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By C. Janelle October 24, 2021

Birthday Challenge

I’m planning a thing for my birthday this year. This thing is inspired by Katy Bowman’s 44th birthday challenge. The essence of this thing: walk 10 miles a day for … Continue reading Birthday Challenge

By C. Janelle January 7, 2018December 18, 2020

Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 8

Tucson, Arizona (where we took a morning hike at Saguaro National Park, pictured below) to San Diego, California, our destination for this road trip. Distance: 417 miles (3,198 of 3,198 … Continue reading Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 8

By C. Janelle January 6, 2018December 18, 2020

Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 7

Las Cruces, New Mexico (where we took a morning hike at Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, pictured below) to Tucson, Arizona (where we met up with one of my friends … Continue reading Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 7

By C. Janelle January 5, 2018December 18, 2020

Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 6

Abilene, Texas, to Las Cruces, New Mexico (where chilies are a very popular ingredient and where they also have cool public sculpture, like “Eagle Man” pictured below) Distance: 497 miles … Continue reading Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 6

By C. Janelle January 4, 2018December 18, 2020

Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 5

Hot Springs, Arkansas, to Abilene, Texas (which is the Storybook Capital of America and in the downtown of which we visited a variety of fairy-tale-inspired sculptures (Goldilocks and the Three … Continue reading Corner-to-Corner Road Trip: Day 5

By C. Janelle October 21, 2017

Readathon Update: Two books finished!

9:30pm: I finished my second book of the readathon! Infinity is not nearly as good as Fierce Kingdom. Not remotely. But my daughter recommended it and it’s a quick read so … Continue reading Readathon Update: Two books finished!

By C. Janelle October 21, 2017October 21, 2017

Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon, Oct 2017

Dewey’s Readathon—10th-Birthday Edition!—starts right now, so here’s my quick kickoff post. My stack: The bullet journal progress page that I stayed up late and probably sabotaged my readathon to put … Continue reading Dewey’s 24-Hour Readathon, Oct 2017

By C. Janelle March 21, 2016January 1, 2021

Chocolate: The Tastiest Surprise

Today I looked through a cupboard I look through multiple times a day, but this time, I found a surprise: A single-serving packet of drinking chocolate that I vaguely remember buying. … Continue reading Chocolate: The Tastiest Surprise

By C. Janelle July 22, 2010July 29, 2015

Vegetarian Regret

OK, so this isn’t quite as deep as the topics I’ve been addressing so far. But I’ve got a question. So, I was vegetarian for 7 years. Then I got … Continue reading Vegetarian Regret