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It’s not really that hard, or is it? How to eat right.

Should you sleep or exercise? Have you ever had to decide between the two?

10 things incredibly likeable people never, ever do.

 Handy! Instagram Food Hacks.

Here’s What Happened When I Complimented Everyone I Met for an Entire Day. Maybe that’s a bit extreme, but being a little kinder every day goes a long way! 

How Non-English Speakers Are Taught This Crazy English Grammar Rule You Know But Never Heard Of. This is super-fascinating to me. If you learn your native language as a child, many grammar rules are subconscious and you can’t explain them. Jon has asked me many times about German grammar rules that I wasn’t consciously aware of and that we then had to examine together to come up with a rule. Fascinating! 

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Recycling. An important post by my friend Tanja.

A good question to contemplate: Would you rather be good at earning or good at saving?

How to make an animated gif for Instagram.

Bravo, Stephanie, for sharing your story! Why I started taking medication for my anxiety.

Lifestyle Creep… Isn’t That Kind of the Point?

Craftiness/DIY

What a cool idea! DIY photo strip costume

Halloween Coloring Page 

Printable Gratitude Stationery

For my runner friends

Mobility vs Flexibility: What’s the difference?

When should you quit a run? Important advice. 

Deliciousness

Creamy Cauliflower Leek Soup. Give me all the soups this fall!

Yum. Chicken with Garlic Mushroom Sauce.

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Plastic – what’s recyclable, what becomes trash and why. Bookmark this page!

Fascinating! How language shapes our perception of reality. “[…]learning a new language can change how your brain pulls information together, and because of that, enables you to have more perspectives on a particular issue.”

What3words? The app that can save lives.

Bring back handwriting: it’s good for your brain. Do you still write by hand sometimes?

How I learned to cycle like a Dutchman.

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Time Scarcity. An interesting read.

Erin talks about her post-partum relationship with exercise and I love how she recognizes and accepts that our relationship with exercise can – and will – change in different stages of life, but that it never has to be all or nothing.

Craftiness/DIY

This cardigan looks so cute (and is hopefully not too difficult to make).

Not that I have a need for this, but maybe you do? This nursery mobile is so cute!

DIY watercolor stationary.

For my runner friends

Don’t tell me what strong looks like.  

Run strong for life – a decade-by-decade training guide.

Deliciousness

Apple Crumble. I can’t wait for fall and apple season. How about you?

Mushroom Stroganoff. Yum!

I want to try this. I loved anything mashed! Mashed cauliflower.

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Oh this is useful: iPhone Hack.

How friendships change in adulthood.

Maybe it ain’t so bad? In defense of being average.

It’s okay to be good, not great.

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My friend Stephany wrote about To have or not to have kids and I’ve had a lot of the same thoughts.

Journaling my Instagram photos. I love this idea. I used to incorporate my Instagram photos in old planners, but haven’t done that for a while. I have to restart the habit!

Craftiness/DIY

How to make reusable sandwich and snack bags.

Free printable 2020 calendars

For my runner friends

Do we really need post-run stretches? Yes we do!

The guide to VO2 Max.

Deliciousness

Tomato Bacon Pasta – that sounds like a perfectly easy and quick weeknight-meal to me.

I am going to try this next: Avocado-Chicken-Salad.

Honey-Mustard-Broccoli-Salad.

How to choose quality eggs.

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The Attention Diet. Check your own behavior, do  you do these things?

There is always a new trick to learn, isn’t there?  Gmail pro tip. 

How to use social media, according to a mental health expert.

Working with your hands does wonders for your brain. I knew that!

Smartphones are the new cigarettes.

How To Master Cold Emailing & Always Get Responses — Without Annoying Anyone.

The definitive rules of the road for urban cyclists.  Good advice.

Cool comparisons. Check these out.

How to prevent those annoying texting typos.

These ladies bought a house together for retirement and it’s everything.

Keep these financial records in your ‘go bag’.

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These five words changed my relationship. I am going to try this asap!

Is Renter’s Insurance worth it? If you rent, do you have it?

