In August, I signed up for the SeaWheeze Virtual Half Marathon. I hadn’t run a race since last year, and I desperately needed a race on the calendar. The sign-up fee was only $5. There wasn’t going to be a t-shirt or medal (but a virtual badge on Strava to...
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As promised last week, I wanted to share the recipe for the German plum cake with you. I feel like plums or Zwetschgen, as they’re called in German, are not on a lot of people’s radar, especially for baking. And you guys, we need to change this because OMG, baked...
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WEARING | my new Peloton shirt. Yeah, I might be a little obsessed. LOVING | the beautiful early morning sunshine. RUNNING | a virtual half marathon this weekend and I am not prepared. Admittedly, I kind of half-assed my training plan (partly because bad air quality prevented me from sticking...
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Around the Interwebs If you click on one link today, click on this one: Facts are facts. (I looked up the numbers. They’re legit.) There is such a thing as too much free time. Talk to your partner about the mental load. What it means to hold space for someone....
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I don’t know about you, but when it comes to summer and BBQ season, I am all about the dips. Germans are known for their array of grill sauces (we have a HUGE variety of store-bought sauces, but also a gazillion good recipes for homemade sauces and dips). One of...
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You guys, I am having a bit of a moment here. Yesterday was my California-versary. I arrived here for the first time on September 9, 2001. That was 20 years ago. TWENTY! It really doesn’t feel that long. I have almost lived here for as long as I lived in...
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I am a relatively new runner myself (7 years) but I think I have inspired a few other people in the last few years to also pick up running as a form of exercise and self-care and it makes me so happy. Here are a few tips I’ve given those...
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I only finished two books in August, but that was partially because I was trying to get through the second half of Barack Obama’s 700+ page book. A Promised Land by Barack Obama (★★★★★) I gave this book 5-stars without hesitation, not only because you can’t really “rate” a memoir,...
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