Category: currently

FEELING | good about my first week of half marathon training. I decided to use the “Run with Hal” app this time around. His regular intermediate training plans have you run 5x per week, which is...

Well, two “Currently”-posts back to back can only mean that I haven’t blogged in a month and that I have tons to catch up on (vacation recaps, work, your blogs, etc.), but first let me...

HAPPY | to report that I am physically back to normal. No lower back pain, no neck pain, and no chest pressure for a few weeks now (knock on wood).  I am back to running...

(Illustration above courtesy of Heather Schieder). DEVASTATED | by the news of the school shooting in Texas (and really, any of the mass shootings recently, but especially a shooting where kids are killed in what’s...

TRAVELING | overseas for the first time in 2.5 years. Always juggling two passports, which, however, make the immigration process in each country a breeze. CATCHING | a glimpse of the backside of the Kölner...

CELEBRATED | my birthday a couple of weeks ago with marble cake (always!). TRYING TO | be mindful and thankful for the good things in my life and remind myself of the privilege of having...

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...

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...