Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. The next few weeks will be busy. My mother-in-law will be visiting for a long weekend. We contemplated going down to SoCal for Thanksgiving, but since Thanksgiving...
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After yesterday’s post, I thought it would be a good time to lighten things up a bit. If you’ve been around here for a while, you might know that I organized a little gift exchange every holiday season for the last few years. Maybe you’ve secretly waited for this post...
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photo credit: @gaellemarcel via Unsplash It’s been a week. Literally and figuratively. I am writing straight from the heart today. I honestly have not completely processed the outcome of the election. I keep thinking to myself “How is that possible? Why is Tr*mp allowed to be president again? How was he allowed to...
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On Sunday, I ran the Run the Parkway 20-miler, the official training race of the CIM (California International Marathon). The pacers were going to run the full 20-mile distance at the same pace as they would run the marathon at CIM, so we could practice our goal pace. I was...
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photo credit: @cloudett via Unsplash 1. I was so happy that today was a federal holiday and I had the day off. I slept in late and had a very lazy day. After a week of work travel and my race yesterday, I needed that. I was woken up by...
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This week’s stats: Running: 31.4 miStrength: 30 minYoga/Pilates/Barre: 50 minWarm up/Stretching: 30 minMeditation: 55 min I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. I was gone on a work trip from Tuesday to Friday this week and I was about to ask my coach again to rearrange my...
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photo credit: David Klein on Unsplash 1. When people say ‘Don’t break up relationships over politics” and ask me to be tolerant of other people’s political views. I can tolerate different political views just fine, but not different values. Don’t ask me to be tolerant when you voted for intolerance. 2. When someone...
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If you’re looking for a quick weeknight dinner, look no further! This is a tasty dinner that comes together in under 30 minutes. It’s a one-pot meal – no separate cooking of the gnocchi necessary! – and therefore doesn’t require much cleanup either! It’s a win-win situation. This is an...
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