just a girl living the expat life
When I was looking for our 2019 spending report, I realized with surprise that I never posted it last year. I had done quarterly reports throughout the year of 2019 and then never shared the annual report. I also completely dropped the quarterly reports through 2020 (might have been a bit distracted by other things,…
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We do not eat waffles and pancakes very often, but when the jar, in which I keep my sourdough starter discard, was almost flowing over and I was looking for ways to use some of it up (#nofoodwaste), I decided to make some sourdough waffles a couple of weeks ago. They turned out delicious, they…
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. The news out of Texas this week has been devastating. The rare snow storm that hit the state has been brutal. People are without power and water. I can’t wrap my head…
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At the end of 2020, I was once again thinking about looking for a new planner for the new year and I asked for suggestions on Instagram and Twitter (and I appreciate everyone who threw out ideas and pointed me to some great planners! I did check them all out!), but in the end, it…
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Around the Interwebs How to heal the mass trauma of Covid-19. 5 hacks to make your mask more protective. The Pandemic Has Erased Entire Categories of Friendship. Stop asking “how are you?”. Don’t end texts with a period. Have you considered how ending your message changes the meaning of it for the recipient? The Pandemic Is…
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It’s so easy to toss out 2020 as a god-awful year and just try to forget about the whole thing, but I am taking inspiration from my friend Terra today and will be sharing a bunch of random things that I actually didn’t hate in 2020. Join me in lightening up the mood? MY MORNING…
Read more…Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. I am so happy to report that all packages from the Secret Santa Mug Swap have finally made it to their respective recipients. I did expect a little bit of a delay…
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photo credit: @maplepharaoh via Unsplash This is my version of new year’s resolutions/goals. I feel it’s particularly hard to set any goals this year with all the unknowns going forward in this pandemic, but since I ended up doing quite well last year (despite the unexpected twist and turns we all experienced), maybe I actually can set…
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FEELING | cautiously hopeful for the future of this country. Watching the inauguration last week and seeing sane tweets from our new president (and his press secretary) in the last few days make my heart so calm and happy. LISTENING TO | the rain storm that finally came through the valley last night (thankfully,…
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If you’re like me, you frequently forget how delicious pesto is and how quick and easy it is to make at home. I am here to remind you because we’re recently “re-discovered” pesto for our meal planning. It’s a tasty, vegetarian dish that you can whip up in no time. We like to add…
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