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Strain then Stir (Episode 6): Chrissy Teigen’s, Cravings: Hungry for More
One of my goals for 2019 is to cook my way through a cookbook. The whole thing. No recipes left behind. My choice for this feat? Chrissy Teigen’s, Cravings: Hungry for More. And let me tell you, I made the right choice. Not only have the recipes been the good kind of challenging. But they’ve… Continue reading
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5 Skills You Didn’t Realize Were Skills
Have you ever had a day where you feel like you aren’t good at anything? Like you have no skills worthy of ribbons or awards or even a gasp of awed recognition? Like maybe you can’t even open a door correctly? I have those days. I think we all do. And why wouldn’t we when… Continue reading
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Just a Little Valentine’s Day Reminder
Today is just a day. And no matter if you love it, hate it, celebrate it, skip it, or just now remembered it’s anything more than a Thursday, I hope you know that you are loved. You are loved. You are important. You are worth appreciating. So no matter how you spend today, tomorrow, and… Continue reading
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Look Up and Look Around
I am currently training for the LA marathon. This means that three times a week I’m outside running, telling my body that all the pain and exhaustion will be worth it when we get that medal at the finish line—and the free banana shortly afterward. This past Saturday I ran 17.5 miles, the second longest… Continue reading
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The Spicy Chip Chronicles (Which Ones Stand Out Among the Rest?)
Have you ever had a craving for Hot Cheetos (or their spicy chip counterparts)? Have you ever had this craving late at night? Have you ever had this craving and made the trip to the grocery store, only to get there and be completely overwhelmed with options? Unless you are like me—who only likes regular… Continue reading
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31 Good Things that Happened in January
Hello and welcome back to another edition of All the Good Things, a monthly series where I highlight all the good things (get it?) that happen in each 30-day (or so) span. I hope it can be a reminder that amongst all the well known bad, there is a lot of undercover good happening in our world. Let’s dive… Continue reading
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10 Mottos I Live By
At the beginning of a new year it’s easy to catch the inspirational bug and set goals, make changes, book vacations—anything that can help you make the next 12 months bigger and better than the last. I jump on this train. Come January I always make a list of goals I hope to accomplish in… Continue reading
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10 Things I Wasn’t Doing 10 Years Ago
If you are even a minor participant in the social media universe, you have probably seen the recent #10YearChallenge trend going around where people post one photo of themselves from 2009 and one from 2019 to see how much they have changed. I have not participated, both out of pure laziness and the fact that… Continue reading
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Learning Internet Slang (Part 2)
Back in June, I posted this blog where I had my sister, Natalee, and my parents guess the definitions of some popular slang words. It was an educational experience for all. So much so that I thought we should do it again. Gotta keep up with the times, you know? Here’s how they did: 1)… Continue reading
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