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Because I haven't shared any of these in awhile...

Beans >> Beef

On the topic of beans, a tasty recipe I made recently. Like three times. Well the salsa anyways.  I replaced the pineapple with peaches and it's been magical.

An analogy.

Love this casual Jennifer Garner style breakdown.

Because I love the Bachelorette. And food. LOL. 

Regardless of if you're using them on a first date, I think these are good conversation starters.

This song and this song on repeat lately. Also this song. Joe and I keep singing it.

The myth of the French girl.

Because I'm into birthday posts, I thought this was a sweet letter to a 10-years-younger self. 

An interesting cookbook concept for a good cause.

OMG. Looks delicious!

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Summer camp for adults! Sounds like the best thing ever/totally laughed reading the description.

So I listened to a podcast about this on my commute this week and it has been on my mind ever since.

Loved this image.

This definitely helps when I exercise... especially for morning runs. (I'm a tea drinker though.)

My kind of exercise. 

Because Joe and I need some plants in our apartment...

Finally started this book.

Joe and I made something similar for dinner this week and they were so good!

Laughed too much at this joke my brother told earlier today.

The whole thing was good, but from 0:50 was my favorite.

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Hi. Sorry for another quick post. I'm planning to get around to recapping all the big stuff from lately (Trail Days! Renting my first car! Running the Soldier Field 10 Mile race! Moving! Getting a couch and credenza! Running a 5K!), but for now this will have to do. Hope your weekend has been a good one so far! xo

This may be the most beautiful drink I've ever seen!

Loved all these cookbook tips.

This is old, but it popped up into my Facebook the other day. Ahh! I met and hiked some portion of the trail with all of these hikers except the older couple and the last guy. They're even better in person than their interviews make them sound.

Made this Israeli couscous salad yesterday. So easy and GOOD!

My June tunes. (It's one of my favorite monthly playlists to date!)

Joe and I always do #1! Also LOL to #5.

I felt like I was coming down with a cold for most this week and a version of this remedy did the trick. (PS: I never got sick.)

A cool timelapse.

Laughed so much at this. The book is totally the story of the first 350 miles of my Appalachian Trail journey haha.

Watched the Netflix series, but currently reading the book too. It's pretty similar to the show, but I'm still enjoying it for some easy reading.

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I keep thinking about making carrot cake and this one... whoa.

So I had to get renter's insurance yesterday (!!) and ended up with Lemonade. At first I was a little sketched out that it was way less expensive than other options (like a third of the cost), but after looking at it a bit closer, it has a really cool business model. 

Made this for a dinner side this week. Could've used half a cup of salsa, but it was so good!

Totally me.

I probably think this rejection letter is too funny, but yeah, I'm still laughing.

Cool shop concept.

Gemma Correll has been killing it with her #mentalillnessfeelslike drawings lately.

This was a bit uncomfortable to read but it makes a really good point...

I've never seen this 80's music video and was super mesmerized by it earlier this week.

Loved this post on adulting. My grocery basket is there (it probably has been since college since I like to cook and stuff) but I have a long way to go.

Mid century modern furniture... I like you way more than I ever thought I would.

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Modern art in the truly modern world. LOL.

On a related note, I think I need these stickers...

My lovely friend Sarah passed along this article about a new (and effective!) idea for a pharmacy the other day.

Making tiramisu has been on my list of desserts to make for sooo long. This might be the one I make. 

Thought this was really interesting.

Hysterical! I'm hoping for a P Diddy finish in October, but we'll see how the summer training goes...

This guy is adorable.

Would love to wear this.

Another gem by Mari Andrew.

This exercise looks easy and always feels pretty easy for the 2-3 minutes I do it, but my hamstrings are always sooo sore the next day.

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I somehow usually mess up pancakes, but I didn't with this recipe and they were so light and fluffy!

Loved this blog post filled with personal finance tips. I personally try to follow all of these, but #s 2, 9, and 10 are personal faves.

Speaking of personal finance, I've used this app for three years and love it!

April tunes.

Started listening to this podcast this week and I'm totally hooked.

