I am thankful for J. He’s my love and best friend and always makes me feel loved and appreciated. I am thankful for my family (only an ocean away). Even though I don’t get to see them nearly as much as I’d like, they are always there for me. We...
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We spent a rest day (7/13) in Sacramento to relax and do some much overdue laundry, before heading out for another short trip to Yosemite National Park the next day (7/14). Our first stop was Mariposa, where we were going to stay one night at the Comfort Inn Yosemite Valley...
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Last year, I switched from my Erin Condren Life Planner to an Inkwell Press liveWELL Planner and I’ve not looked back. I’ve always had a planner (as far back as highschool) and I used to buy cheap planners (or even got the promotional planners that companies would give out for free) and then...
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If you had told me a year ago, that I would run a 10k at the Berkeley Halfmarathon event in 2015, I would have laughed and called you crazy. Seriously, even though I’ve played sports all my life, I never had ambitions to become a serious runner, let alone participate...
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working on a photobook from our family vacation this summer and hoping that I can finish it in time to give it as a gift for Christmas. Why is this always so much work? watching Adam ruins everything. Have you heard of this show? It’s hilarious and quite educational. running my official...
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It’s not a secret that I love Trader Joe’s. Did you know that Trader Joe’s is owned by Theo Albrecht, one of the two brothers that own the popular German chain store Aldi (which has expanded to the US by now, but has not made it to California yet. What...
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I had an entirely different post planned for today, but sometimes, life gets in the way and things don’t happen… so a “Friday Facts” post it is and it’s not a bad thing because I have some random things I want to share with you. On Sunday, I’ll be running...
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This is a regular feature post on my blog. See the archives here. AWKWARD + When the landlord of the apartment building next door has the roof cleaners come out to blow all the dirt off their roof with leaf blowers and have your windows covered in dirt as a result...
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