1. I have these cute purple chino-khaki shorts (from Paper Boy) that I thrifted last summer and it’s funny because I keep getting compliments on them from random people. It’s always the things that you randomly picked up somewhere that people compliment you on, amirite? 2. I bought this TSA-approved...
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I am recapping the wonderful time that I had with my family here in the States last summer. See all related posts under the category: summer tales. (I’ve done these recap posts the last few times when I had my family visit, and if you want to see how fast kids...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week, it was time for another milestone. Tanja and I joined the comma club (1,000 rides on the Peloton bike) on Saturday. As usual, we tried to coordinate to celebrate our milestones together with a...
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EXCITED | about finding a painted rock on one of my walks with Jon. If you follow Kim’s blog, you have learned about the art of rock painting. Jon didn’t know the story behind it and I had to tell him what these painted rocks are all about. I think...
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Around the Interwebs 25 of Our Most Interesting Geography Facts. Nerd alert. Reading Well. I need to learn this skill. How to Pack in Just a Carry-On. The Art of Translation. This is super-fascinating to me. I took literature translation classes in college and you have no idea how hard it...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. With the Power Zone Challenge officially over, I needed something to hold me over until the next one. Geez, Sandra, you might think, can’t you just take it easy for a while? No, I cannot. Hehe....
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Starting this week, I switched my in-office day from Wednesdays to Thursdays in an effort for more in-person engagement at the workplace. While most of the people...
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Are you sick and tired of reading yet another post that includes the word Peloton? Ah well, that’s what you get around here these days… I try to keep it short, but today is a day of celebration and I cannot let this day go by without acknowledging the fact...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week, I finished the Breaking Zones Power Zone Challenge. I can’t believe how fast these challenges fly by. This meant a “taper week” with two power zone endurance rides and an FTP test at the...
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I can’t believe I am able to say this but (most of) the ugly, broken kitchen tiles are finally gone. Good riddance! I feel like we’ve been dealing with this f-o-r-e-v-e-r! And thank you to all of you who have supported me emotionally and commiserated with me along the way. And...
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