I'm in the small minority that *loveee* camping, but still found this funny anyways.
P.S. I totally made a personal hashtag haha

On a similar note to above, here's a little shameless self-promotion. ;p

Did anyone watch the Sub 2 marathon attempt on Friday night?! (OMG.)

An amazing personal resume site.

Love this outfit for spring.

This looks delish. I think the next time I find a farmer's market, I'll pick up a bunch of rhubarb.

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This makes me want to practice my cake decorating skills!

A really cool purse concept. 

Been eating this protein-packed pasta all week. It contains 26 grams of protein plus 30% of your daily iron intake in a 380 calorie double serving!

Loved this podcast.

This podcast was really interesting. The plot twists (!!!)

Besides the fact that I love the word "octogenarian", this guy is amazing! Also this picture on Instagram is amazing. I've been following their account since they started their hike.

Been binge-watching this show all week.

The 5 Stages of Running Grief. (Totally related to this. Also loved how 3 years was the number thrown out there.)

It's true. (Smoothies are where it's at.)

This ad is amazing.

"He was confused about where everyone else was, so he went back up the course to run with each subsequent finisher and cheer for them as they crossed the line." Loved this sweet article.

Ooh! (Although why did we start calling every rainbow food "unicorn"?)

Two of my best trail friends and I had an inside joke about Anthony Bourdain after reading one of his books. This interview made me laugh. Especially the Unicorn Frappuccino part.

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Loved this relationship post by one of my favorite Chicago bloggers. (My biggest pet peeve about living with Joe is that he leaves his socks everywhere. His biggest pet peeve about living me is that I never throw out lemons or tea bags before putting cups in the sink.)

Related to this post so much. It also reminded me why not being able to run for three years got me down so much.

I thought her name was Contessa until my senior year of college... but this is so adorable!

Did you ever make this as a kid? It's probably been 15 years since I last made this and I realize it's now the wrong season, but I want to again!

My March playlist.

Thought this was a heartfelt, sweet story. 
Couldn't agree with this more. Think it also applies to walking/hiking.

The latest Instagram husband (!!!)

So I've never actually ever had the real version in my life, but I'd love to make this version + vegan cream cheese + homemade everything bagels some weekend soon.

In case you ever wondered about fountain coins... 

Found these stats really interesting (definitely not stopping with the running pics though ;p). 

Super excited to see the results of Breaking2.

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Maybe I'll go after this record after I get a marathon under my belt. ;)

Twin power!!

I recently rediscovered a song I bookmarked a while ago on iTunes , but have no clue when I heard it.

Thought this article on the cause of addiction was amazing.

This is cool. I also love how Mean Girls is what Hollywood thought teenagers looked like the year I became one. For my 13th birthday, I actually told my friends that we'd be watching Mean Girls at my party, but when my mom went to get it at the video store, the video store guy talked my mom out of it because he thought it was too inappropriate for 12 and 13 year olds. That was a bit of a letdown at the time lol.

Jenna Lyons :'(

On a Jenna Lyons related note, remember that time Avery and I saw her at MoMA at midnight?!

An amazing photography project for the dog lovers.

This makes me miss my two British trail friends so much!

Loved this recap of a trip to Japan.

Totally lived by #1 and #5 in NYC.

Loved this feature on Cup of Jo last week. It reminded me of when I was on the AT and would  do my grocery shopping for an entire week in a tiny gas station. If I had an extra day in town, I'd get chips, black beans, and salsa like Deb mentioned.

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A case for walking.

This is the cutest pic.

My co-workers were talking about this shot yesterday. Ew. Anyone ever try one?

Currently enjoying this book. 

Missing the trail so much these days. It's been hard not to do a mental "On This Day" and think about where I was in the mountains last year. (It was here.)

Inspired to get a trench for spring.

Listening to.

A friend shared this article about a crazy lawsuit this week. Whoa.

I love this tiny kitchen. (Makes me miss my NYC kitchen a ton!)

Interesting read about vegetarianism from my alma mater's newspaper.

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