February 2012
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Rollerblading, for those less informed.
In case you haven’t heard, my all-time favorite exercise/activity/way to waste an afternoon is rollerblading. It’s the only thing that I will keep doing no matter how exhausted I get—because it’s so much fun.
Honestly, if the last time you tried it was at Sammy Plankton’s roller rink birthday party, you should try it again. It’s great exercise and works out...
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Happy Valentine's Day To Me...Plus an (impromptu)...
So you all know how much I’ve wanted a Kindle recently…see here if you don’t. Maybe Adam read that I wanted one. Maybe he just knew it in his heart. Maybe he saw me get lost in the electronics section of every store we went to when I was visiting him.
On second thought, that was probably it.
Today at 11:00, the doorbell rang, and there was the mailman standing there with an...
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In celebration of Valentine's Day, one of the most...
What happens when you fall in love with a writer?
Lots of things might happen. That’s the thing about writers. They’re unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days. They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex at three in the morning. Or make love at four in the afternoon. They might not...
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It's like an apartment for letters!
I got a P.O. Box, so you now can mail me all sorts of treasures and trinkets, should you so choose. My letter apartment address is:
Matchstick Molly P.O. Box 3374 Minneapolis, MN 55403 And, in case you’re short on what to send me, some ideas include:
1. Bananas: An American History 2. Microwave Cooking for One 3. A Jar of Marbles 4. A signed and written statement that you watched this...
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Honest To Blog
I’ve noticed a theme recently in the blog world. Maybe it’s a trend that just started, maybe it’s something that I’m just starting to notice because I feel the same way.
It’s honesty. I posted about authenticity in the blog world a while back. For a long time, I felt like I couldn’t be honest on my own blog, because I had built up an impossible standard for...
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The Runaround
I don’t know what it is with me and 5ks. I’ve never run one, officially at least, even though I’ve been pretty intensely interested in running and fitness for over a year. Until a few months ago, I had never run a ‘real’ three miles. I had run on treadmills and cross-training machines, but somehow I knew that those wouldn’t match the kind of exercise I would get...
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Did anyone run the Austin, TX Color Run yesterday?
I was so excited to do it in Dallas…and now I’m so excited that there’s one in St. Paul! Best run everrr.
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It's Sunday, and it's freezing out.
For some reason, my calves are absolutely killing me today. I’m sure it’s some sort of silent protest against me letting them be all warm and happy in Texas, and then making them run uphill in 30 degree Minneapolis weather again like I did yesterday. I suppose they thought they were through with that.
Speaking of that, I’m back in Minneapolis—for a while. I’m waiting...
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We didn't go to New Mexico.
Well here’s what happened in our brains. On Friday night, we were tired and cozy and just wanted to watch bad TV (Bob’s Burgers and Hell Date, anyone?) and get Velvet Taco at midnight.
What’s great about Velvet Taco is they have this “Back Door Chicken” option that you can only get by knocking on the back door of the kitchen, giving whoever answers $20, and then...
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"I lost these sunglasses a little while ago, and I...
1. Oh my goodness I miss running in Texas. It is SO gorgeous here, I am loving it.
2. We’re trying to decide between Hot Springs, AR and somewhere in New Mexico for our little baby roadtrip this weekend. Anyone have any suggestions? I’ve never been to either place. One thing I don’t need suggestions for is snacks (juiceboxes) and what music we’re going to listen to...
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“Hey, i just want you to know that you’re with someone now who cares about you and wants you to be happy all the time. Not that that wasn’t true before—that is to say nothing of past relationships—but that is what’s happening now, for sure.” -Adam
Two more days until I get to kiss the absolute life out of that.
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A checklist full of checks
1. I started and finished the Glass Castle last night. My feet are itching to travel now, I’m so excited I’ve got a whole bunch of that coming up.
2. I’ve been eating butternut squash soup by the gallon recently. I fell in love with it at one of the little cafes in Minneapolis, but it was pretty obvious that theirs had a ton of heavy cream in it. Trader Joe’s has a version...
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Cozy is as cozy does.
1. Had two Highbrow chocolate chip cookies today for a snack, which weren’t vegan but were probably better than whatever cookies you were eating. That’s the highbrow talking.
2. Had butternut squash soup today for lunch, and an organic tofu veggie patty, and a handful of green beans, which were all vegan, and probably also better than whatever you had for lunch. In other news,...
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It's Called Packing a Suitcase, and I Should Learn...
So, here’s some exciting news (for me, anyway. It probably won’t affect your life in any dramatic way.)
It’s called Three Weeks of Traveling, and I’m doing it, and I get to see all the people I love most in the world.
