what I’ve been reading lately

May 5, 2025

Sharing a roundup of the books I’ve been reading lately and if I recommend adding them to your collection.  Hi friends! How was the weekend? We spent it in Phoenix for Liv’s dance competition. Her team did an amazing job, we enjoyed a family brunch, and I snuck away for a Lagree class – wins…

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Learning at home + activity corner

Lately, I’ve been trying to think of new activities Liv and I can do at home. We do a lot, but I feel like it’s a lot of the same things- puzzles, books, toys, songs and adventures out to play dates, baby gym and story time. We’re also big fans of the zoo: While we…

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Indian Food Wednesday!

Chicken tikka masala, it’s been way too long. Tuesday night, while setting out the ingredients for Wednesday’s slow cooker destiny, I thought to myself, “This could totally become a regular thing again!” And then I started making everything and very quickly changed my mind. Anyone else get a little intimidated to see more than 15…

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Meg: Love yourself

Whew. I fell victim to a nasty virus at end of January and I am JUST now feeling normal again. Since I’m training for my first half-marathon, I pushed myself harder than I should have even during my illness (hence why it took me so long to get well!). Since I have done an C+…

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Winter Shape Up 2013: Week 2 Plank Ab burner

The first time I heard of plank workouts, I thought they might be a waste of time. Planks over 10 seconds allow you to “cheat,” so you’re not only using your core- your shoulders, legs, biceps, booty, everything starts to kick in when the abs quit. Then I realized that instead of thinking of it…

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Photo roulette

You never know what you’re going to get. It’s always kind of fun to put in the SD card and see the forgotten photos; sometimes they’ll sit on there for a few days without editing, and then I’ll see a surprise or two. Like this one: Apparently Caro wanted to improve her dental hygiene by…

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