Reading fiction: Every Summer After Reading non-fiction: agnostic A spirited Manifesto Cooking: salmon with onion, crepes with homemade strawberries chia jam. Baking: milk bread, whole wheat bread, black bean brownies Buying: groceries Grateful: hubby let me rest at home and spent 8 hrs driving girls to school, stay there until the finished watching Elf show, … Continue reading Saturday currently →

I walked the girls to school on my non run day, second Friday on a row, maybe we are starting a new tradition. We all seem to enjoy it. 2. On our walk, we discussed about gifts to each other. Sofia said it's so hard to get gifts for adults because if we need something, … Continue reading 5 on Friday: fun day →

I am finishing the podcast series on the current conflict. And I find that the older I get, the more I realize things are usually not black and white, although I value simplicity a lot! When talking to kids, I tend to say yes or not, good or bad, to make them understand. But as … Continue reading Complexity and nuance →

It's holiday season in many parts of the world but not here as it is a Muslim country. I miss hosting Thanksgiving dinner with friends when we lived in the US. I recall eating turkey for a full week after the dinner. I used to host a lot more. Not so much since we came … Continue reading Holiday season →