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It’s official. I’m signed up for a 5k. According to this article from Salt Lake Running Co., signing up for a 5k is one of the six important steps to start you down the path (a running path I am sure) to loving running. I’ll be running my first 5k on May 5. Dear friend…

Smitten Kitchen claims to have formulated a recipe for perfect blueberry muffins. She wasn’t lying. The sour cream, the lemon, and the blueberries make a perfect flavor combination. The density and texture is exactly what I want from my muffins, and they have just enough sweetness. I also appreciate the single bowl and the relatively…

My Ma had some pretty serious surgery last week. We’ve been trying to take things slow since then, but Ma’s never been one to take it slow. In her invalid state, she doesn’t have the ability to run around like her usual, crazy self. Not one to let a major surgery get her down, she’s…

Once upon a time I made a quilt. Here’s a close up of the moon face. He looks kind of mean. Like he’s planning something malicious. I think it’s the angle of his eye. And his nose. Meanie face. Other than Mr. Meanie Face Moon needing an attitude adjustment, I’m pretty proud of this quilt.…

When I was a child I walked like a doof. I have memories of my mother telling me to walk like a princess. The most vivid, specific memory I have of this happened as we were walking into church. I was four or five years old at the time. I don’t remember exactly what I…

I’ve been planning for years and years and years to be independently wealthy. I’ve never been quite sure how I was going to get there, but it was going to happen. Me and independent wealth go together like almond butter and bananas. It was just meant to be. Assuming I live to be quite old,…

I have never had any desire to go to Sante Fe. I’ve actually never had any desire to go to New Mexico. And then came Guy. I saw this segment on “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.” When they were first talking about the food it didn’t seem to be anything special. Delicious, yes. Special, not so…

I have ten weeks left in my school term (of six months). I have eight and a half courses left in my master’s degree program. I’m planning on taking care of that pesky half tonight. That means that if I average about a course a week, I can finish my coursework by the end of…

I was supposed to be in Portland this weekend. My cute cousin is taking her own 18-month hiatus in Budapest, Hungary, and I was going to wish her well. My plans changed when my mother became frighteningly unwell and was admitted for emergency surgery. Thank goodness for emergency surgery. She’s fine now. Pa, the Little…

I have a new study plan. And it works awesome. It goes like this: Sleep in Saturday morning. Roll out of bed round about 7:30 Turn on the Hallmark channel Watch hours worth of cheesy, ridiculous Hallmark channel original movies (those things are so hilarious, I just love them) Do school work as I mostly…