5 Things & 3 More

5 happy things from the last 5 days:

1. Journaling. I spent last weekend reading the wonderful Katie's book and am now a journaling addict/convert.

2. Post-run chocolate milk.

3. Podcasts.

4. Running around the park with new friends.

5. Parks and Recs.

3 things to read this weekend:

1. Camp Tracksmith. Yes, this is super smart marketing. Yes, I'd like to live that life.

2. How to cleanse without cutting anything out. Because juice cleanses need to stop and we have lives we need to live.

3. Why and how to stop that comparison game. Hint: Instagram isn't helping.

Happy long weekend to all you Americans, and happy last summer weekend to all you Brits!

xx

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5 Things & 3 More

5 happy things from the last 5 days:

1. Stuffed full of food after a Monday night with friends.

2. Reading.

3. Vitamix-ing breakfast.

4. Father John Misty blew my mind.

5. I signed up for a marathon. Does this make me happy? I'm not sure. Scared? Yes. Nervously excited? Also yes.

3 things to read this weekend:

1. James Comey. Donald Trump. This is a good article.

2. Needing quiet, blueberries, and granola chunks: Ashley is as wise and wonderful as ever.

3. A week in the endlessly fun and fascinating life of salad-loving Julia Sherman.

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5 Things & 3 More

5 happy things from the last 5 days:

1. Lunches away from my desk.

2. Ticking off everything on my to-do list. I thought I wasn't going to make it, but I did.

3. Postcard from T.

4. Friday rosé.

5. Hilariously rainy morning runs.

3 things to read this weekend:

1. Take a peek into Devendra's home.

2. If you need me, I'll be seeking out New York's best cannoli.

3. Rhubarb passion margaritas? Count me in.

Happy weekend!

x

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5 Things & 3 More

It was a short week thanks to the interruption of Turkey Day, but it will still an exhausting one. Here are my 5 happy moments from the last 5 days:

1. Sharing Thanksgiving with wonderful friends.

2. A giant glass of red wine after a long, non-stop day in the office.

3. Spending time in the kitchen. Now that work is busy, cooking has become my therapy.

4. Beating all my running expectations in Thursday's Turkey Trot.

5. The colorful, love-filled post-its in Union Square Subway.

3 things to read on this lazy Sunday:

1. Ridiculing, and then admiring, the Moon Juice cookbook.

2. If you're not a runner, here's one more reason why you should be.

3. Do you talk to yourself out loud or in your head? Maybe this will help understand why you do. And don't worry, you're definitely not the only one.

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5 Things & 3 More

5 happy things from the last 5 days:

1. Fresh ginger tea.

2. Making it to yoga. And having a leg which has healed enough to actually do some poses.

3. Pumpkin bundt cake.

4. Thanksgiving planning.

5. Pink morning skies.

3 things to read over the weekend:

1. Listen to Ottolenghi on Dessert Island Discs. 

2. Shine your inner light bright: it's getting dark and cold and the holidays are coming, so it's time to stand tall and be yourself.

3. I'll be eating these fried Brussels sprouts all winter long.

Happy weekend!

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