Hello, hello. It’s time to talk finances again. The first quarterly update for 2019. Things have changed a bit since we last talked. We’re no longer homeowners and are now renting again, which might – or might not – make a difference in our budget in 2019 (we’ll see). Right...
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I have to confess that when I started running about 5 years ago, I was really bad at cross training. Sure, I’d do a warm up before and stretching after each run (hey, which should count for something!), but as I was just finding my way into a new fitness...
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Last week, I visited my #fromURLtoIRL friend Tanja in Southern California and I had such a fantastic time! Tanja, like me, is a German (dual) citizen and we’ve “immigrated” around the same time (2006/2007), however, I got my green card through marriage (as you know), but Tanja (and her husband...
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READ Reading is still slow…. still reading the same book (all month. Sigh). I actually had to re-borrow it from (a different) library because I didn’t get through it in 3 weeks. COOKED I’ve cooked modified versions of this tortellini soup. One time, we used ground beef instead of...
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It’s official. I am in a reading rut (and I have no idea how to get out of it). I can’t seem to focus on books right now (much to my dismay). I only finished one book this month (again), and I started a second (which I haven’t finished yet). At...
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It’s time for monthly favorites again. At the end of each month, I share things that have made me happy, new discoveries, or recommendations that I find worthwhile. Enjoy. 1. My bike*! Obviously. It’s been so fun to be able to ride my bike to work and around the neighborhood....
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Let’s talk about all the things we like to do when we’re NOT running. I, for one, have a lot of non-fitness related hobbies. Too many, if you ask me. I’ve always been someone with tons of hobbies. As a kid/teenager, I wanted to try EVERYTHING (and I also tend...
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STOKED | that I finalized my travel plans and booked my flight to Germany. I’ll be heading home in about a month and I am so excited. FEELING LUCKY | that I scored a sweet hotel deal for my July half marathon weekend in San Francisco. San Francisco hotels are...
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