Today my friend Holly is filling in for me while I am in Las Vegas on vacation with my family. I’ve known Holly and have been reading her blog for a few years now and truly enjoy her stories about family life with her husband and two kids in Edmonton, Alberta. Holly is...
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In an attempt to move to more natural skincare products, I’ve tried a few things and thought I’d share some (mostly, but not all drugstore) products that I really like right now. 1. Physician’s Formula Organic Wear® 100 % Natural Origin Fakeout™ Mascara I bought this because I had a coupon...
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Today, my friend Marie is filling in for me while I am away hanging out with my family at the Grand Canyon. I don’t exactly remember how I met Marie in the endless realms of the Internet, but it’s more important that I did indeed find her. I feel like she...
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So, as I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I wanted to talk about YNAB – You Need A Budget – a nifty little budgeting software. A friend had mentioned it on Twitter a little while back and initially I was only mildly interested and thought “yeah, maybe I’ll check...
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1.) I’m in the middle of this book “Love the home you have” by Melissa Michaels and so far I really like it (especially since I’ve been trying to make peace with the home that we have right now). 2.) Trader Joe’s has these delicious German “Nürnberger” sausages and they’re like a...
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Today, my friend Kat is filling in for me while I am embarking on a road-trip down the coast with my family. Kat has been a dear friend and long-time favorite blogger of mine for years now. She’s a fellow German with a huge amount of wanderlust and she just recently made her...
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A while back, Elise shared a list of her favorite San Diego spots. I thought this was a great post for locals and potential visitors alike. I kept thinking that I should share some of the local goodness that Sacramento has to offer. Sacramento – as small as it might...
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hardly believing that my job woes are finally coming to an end. It’s been such a long time coming. I almost didn’t think I would see the day. feeling shitty because my best friend is going through a tough time and I can’t (physically) be there for her. I sometimes...
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