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  • I Ran a Half Marathon: Training, Race Day, What’s Next.

    I Ran a Half Marathon: Training, Race Day, What’s Next.

    So I finished my second half-marathon run and FIRST Half-Marathon Race this weekend! It was a blast to run through all of Oklahoma City and be with friends and family who either ran or cheered me on.  Running a half marathon is a great distance to train for. You’re running a hard race, but you…

  • Protected: Why LinkedIn Stands Out

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  • Happy Thanksgiving!

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    21 things I’m grateful for this Thanksgiving!

  • Podcasts to Expand Your Thinking

    Podcasts to Expand Your Thinking

    With a wide range of podcasts out, it can be hard to find the best. Here were my favorite four podcast series, plus a playlist of my favorite episodes from this year!

  • A Week of Half-Baked Harvest Recipes for a Family of Six

    A Week of Half-Baked Harvest Recipes for a Family of Six

    I’m making a week’s worth of Half-Baked Harvest recipes. Every week, Half-Baked Harvest’s Tieghan Gerard sends out a “Meals of the Week” post. I decided, no matter what, I would make every meal she sent out. This week I grabbed her meals from her “Nine Favorite Things” post. She gave 5 meals for the week,…

  • Thoughts on Banana Bread (and more below)

    Thoughts on Banana Bread (and more below)

    A quick read of random thoughts centered on banana breads place in 2021

  • Set Up Your Morning Routine in 10 Steps

    disclaimer: these are things I would like to do and sometimes do but cannot claim to do these all the time Morning routines are the great revolution of our generation. Don’t get me wrong. I have a great morning routine. I sip my coffee, journal, read, and get my daily dose of movement. Despite being…

  • Do Less to Get More Done.

    Do Less to Get More Done.

    I used to have perfect focus. I could read a book for hours. Sit down and just read. Instead of grounding me from T.V., My mom grounded me from books. But then I got a phone. I couldn’t focus on a single task. I would hear a little buzz and wonder who it was.  My…

  • 9 Links To Love

    9 Links To Love

    THE LIST 1. Alison Roman’s a newsletter For snarky prose and a good recipe, subscribe to New York Times best selling author Alison Roman’s a newsletter. Alison also gives great pandemic activity suggestions. Roman encourages the home cook to take control of their kitchen while providing recipes she encourages you to go rogue. 2. Half…

  • It All Went Wrong

    It All Went Wrong

    Well. We had a dream. Fresh baked bread. Every week. Sourdough sandwiches, toast, pizza, cinnamon rolls. Two weeks ago we purchased the necessary materials to begin a project. Maybe, it was ambitious. We hadn’t baked bread bread before. Looking back, a sourdough starter was not the best place to start. The first few days we…