And now it’s here: the last month of the year, month of all the holiday cheer, sparkling lights, candles, baking and coziness. Oh, how I have anticipated you. December is always a bit bitter-sweet, isn’t it? On one hand, I really enjoy and embrace the holidays, but on the other hand,...
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And with that, NaBloPoMo and November are coming to a close. I am always amazed how fast the month goes by and how (relatively) easy it was to blog for 30 days in a row. If you participated in NaBloPoMo and made it through, congratulations! If you didn’t quite...
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1. It’s that time of the year where I can, without shame, indulge in my love for soups. I usually don’t really like canned soup and prefer cooking it from scratch, but a really quick and easy lunch option these days has been Amy’s Organic Soup. It has a clean...
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I am… … bummed that I won’t be going home for Christmas… again. This will be third time not celebrating Christmas with my family. Two years ago, I thought it was a “one-time thing”, last year, I couldn’t believe I wouldn’t be going and now here we are again....
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We Germans, we like our potato side dishes. I don’t know about you, but I basically grew up on potatoes. I love potatoes in pretty much any form and I am trying to find more ways to incorporate them into our meals. Potatoes sometimes get a bad rep, but they’re...
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This picture (above) was taken during the weekend that I spent in San Francisco with my dear childhood friend S last year. We came across the intersection while walking around the Mission District and I stopped to take the picture and to pause and cherish for the moment how lucky...
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Hooray, the holiday season is officially upon us… it’s my favorite time of the year! I am looking forward to soaking up as much holiday cheer the next few weeks as possible. I am planing to start the decorating this weekend and I can’t wait to watch all my favorite...
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I am thankful for being healthy, for waking up without aches and pains, and for being able to run longer distances than I could have ever imagined. I am thankful for my job, for great co-workers and feeling like I am doing something worthwhile. I am thankful for being able to...
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