Around the Interwebs Thrifting wardrobe tips. 7-morning habits that could affect your day. Note-taking by hand: a powerful tool to support memory. I used to take notes by hand in college and then often rewrite a clean copy at home (as part of my studying process). The 2-step “loci method”...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week, we started the new Power Zone Pack “Power Zone University: Class of 2023” Challenge. It’s a 6-week challenge and I opted for the 2 rides/ 2 runs option, as I am still in half...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. We finished up the Barkle 4×4 Challenge this week – a 4-week challenge to hold us over from the last Power Zone Challenge to the next. The Power Zone Pack “Power Zone University: Class of 2023”...
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Today is my California-versary again. I arrived here for the first time on September 9, 2001. 22 years. I’ve written about how I ended up in the US before (you can read about it here) and I still have days where I have to pinch myself to believe that I made...
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photo credit: @houcinencibphotography via Unsplash Sometimes people ask me if it’s hard for me to switch between English and German. My sister would joke and tell me that I was ‘losing my German’ when I struggle to remember a word in German when we talk. The truth is, I still...
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I am linking up again for the Weekly Run Down with Kim and Deborah. This week was a normal week of workouts for me. No milestone classes, no new PRs, just a solid week of putting the work in and sticking with my routine. I finished week 3 of the Barkle...
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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. It rained this morning. And I went for a run in the (drizzling) rain. And it was glorious. We’re expecting a much cooler than usual weekend and...
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1. I have these cute purple chino-khaki shorts (from Paper Boy) that I thrifted last summer and it’s funny because I keep getting compliments on them from random people. It’s always the things that you randomly picked up somewhere that people compliment you on, amirite? 2. I bought this TSA-approved...
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