Around the Interwebs This explains a lot. Why your pandemic fatigue is at an all-time high. Why we use “LOL” so much. Guilty as charged. LOL I never truly lived by myself. 6 lessons from women who shared what they learned when they lived alone for the first time. A...
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CELEBRATED | my birthday a couple of weeks ago with marble cake (always!). TRYING TO | be mindful and thankful for the good things in my life and remind myself of the privilege of having food, shelter, and safety these days. FEELING | fatigued by everything that is going on...
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photo credit: Hayley Seibel via Unsplash And that, my friends, is how you fall off the blogging bandwagon. Did you miss me? Last week was my birthday. Two years ago on my birthday was the last time Jon and I had eaten out at a restaurant. On March 11, 2020,...
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photo credit: Sincerely Media via Unsplash We’re rapidly approaching the two-year mark of the start of the pandemic (I measure it by the day we went into lockdown mode in California on March, 17) and it feels strange to think about it. Has it really been TWO YEARS since normalcy...
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My birthday is coming up in, oh, just a few weeks, and since I kinda love wish lists, I thought I’d put one together for my upcoming birth-aversary. Not that I am expecting you – or anyone – to buy me anything and most of these things I could probably,...
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STICKING TO | regular mediation and yoga classes. They make me feel good. PARTICIPATING IN | a February Mileage Challenge with my Peloton Streakers Group. 280 miles (walked/run/cycled) for the month. I am up to 190+ as of today. NEEDING | new running shoes. My current outdoor pair has to...
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Around the Interwebs The season of tabs. Oh boy, does that sound familiar? Stop motivating yourself with guilt. Cosigned. What’s the carbon footprint of … email? Lessons learned by the time I turned 40. A Twitter thread. 40 useful concepts you should know. Another Twitter thread. How the pandemic is...
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Well, as you already know, I am working through the Outlander series right now, so my book reviews will be a little boring (unless you’re also into the series). Voyager (Outlander #3) by Diana Gabaldon ★★★★★ In the third book, we learn that Jamie Fraser —despite his best efforts— did not...
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