STICKING TO | regular mediation and yoga classes. They make me feel good. PARTICIPATING IN | a February Mileage Challenge with my Peloton Streakers Group. 280 miles (walked/run/cycled) for the month. I am up to 190+ as of today. NEEDING | new running shoes. My current outdoor pair has to...
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STARTING | the new year on the right foot by collecting my first running miles for 2022 and celebrating with coffee and a sweet yeast pretzel (a Rhineland tradition) on New Year’s Day. And speaking of coffee, I’ve been ENJOYING | a cup (or two) of post-holiday gingerbread coffee that...
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ENJOYING | the 2nd Christmas holiday. Yesterday was still an official Christmas holiday in Germany and I think everyone deserves not one, but two holidays for Christmas. Amirite? EATING | all the Christmas cookies. I am on a serious sugar overload this week. (I usually don’t eat that many sweets,...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 EATING | this delicious and nutritious (slightly adapted) white bean-kale-chicken sausage skillet. I recommend you try this. It’s super-creamy but has no cream or half-and-half in it. It’s magical. DRINKING | lemon-ginger tea. BAKING | these...
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(still) RUNNING | in shorts over here, although I’ve gotten out the long leggings and fuzzy socks last weekend. TRYING | to take advantage of some of the beautiful fall weather to get outside, but also LOVING | the rain. We finally, finally got some rain this last weekend. I found...
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WEARING | my new Peloton shirt. Yeah, I might be a little obsessed. LOVING | the beautiful early morning sunshine. RUNNING | a virtual half marathon this weekend and I am not prepared. Admittedly, I kind of half-assed my training plan (partly because bad air quality prevented me from sticking...
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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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AMAZED BY | how fast a month flies by. Feels like I just wrote my “Currently in June” post, but I guess, it’s been four weeks. ENJOYING | a popsicle (or two) in this hot weather. I usually have lemon popsicles in the freezer, but picked up peach pops last...
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WEARING | my super-comfortable romper. Easy to dress up or just lounge around in at home. THANKFUL FOR | every day where the temperature doesn’t climb into the triple digits. The heat wave in the West is insane. LOVING | a lazy weekend morning in bed with a good book. I...
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PARTICIPATING | in a virtual Mother’s Day 5k with my Mom, my sister and my Mom’s friend. Doesn’t matter if you can be together in person or not, you can always run a virtual race #separatebuttogether. (And of course, I could count on my friend Tanja to join as well!)...
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