I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2022 You guys, before I jump into the actual post for today, I want to announce… it’s day two of NaBloPoMo and we officially broke double-digits this year (woot!)… we have 10.5 participants so far (yes, Birchie, I...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2022 Hey blog friends, it’s time again for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month), 30 posts in 30 days. Are you as excited as I am? I’ve been looking forward to NaBloPoMo for weeks! 2022 is my 17th year, if nothing...
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Friends, I am not going to claim that I am any more organized this year for NaBloPoMo (National Blog Posting Month) than I was last year. Well, maybe just a little, because look, here I am, giving you a heads up a month early! It’s something, right? I thought I’d try and get...
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Well, well, here we are again…. wrapping up another year of NaBloPoMo. Every year, I worry what I will be blogging about for 30 days in a row and then I run out of days before I run out of blog ideas. It’s a nice problem to have and I...
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All I want for Christmas this year is – again! – for this virus to go away and for everyone to see their families and loved ones without having to take precautions. I know this year seems a little better than last year and lots of people will undoubtedly get...
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Earlier this month, in my Halloween post, I told you about St. Martin’s Day, a catholic holiday that is celebrated in parts of Germany on November 11. I also told you that a traditional pastry that is given out to the kids on St. Martin’s Day is a “Weckmann” (a pastry...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2021 Time I woke up: 7:00 a.m. First thing I did upon waking: a 45 min Peloton “Turkey Burn” spin class, followed by a (virtual) 5k Turkey Trot around the neighborhood. (Gotta earn that Thanksgiving dinner + pie!) Today’s...
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photo credit: Anna Tukhfatullina via Unsplash The day after Thanksgiving seems to be a good time to talk about not being wasteful, don’t you think? Especially considering the fact that lots of people probably didn’t have as nice a Thanksgiving meal as you and I just had. The Turkey Trot...
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