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  • 2019 Year in Review: Favorite Books

    2019 Year in Review: Favorite Books

    Reading is my all time favorite hobby (nerdalert) and I thankfully had time this year to get through a ton of different books. I love non-fiction and wanted to share my top ten of 2019: What is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and Exposing the Truth about Larry Nassar and USA…

  • 2019 Year in Review: Favorite Podcasts

    2019 Year in Review: Favorite Podcasts

    I love podcasts. I’m always listening to something. I can’t list any new music for you (except LIZZO because of course) but I can (and often annoyingly) go on a tangent about a new episode of some podcast covering an obscure murder, new media commentary, or policy about to pass. One of my new favorite…

  • 2019 Year in Review: Favorite TV Shows

    2019 Year in Review: Favorite TV Shows

    What a year for television shows! I’ve always struggled with committing to an entire season, but this year I was able to watch a ton of great shows, both new and returning. It was also a great year for television actresses: Regina King, Catherine O’Hara, Zendaya, Toni Collette, Elisabeth Moss, and the cast of Big…

  • 2019 Year in Review: Favorite Coffee Shops, Snacks, and Restaurants

    2019 Year in Review: Favorite Coffee Shops, Snacks, and Restaurants

    THE 2019-in-review post you’ve been waiting to read is HERE. Last year I had some of the best food of my life and couldn’t just limit this list to strictly brunch as I did in 2018. If we’re being honest, I couldn’t choose between a couple of my favorites, so I made an obnoxiously long…

  • 2019 Year in Review: AllThe[Travel]Things

    2019 Year in Review: AllThe[Travel]Things

    2019 was a busy travel year for me! I was lucky enough to visit amazing new places and return to a couple of my favorite cities. As potentially my last full year abroad, I wanted to make the most of my time in Europe and I definitely accomplished that goal this year. I tried to…

  • “The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it.”: January Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG.

    “The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it.”: January Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG.

    “‘The reality is the policy you have in place is only as good as the culture surrounding it,’ she said. ‘And it’s only going to be as effective as the hearts of the people who have to implement it. And so how you message on abuse, how much you demonstrate that it matters is by…

  • “Give Your Square Life”: Stockholm, Sweden

    “Give Your Square Life”: Stockholm, Sweden

    Stockholm ❤ I was only in Sweden’s capital city for roughly six hours–not nearly enough time–but thankful to spend a gorgeous day in the “Beauty on the Water”. While in Örebro I took the train from the central station to Stockholm. Forever the thrifty person I am, I booked the two hour trip on the older…

  • Deruny & Varenyky: Kyiv, Ukraine

    Deruny & Varenyky: Kyiv, Ukraine

    Last spring (I know, I know, I am soooo far behind on posts AND in what world is it already 2020?!) Chris and I had the opportunity to tag along with our friends, Heather and Chris, to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. Always at the top of my Dream Travel Destinations List, I was so…

  • “It was more of the same”: November Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG

    “It was more of the same”: November Update on MSU, the USOC, and USAG

    “The only way you’re going to change this culture of abuse is to start putting behind bars the people who enabled and covered up that abuse.” –Robert Allard, an attorney who has represented a number of sexual abuse victims in several Olympic sports. Reid, Scott M. 2019. “Justice Department, IRS Investigating USOPC, USA Gymnastics, USA…

  • “On a Clear Day I can See Forever”: Örebro, Sweden

    “On a Clear Day I can See Forever”: Örebro, Sweden

    This spring I had the amazing opportunity to visit Sweden! Always at the top of my list, I jumped at the chance to travel with Chris to Örebro, the seventh largest city in the Scandinavian country (including immigrants from 165 countries)! Unfortunately for Shotshchild, he had a ton of extra work to do, but fortunately…