warning in effect for the next few days! I am not about to complain, because having flood waters in your house is infinitely worse, but it’s just another reminder that the…
