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This is how we roll these days! My favorite co-wor

This is how we roll these days! My favorite co-worker, emails, zoom, laundry, lunch & laughs. We get along pretty well and we got used to working together over the last five months 😂. Thanks for all your patience with me, my little covid-home-buddy-baby 💜.
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#homeoffice #fromwhereiwork #kidsworklife #covidlife #countyourblessings #2020

This weekend has been such a good reminder that co

This weekend has been such a good reminder that corona weekends in November are so much better when we say YES more often:

YES to more projects & chaos inside the house.
YES to more quality time with our family & inner circle
YES to Nutella for breakfast
YES to long runs
YES to birthday car parades
YES to impromtu (outdoor) playdates
YES to laundry can wait till monday
YES to being kind to yourself
YES to date nights at home
YES to ignoring your to do list
YES to putting your phone away all day
YES to embracing the chaos
YES to 2020 😃.
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#yesstyle #sayyestosuccess #currentmood #covidvibes #lifeisgood #oui #pdx

When you fall asleep at the playground you know it

When you fall asleep at the playground you know it’s been a week #TGIF
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#TGIF #friyay #itsbeenaweek #mybiggirl #hangloose #currentmood #pdx

When we put this interims-back-up-quick-fix-old-ki

When we put this interims-back-up-quick-fix-old-kitchen-shelf-plywood-desk together back in march we had no idea that this would become the main office desk in venne’s & my co-working space (including childcare area & yoga studio) located in our bedroom over the cause of the last eight months.
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We have spent more time in this room & in our house in general than ever. If we would have known this before, we would probably would have said that it would be way too small to do so, but here we are & it’s all good.
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Sometimes the quick solutions turn out to be the most pragmatic & most budget friendly 😃.
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Whatever the next few weeks will bring and what the next changes will be and what we will be required to adapt to this time...for sure we’ll hold on to our little desk which I hate-love and love-hate so much 😂
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When you are positive in a negative situation you win 😃. 2020 wasn’t all bad!
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#tuesdayvibes #fromwhereIwork #quotestoliveby #allaboutthelittlethings #coronalife #stayhome #pdx

My favorite coach used to be Lucy because she woul

My favorite coach used to be Lucy because she would fall asleep and would just let me do my thing. Coach Amy is no joke though and very strict: she pretends to sleep, too but the moment I slow down or stop her blue eyes are wide open 😂 #justkeepgoing #nobreaks #coachamy #runrunrun #getoutside #pdx

Hello November! I picked that quote for a reason..

Hello November! I picked that quote for a reason....🤷‍♀️ #election2020.
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The race isn’t over until every single ballot is counted!
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#keepgoing #hopeful #november2020 #currentmood #quotestoliveby #goseedo

Given all the crazyness we are surrounded with I a

Given all the crazyness we are surrounded with I am so thankful for moments like this.
Being out and about in the woods with my girls & friends has always been a good idea.
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And the good thing is that sunny fall days, stunning nature, yummy picnics, some good laughs & fun times outside together are resilient against any pandemic!! #itsallaboutthelittlethings
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#nofilter #nomakeup #badhairdontcare #tiredbuthappy #basics #getoutside #goseedo #lifeisgood #pdx

There is no finish line these days it seems like.

There is no finish line these days it seems like. We just have to keep going, hustling, wearing our mask & doing our part I guess.
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My days are packed with work, kids, life all the other noise of 2020. All of that makes me feel cluttered, all over the place, helpless, overwhelmed & unproductive from time to time.
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Thankfully I have figured out some tools & go to’s to conquer those bad vibes. And most of the time they work well for me.
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The most effective, most reliable & easiest solution to immediately feel better is running. Nothing helps me more to get centered, focused and relaxed than 3miles out and about.
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What helps you?
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#runninglove #runningismytherapy #nrc #metime #current #goseedo #pdx

This is the season! . . . . . #pumpkinpatch #topa

This is the season!
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#pumpkinpatch #topazfarm #mylittlepumpkin #thiskid #lifeisgood

If somebody would have told me a year ago that I w

If somebody would have told me a year ago that I would be able to go back to work after two months and bring my baby with me, that I could work from home (without that being an exception), that it is totally normal to take a work call while walking around your neighborhood and that my better half would be able to be home as well to help, I never ever would have believed that this would be possible.
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As much as I like this pandemic to be over ( or should I say under control), I am grateful for our little family that our worklife (thanks to our employers as well) got so much more flexible, more family friendly and also more effecient I find.
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#whenlifegivesyoulemons #2020 #thankful #samesamebutdifferent #tuesdaymood #lifeisgood

And we are back! The time in Germany flew by and

And we are back!

The time in Germany flew by and was fun, special, exciting, exhausting, emotional and wonderful as always.

No matter how long we stay it always feels too short to leave and too long to be gone.

My friend nailed it the other day when she said: “it’s hard & heartbreaking but both places need you”.

She is so right. Both places need us and we need both places 💙.
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#twoworlds #twohomes #onefamily #frapdx #goodtimes #havekidswilltravel #goseedo

We are grateful for four wonderful weeks in German

We are grateful for four wonderful weeks in Germany, but Portland is calling now! #lastnightingermany
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#twohomes #twocountries #pdxfra #travelfam #goseedo

HELP: She is turning into an early bird 🙈😍.

HELP: She is turning into an early bird 🙈😍.
#wearenightowls
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#babyamy #4months #sweetgirl #sleepisoverrated #lovelovelovelove

We have started the packing process again & I wish

We have started the packing process again & I wish we could take this backyard with us!
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#twohomes #twoworlds #heavyheart #bittersweet #currentmood #backandforth

Together is better! Outdoors is best 💙. . . .

Together is better! Outdoors is best 💙.
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#family #happybirthday #sundays #goseedo #getoutside #goodtimes

Short run, long tights & fall vibes 🧡. #thatst

Short run, long tights & fall vibes 🧡.
#thatsthewayilikeit
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#goodforthesoul #sogladtobeabletorun #getoutthere #metime #homerun #fallishere

So much love in one picture 💜and another life g

So much love in one picture 💜and another life goal: be able to visit & to play & to support my great grandkids at the age of 89 & 82!!
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#grandparents #greatgrandparents #mylittlelucy #sundayfunday #badhairdontcare

My first 2021 resolution: grow my own flowers at o

My first 2021 resolution: grow my own flowers at our pdx home!
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#freshflowers #handpicked #brightcolors #somuchjoy #2021resolution #littlethings #wheningermany

Happy Kid - Happy Weekend! . . . . . #wheningerma

Happy Kid - Happy Weekend!
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#wheningermany #farmlifeisthebestlife #sheloveshim #neighbors #lifeisgood

Hello October 💙! . . . What can I say - Be bra

Hello October 💙!
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What can I say - Be brave & please VOTE my dear American friends!
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#goseedo #quotestoliveby #calendar #hellooctober #vote

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