So, it’s November and while I know that November always follows October, I feel like we’ve skipped a whole season or something. We went from pretty much summer temperatures to cold + rain in a matter of days and I am not ready for the holidays and for this year...
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A little while back, my blog friend Stephany blogged about her self care routines. Self care is an important topic (I know too many people who tend to put everyone else’s well being first – me included – before they take care of their own needs), but I’ve been trying...
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Last week, I wrote about my “California-versary”. I arrived in the US on 9/9/2001 and some of you made the razor-sharp observation that I arrived in the US two days prior to the 9/11 attacks on NYC. I’ve been asked many times how I experienced this time. I never wrote...
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If you are new around here (and didn’t read the sidebar information carefully), you might have missed the fact that I am originally from Germany, but have lived in California for a long time now. 15 years (give or take a few months during visa renewals and such) to...
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I swear, it feels like I am writing these “welcome to a new month”-posts faster and faster. August is over and done with, a new month awaits. The year is literally flying by and I am holding on for dear life. The days are perceivably getting shorter again and I...
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I never had the ambition to participate in a running race. I am still a little bit surprised myself that I signed up for and finished my first half-marathon a month ago. If you had told me this two years ago, I would have laughed in your face and called...
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In honor of my love for the National Parks and the outdoors, I’ll be running a virtual 10k this weekend organized by VRC. There is still time to join me, if you’re up for it. I am usually not a huge fan of virtual races, but the t-shirts + medals...
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Earlier this month, I was lucky to get to travel to Colorado for work. I’d never been and was excited, both to visit a new state and to participate in a really cool workshop. One that I had been looking forward to for months! I’ve worked on a lot of...
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