On Friday, I’ll be flying from Minneapolis to Dallas to visit Adam. We have a list about a mile long of things we’re going to do, and these are...
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Matchstick Challenge #8: Is it actually healthy?
Challenge #8 // Info // Join So I decided to play a little game called “Do I know what’s actually healthy?”
Bad news for you, folks, because apparently I don’t. I wrote down ten foods that were pretty heavily marketed as “healthy,” or for some reason people generally thought that they were, and then guessed what grade the Fooducate app would give them.
Then...
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Here's a little song I wrote.
Just kidding. This isn’t a song. I can’t believe you fell for that.
Speaking of falling for things.
Wow the sappiness of this post just went up about a hundred. If you felt like vomiting, right now would be your exit point. Maybe you should just go play this for a while.
I have a boyfriend now. His name is Adam. He lives in Texas. And I’ve been trying and trying to keep it to...
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Friday Five!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time for another dazzling Friday Five!
1. I’M LISTENING TO:
Adele. So much Adele that it’s almost offensive.
2. I’M READING:
This book. And when I’m finished, I’ve got this book to read. I don’t think I’ll do anything all day but read, and then make dioramas about the books to show what I’ve learned.
3. I’M LUSTING AFTER:
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I'm like your mom, only I wouldn't hang up your...
Instead of invading your life a hundred times today, I’ll only do it once. Right now. Here are all the things you should do if you want to be friends.
Realize that friends with me means picnics accompained by a hired panflute player. Just recognize that, alright? If I could hypnotize you to do them instead, I would. But that will take a few more days of practice, and would violate your...
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Leaf-Eater?
Veganism is a touchy subject. Since I made the decision to include more plant-based foods in my diet (see here), I’ve gotten a huge outpouring of help from some amazing bloggers, and have also learned quite a bit about it.
I’ve heard that Veganism is only for people who think that using any animal products is inhumane. I’ve heard that you’re not really vegan if you still...
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Slowing down.
It’s my New Year’s resolution. And I need to remember that.
To slow down. Think about what I want first—for three times as long as it seems like I need to. And then maybe sleeping on it. And then making a decision.
Because sometimes I feel like I make the wrong ones too quickly.
Sometimes I’m thinking too fast or too much and I’m too excited about what’s...
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I'm Friends with Soup Again
So a while back (when I was zero) I was born to two parents who liked soup, or at least didn’t have any qualms about it. I was brought up in the drifting snow part of the great Mitten-shaped region on pretty normal food + the occasional soup, you know, the general kinds like chicken noodle and tomato.
I was happy then, happy with two kinds of soup as long as I got a really big spoon...
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Authenticity
I have sort of been at a standstill—for a long time. The community I’ve found since starting this blog has been amazing, no doubt about that. My blog has gotten bigger and reached more people than I ever thought would be possible—and of course, that has been a truly incredible experience.
But it’s also a little overwhelming. It’s even something that I’ve been unsure if I could handle at times....
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It's never going to snow here.
And I’m never going to complain about it. Real quick, the following post is like a landmine of goodness. I would click all the links if I were you, because a lot of craftiness went into inserting them.
In other news:
1. It’s like, forty out. I have been having glorious and beautiful weather for my runs. I’m still really bad at estimating the weather though, so I either come...
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Matchstick Challenge
I just wanted to share this real quick: heykatie recently joined the challenge, and I just loved what she had to say.
I’ll be taking things one step at a time but also trying to catch up! My ultimate goal may or may not involve a certain number, but it also includes what the Matchstick Challenge focuses on, Self Love.
She’s exactly right! If you get anything out of this, I want it to be a...
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Matchstick Challenge #8
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So, a while back when I started eating healthfully, I thought “anything that comes in a green package has got to be healthy, right?” I was a total sucker for anything that sounded like it would be good for me. Nutra-puffs? Great idea! [In the cart.]
What I didn’t realize was that not all of these things were healthy for me…some of them were actually bad for me....
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A Realization of Sorts
Why I put ‘of sorts’ at the end there is sort of a mystery to me. Let’s not talk about it.
For about a month now I’ve been considering becoming a vegan. I’ve felt like I needed to change the way I eat, because there are some days when I feel really nauseous, or sick-ish, or I’m really hungry, or I’m not really hungry all day. It feels inconsistent, and it...
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Friday Five!
1. I’M LISTENING TO: We Found Love [and everything else] by Rihanna. She’s one of the cutest people I’ve ever seen.
2. I’M READING: The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
3. I’M LUSTING AFTER: A pair of YakTrax snow grips for running. It’s not really those that I’m lusting after, it’s my intact neck and spinal cord and full range of motion. We’re really attached, see. (If you’re extra clever, you’ll...
