Sunday Morning Coffee: June 28, 2020
Good morning. We’ve made it to the last Sunday in June, and suddenly July 4th is almost upon us. It feels like the holiday approaches with a whimper this year as we continue to reckon with the shortcomings of our national agenda (the pandemic response, systemic racism, a frayed social safety net straining at the … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: June 14, 2020
Good morning and happy Sunday. The theme this week appears to be people pushing to go back to normal, and in all the ways that feels so wrong. We’re still very much in the middle of a pandemic and black lives matter. The weeks ahead can be an opportunity to pull forward the elements of … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: June 7, 2020
It’s been an intense past two weeks. I woke up last Sunday without the energy to figure out how to show up online in a way that wasn’t another voice in an echo chamber of white bloggers responding to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The call this week is to keep showing up … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: May 24, 2020
We’ve all been thrown for a loop this spring, and as the semester hurtled on but the kids were home full-time, I just didn’t have the capacity to organize and post regularly. What I’ve been trying to do with the stay-at-home orders is keep my kids engaged and stay on top of my work and … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: March 22, 2020
It’s been a week, as I’m sure it has been for everyone. We had one complete work week with the kids at home. Luckily, I was on spring break, so I didn’t have any pressing academic commitments, but I did spend some time figuring out the logistics of getting my nutrition practice moved to a … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: March 15, 2020
How is everyone doing? This has been quite a week as the urgency surrounding the coronavirus precautions intensified. It was midterms at school, and this week is spring break, which is nice now but was stressful last week as we were all trying to learn, study, and adapt simultaneously. My dad also flew in for … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: March 1, 2020
Just when I thought I’d get back into my usual routine and work flow after taking a day off for the February holiday last week, Charlotte got sick with a nasty fever, and we had to stay home for a second Monday in a row. It was really the worst over the weekend, and by … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 16, 2020
Valentine’s day came and went this weekend. I hope everyone who celebrates had a lovely time, and for those who find the holiday to be a bit of a bummer, know that you’re in good company. David and I celebrated with just a slightly elevated home-cooked meal. After years of working in restaurants, I now … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 9, 2020
It’s been a full, big week. Productive, but still a lot. I spent Saturday at the JFK library with a group of my peers and program administrators; it was a beautiful venue for the day, and I can’t believe I’ve never been before. Then David and spent the evening out to dinner. Having worked in … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: February 2, 2020
Here we are in February: it certainly feels like the initially unstructured expanse of January has started to settle in to the routine that the rest of the spring will follow. I’m still making my way through posting the photos from Iceland (many are here). The one above is a snapshot from our hotel in … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 26, 2020
I wasn’t able to post last Sunday because I was on a wonderful and much-needed vacation to Iceland with my sisters over the long weekend. I feel a little sheepish talking about international travel as a weekend activity; it’s definitely not the norm for me and was something we planned and saved for well in … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 12, 2020
There are glimpses of things getting back to normal: I’ve spent more days this week in the office than home sick with the kiddos, but not by much. Then, as the end of the week rolled around, David came down with whatever the kids had. In the midst of all that, we successfully pulled together … Read more
Sunday Morning Coffee: January 5, 2020
This is a picture of the kids getting an up-close look at the snakes at the Bell Museum, a new addition to the U of M St. Paul campus. It was exciting to take them out and let them explore. While it’s been great to spend so much time with them over winter break, I … Read more
My Favorite Recipes of 2019
Not every new recipe we try is a keeper; some are good and certainly get the job done on any given night. But the recipes listed below are the ones I will be coming back to again and again. Enjoy!
Sunday Morning Coffee: December 29, 2019
I took the last two weeks off to allow myself the chance to finish out the semester as strong as possible (though not perfect, it’s still an accomplishment I’m proud of) and to rest and enjoy a trip out to Minnesota with my family. Here’s what else I’ve been up to this week: