A year in review: 2021
Wow, where did this year go? Besides 2021 being much more disappointing (in many regards) as expected, it also disappeared in a blink of an eye, right? I know I say that so often that...
Month: December 2021
Our Christmas 2021
Well, to be quite honest, I thought this Christmas was going to be different. I had high hopes that we would be able to travel to Europe, maybe. And yeah, yeah, we *could* have, technically…...
The 6th annual Secret Santa (Mug) Swap 2021 – Reveal
It’s a few days after the holidays and I can share this year’s Secret Santa Mug Swap with you, can you believe it? I am so thrilled that everybody received their package on time this...
Currently | December
ENJOYING | the 2nd Christmas holiday. Yesterday was still an official Christmas holiday in Germany and I think everyone deserves not one, but two holidays for Christmas. Amirite? EATING | all the Christmas cookies. I...
December Link List
Around the Interwebs No one cares! (It’s my new mantra. LOL) Look at theses cool product designs. Have you heard of main character syndrome? How to rekindle an old friendship. Click through this if you don’t...
So much to do, so little time…
photo credit: @sixteenmiles out via Unsplash. California’s been dumped with rain (here) and snow (in the mountains) this week (hi atmospheric river!) and what better time to sit down and actually get into the holiday...
Recipe | German Spritz Cookies (Spritzgebäck)
Today I am joining my sweet blog friend, Erin, at The Speckled Palate, for her annual The Sweetest Season Cookie Exchange. Erin invited other bloggers to her annual celebration of sugar and butter, a gathering of...
Tuesday Topics | Holiday Gift Guide for runners
I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida for Tuesday Topics and this week we’re sharing gift ideas for runners/fitness enthusiasts this week. I love a good gift guide as much as the next person,...
What I read in November
A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump’s Testing of America by Philip Rucker and Carol Leonnig (★★★★☆) If you remember the four years of Trump’s presidency as a blur (because at the time you were...
Five Things Friday Vol. 37
Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. I don’t think I have not mentioned it here yet, but I...