Craftiness/DIY

Brioche Infinity Pillow (free pattern).

Friendship bracelets. I remember those!

For my runner friends

Here’s how to get stronger after 50. (Not quite there yet, but it’s never too early to learn some tricks!)

Endurance Sports Nutrition: No you can’t eat what you want.

Deliciousness

I need to print this! A magic grid of salad dressings. 

How to choose safer seafood. Helpful! 

Healthy No-Bake Peanut Butter Oat Bars. Someone recommended these on Instagram and I am eager to try them (probably with Almond Butter).

Since I am using up all the zucchini my co-worker keeps bringing in, I want to try this whole wheat chocolate zucchini bundt cake next.

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Alabama’s Abortion Ban: What’s Happening, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do.

You want to make abortion ‘unthinkable’? Here’s where to start.

Gratitude rewires your brain to be happier.

How to deal with a jerk without being a jerk. Oh man, useful advice.

9 best features of iOS 13.

How to Be Happy? A nearly 90-year-old has some advice.

Did you know the story about Perfect Bars (my all-time favorite protein bar)?

Wow, look at these time-lapse images.

I am still undecided about who to support in 2020, but I know what I do want: I want to live in Elizabeth Warren’s America.

Allow me to convince you to take a lunch break today.

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Yes, yes, and yes. 5 ways a positive perspective changes everything.

How to Be There For a Friend Who Is Going Through an Incurable Medical Condition.

This Is A Rant About My Rights. I am  with you, Audrey.

Condo Container Gardening, from a beginner gardener.

Craftiness/DIY

Free Crochet Pattern: the webwork cardigan. So cute!

July printable calendars (free!)

For my runner friends

How running improves your mental health. (Preaching to the choir!)

The important “little things” in training.

Deliciousness

Who doesn’t like some homemade chicken nuggets?

This looks so good! Spinach Ricotta Pasta with Lemon Butter Chicken.

Trying these this week: Creamy goat cheese mushroom gnocchis.

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Master your email with these essential Gmail tips.

Coffee and creamer gradient chart. Which one is yours? (That made me LOL… I am probably an E1 or A5.)

Do not disturb iPhone update.

Signs that need proofreading. LOL

If women completed work based on the percentage of wages compared to men.

Bird’s-eye-view of NYC. It’s art!

What an Olympic medalist, homeless in Seattle, wants you to  know. It’s not what you think.

Where to start if you want to optimize your health. Straight-forward, non-complicated advice.

Instagram is taking away likes.

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A no-drama guide to bullet journaling.

Thoughts on shorts & why you should wear them. Yes, yes, yes.

Why food cravings are okay!

Craftiness/DIY

I wish we had an entryway! DIY Free Standing Cabinet Command Center

Free bullet journal printables: the best websites.

DIY refrigerator magnets.

For my runner friends

While I don’t necessarily think that motivation is overrated, this is how I stick to an exercise habit: How to create an exercise habit.

Deliciousness

Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

I’d love to try these: Cauliflower Lentil Cakes.

Homemade baked chicken nuggets.

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How I ditched my phone and unbroke my brain.

Everybody loves Samin.  I do too. She’s so likable.

Pictures taken from drones. Amazing.

How to read the news like a scientist. I love this.

This morning routine will save you 20+ hours per week.

Are calories pointless? Food for thought!

How to break your plastic habit. Always open to suggestions on how to live ‘more green’.

Things that look like other things. So cool.

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More forms mental accounting: the “endowment effect” and “nudge theory”.

Craftiness/DIY

Four no-dye ideas to decorate Easter eggs with washi tape.

That’s a cute idea: modern DIY charging box.

I cleaned a couple of silver necklaces with these instructions. How to clean silver with aluminum foil and baking soda. It worked!

Printable Calendars.

For my runner friends

Race day nutrition.

How to be an Instagram Runner. LOL

Deliciousness

Eat more fish! Garlic butter creamed spinach salmon.

Vegan Burst Cherry Tomato Polenta. I always forget about polenta, but this looks so good!

Skillet Gnocchi with Sausage and Broccoli.

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