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 commemorate the achievement!), and yes,…
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 plums are so freakin’ good….
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 to my training plan, and…
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. Around the blogosphere 10 ways…
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 the ones that you’ll frequently…
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 Germany. That seems so crazy…
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 new runners when they first…
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, but because this one was…
