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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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Remember when I said last month that riding my friend’s Peloton was really nice but that I’ve been trying to convince myself that I am absolutely 100% fine with the no-frill bike that I have? Yeah, turns out I wasn’t very good at convincing. Not even a month later, we...
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FEELING | a little overwhelmed lately (aren’t we all?). The fires, floods, earthquakes, and hurricanes, the situation in Afghanistan, the Delta variant. It’s all a bit much right now. Don’t worry, I am okay, generally speaking, but does this year feel even harder than 2020, or is it just me? EATING...
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Around the Interwebs How to stop people-pleasing. I’ll go look at this article when I complain again about having no space in the kitchen. Tiny organized kitchen. U.N. climate change report sounds ‘code red for humanity’. Let’s talk about financial wellness. Is it safe to plan fall international travel? The Problem We’re...
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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. Today is my first day of ‘staycation’. Well, actually my first official day is on Monday, but since I usually have Fridays off, my staycation starts today...
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