1. I usually don’t drink Baileys Irish Cream* (or much of any alcohol for that matter) throughout the year, but it’s a special treat I’ve come to enjoy for New Year’s Eve. 2. I made homemade Semmelknödel* (bread dumplings) for the first time (stale bread rolls are somehow hard to...
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LOVING | the absolutely awesome Boston Red Sox mug that I got through the #secretsantamugswap2018 (and I am hoping to share all the other mugs what were exchanged soon!) ENJOYING | all the Christmas lights and decorations in our neighborhood. EATING | Christmas cookies. I am on a serious sugar-overload...
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Around the Interwebs Why you can’t forgive someone. How to document your personal possessions in case of an emergency. If you do have homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, you do want to do this. How I Quit Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, and Amazon I think of myself as pretty tech-savvy, but...
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I realize, I haven’t written a ‘who I am (at the moment)’ post in a long, long time. I originally stole this idea from Kerri (who is also still doing these posts occasionally!) a long time ago, because I thought it was such a good way to check in with...
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I love all the gift guides and wish lists that are popping up around the blogosphere around this time. I love browsing for ideas and seeing what’s on other people’s wish list. I’ve never officially done a Holiday Gift Guide on this blog before, but I have shared Christmas wish...
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This week, I am linking up with Erika, Patty and Marcia for Tuesdays on the Run again. I am running *pun intended* a little low on inspiration and sharing my race bling with you is just the topic I need to get me writing again. I set out to run...
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Man, it’s slow-going on the reading front. I had high hopes for November (what with a long holiday weekend and all), but between moving and work-related stuff, I didn’t get as much reading done as I had hoped. It’s now very unlikely that I will hit my reading goal for...
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Just wow. Can you believe we’re 4 weeks away from yet another new year? I don’t know where the time went. I feel like it was just February a few weeks ago, but * poof* and the whole year flew by. On Sunday, we got out our Christmas decorations, put...
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And just like that, November – and NaBloPoMo – is over again. I did surprisingly well (except for the few days when my blog URL was hijacked) and I hope you had fun participating as well. If you followed along every single day, kudos to you for sticking by me....
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1. Do people still have alarm clocks? When we moved, we threw out Jon’s old alarm clock which he had since college. It didn’t really work anymore and we just kept it because I liked having a clock in the bedroom. I’ve been using my phone for my wake up...
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