After my last two posts, it might come as a surprise to some readers to be reminded that my spouse and I don’t actually celebrate Valentine’s Day. We’ve been married for over twelve years now, and we’ve never done anything out of the ordinary for this holiday other than possibly showing each other clever gifs… Read More
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The Cold That Stuck Around (Or Why I Haven’t Lifted Weights in Ages)
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Every once in a great while, my body meets a cold virus that decides it likes living in my body and becomes reluctant to leave it. I’m talking about the kind of devotion that some people are never lucky enough to experience once in their entire lifetimes. If it didn’t involve so much coughing, I’d… Read More
What I Read in 2017
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As I mentioned a year ago in What I Read in 2016, every January I blog about what I read in the previous year. Over half of the books I read in any given year are for a review site that I volunteer for under a pseudonym, so I omitted their titles from this post for privacy… Read More
My Most Popular Posts of 2017
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2017 was my first full year of blogging here at lydiaschoch.com. Today I wanted to take a moment to look back at the most popular posts of the year. I’ll begin with the tenth most popular post and work my way up to number one from there. If you happened to miss any of them… Read More
Why I’m Giving Up on My TBR List
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Today’s post is going to be short and sweet. My to-be-read list has been growing by leaps and bounds for ages now. There something about the end of the year that makes me pause and reflect on little things like this to see how they’re working for me. The problem with TBR lists is that… Read More
The Tale of the Coveted Cookies
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No, this is not the beginning of a fairy tale. It really happened years ago when I was a teenager, and I thought it would be an amusing story to share with you as the holiday season ramps up. My mom comes from a fairly large extended family. Both of her parents had many siblings,… Read More
What I’m Not Willing to Give Up to Become Healthier
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Over the last several years, I’ve started following multiple blogs and Twitter accounts that focus on fitness, nutrition, and wellness. I’ve made a lot of adjustments to my diet and lifestyle in order to make it healthier: Lifting weights a few times a week Getting a minimum of 12,000 steps a day No longer drinking fruit… Read More
Dual Citizens Get Two Thanksgivings
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Seven years ago, I became a Canadian citizen. There are many things I love about being a citizen of both Canada and the United States. Having the excuse to celebrate Thanksgiving twice every year is definitely part of that list. Yes, this is blog post about food. No, this isn’t about turkey. Don’t tell the… Read More
3 Reasons Why You Should Celebrate the Autumn Equinox
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If I have any readers in the southern hemisphere, feel free to switch the word “autumn” for “spring” in today’s post. A lot of what I’m about to say can apply to the shift between other seasons as well with a little tweaking. In fact, maybe I’ll revisit this topic from that angle in six… Read More
Why Unsolicited Advice Is a Terrible Idea
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Yes, I appreciate the irony in writing a blog post about unsolicited advice that could be read as unsolicited advice. I’ve been playing around with the idea of never giving anyone any advice that they haven’t asked me for, though, and I thought it would make a great topic for a post here while I’m… Read More
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