1. I splurged on one more Peloton Workout Set* (kindly modeled here by Peloton instructor Kristin McGee) before my birthday, because they had a big sale and the set that I had set my heart on was available at a substantial discount. Isn’t it pretty?? While I love these workout...
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Around the Interwebs Untranslatable words.“Something is always lost in translation because words are more than their literal meanings. They carry history, tradition, experience, and identity. […] Even if languages seem to have roughly equivalent words […] translators have long argued that something precious is always lost in the act of...
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Around the Interwebs Why making friends in midlife is so hard. The kids are right about email, too. Ignoring a Text Message or Email Isn’t Always Rude. Sometimes It’s Necessary. The most ergonomic way of setting up your desk. Good tips! What to do when the tips of plant leaves...
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Around the Interwebs This explains a lot. Why your pandemic fatigue is at an all-time high. Why we use “LOL” so much. Guilty as charged. LOL I never truly lived by myself. 6 lessons from women who shared what they learned when they lived alone for the first time. A...
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My birthday is coming up in, oh, just a few weeks, and since I kinda love wish lists, I thought I’d put one together for my upcoming birth-aversary. Not that I am expecting you – or anyone – to buy me anything and most of these things I could probably,...
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Around the Interwebs The season of tabs. Oh boy, does that sound familiar? Stop motivating yourself with guilt. Cosigned. What’s the carbon footprint of … email? Lessons learned by the time I turned 40. A Twitter thread. 40 useful concepts you should know. Another Twitter thread. How the pandemic is...
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Around the Interwebs Thousands who ‘followed the rules’ are about to get Covid. And they shouldn’t be ashamed. “[There is] this assumption, that if you get sick, you must have done something wrong to bring it onto yourself. That’s not true, […] but unfortunately, it’s inherent in the way we’ve...
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When I thought about the things I purchased in 2021 that bring me joy, I instantly came up with like 5 things (and then a couple more to make it ten.) I am not a frivolous shopper by any means. When I buy something, I (usually) have put a substantial...
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Around the Interwebs No one cares! (It’s my new mantra. LOL) Look at theses cool product designs. Have you heard of main character syndrome? How to rekindle an old friendship. Click through this if you don’t believe it: Being poor is expensive. There is some truth to the saying “we work...
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photo credit: @sixteenmiles out via Unsplash. California’s been dumped with rain (here) and snow (in the mountains) this week (hi atmospheric river!) and what better time to sit down and actually get into the holiday spirit than when it’s cold and rainy outside. Ahem. “So much to do, so little...
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