Photo by Julie Johnson on Unsplash My blog friend Charlotte wrote an interesting blog post about cutting ties with friends the other day and it stirred something up in me that I had thought and wanted to write about before, but which I never put on (digital) paper. To get...
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It’s time for Tuesday Topics again and I am linking up with Kookyrunner and Zenaida to talk about our favorite running shoes! It’s probably the most important piece of “equipment” that runners have and I know people have a lot of opinions about their running shoes! My first pair of running...
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I just went through my recipe archive and cannot believe that I never shared the recipe for one of my favorite sweet treats. Milk rice has always been a summer-treat at our house growing up. It’s actually often thought of as a “sweet meal”, rather than just a dessert and...
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I can’t believe we’re well into the third quarter of this year, so who is ready to look back at our Q2 spending? Our overall spending was actually down over the last three months compared to Q1 of this year, but that’s why the pie-pieces have shape-shifted a bit when...
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A little over a week ago, I ran the 1st SF half marathon again. This was my fourth year and I think it’s hard to deny that this has become one of my favorite races, because I obviously I keep going back. The event combines a great race with a...
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I read two books in July, hooray! It’s a miracle. J/K. Just happy to see that I invested some of my precious time in two good books last month. The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell Us about Ourselves by Eric R. Kandel (★★★★☆) Knowing many people with (diagnosed) mental...
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READ I finished two books, you guys! I am so stoked. Little by little, the bird builds its nest, am I right? One was a novel, the other a more scientific book. Recap to follow. COOKED I made my own pesto for the first time, and OMG, why haven’t I...
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{via Unsplash} Well, summer is definitely here in the Central Valley of California and it is hot. It’s imperative to stay hydrated every day of the year, of course, but it’s especially important in the summer and even more important if you’re active in the summer heat (like we runners...
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