At the end of each month, I share things that have made me happy, new discoveries, or recommendations that I find worthwhile. Enjoy. 1. I got myself a new pair of sneakers*, which I first saw when I was out shopping with Tanja a few weeks ago. I am trying to not do a lot…
Two years ago, I shared a list of my travel essentials when I travel internationally. Not too much has changed, many of the things are still must-haves during travel, but I thought I’d update my list a little bit. The most important stuff: I might be a little paranoid, but when I travel internationally, I…
Once again, I’ll be traveling home soon and I have a bucket list of things to do when I am there. Everyone does have such a list, right? Since I haven’t been home in two years (gasp!), my list is long, but again doesn’t include much out of the ordinary, unless you count being able…
STOKED | about receiving my confirmation letter that I’ll be officially starting my permanent position at my job on 4/28. My co-worker was joking that I am doing this absolutely right, by being on vacation when the effective date hits – way to start a “new” job! HOPING TO | get some stuff finished (or…
Around the Interwebs How I ditched my phone and unbroke my brain. Everybody loves Samin. I do too. She’s so likable. Pictures taken from drones. Amazing. How to read the news like a scientist. I love this. This morning routine will save you 20+ hours per week. Are calories pointless? Food for thought! How to…
Hello, hello. It’s time to talk finances again. The first quarterly update for 2019. Things have changed a bit since we last talked. We’re no longer homeowners and are now renting again, which might – or might not – make a difference in our budget in 2019 (we’ll see). Right now, I feel like we’re…
I have to confess that when I started running about 5 years ago, I was really bad at cross training. Sure, I’d do a warm up before and stretching after each run (hey, which should count for something!), but as I was just finding my way into a new fitness routine, I didn’t really do…
Last week, I visited my #fromURLtoIRL friend Tanja in Southern California and I had such a fantastic time! Tanja, like me, is a German (dual) citizen and we’ve “immigrated” around the same time (2006/2007), however, I got my green card through marriage (as you know), but Tanja (and her husband Herbert) won the green card…
READ Reading is still slow…. still reading the same book (all month. Sigh). I actually had to re-borrow it from (a different) library because I didn’t get through it in 3 weeks. COOKED I’ve cooked modified versions of this tortellini soup. One time, we used ground beef instead of sausage, another time with had…
It’s official. I am in a reading rut (and I have no idea how to get out of it). I can’t seem to focus on books right now (much to my dismay). I only finished one book this month (again), and I started a second (which I haven’t finished yet). At least, the book I finished…
