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Hello everyone! Fall is right around the corner, which means pumpkins, cool fronts, and most importantly, Holiday baking! I was talking with a friend recently and bemoaning the price of grocery store vanilla beans, and he shared a valuable baking hack with me. Whether you are a casual baker, or someone who understands the difference … Continue reading Vanilla Beans for your Holiday Baking
RAF Documentary Recommendations Recently, the RAF team shared their favorite documentaries, and many team members had more than one! We thought it would be fun to share our favorite documentaries with you. If a documentary was available online, the link will take you there. Kade: The Trials of Life Watch on https://ihavenotv.com/series/trials-of-life Bria: Cheer on … Continue reading RAF Team Documentary Lists
Hello all! I’m sure we have all had a chance to experiment in the kitchen. I discovered this recipe because it was what I had! But I love the flavor of this four ingredient margarita. Also, Coronarita was already taken. Here is my recipe for a four-ingredient Easy Breezy Margareezy: 1 shot of tequila 1 … Continue reading Quarantine Recipe: Easy Breezy Margareezy
Hello all! Here are my summary notes from an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. TITLE: Communicating in Times of Disaster by Scott Cowen, President of Tulane during Katrina Focus on the welfare and safety of your faculty, staff, and students; nothing is more important. Make sure you focus on what you can control … Continue reading Notes from Communicating in times of Crisis
Good day to you! I wanted to share some of my favorite fiction that you can read while you are practicing your #socialdistancing. The links go to the Goodreads pages where you can read a summary, or check out my mini-reviews below. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russel. Hausfrau by Jill Alexander Essbaum. Less by … Continue reading Kade’s recommended fiction for self-quarantine
If you want to get your body moving while you’re stuck working at home, yoga is a great way to stretch and strengthen. Here are a couple of videos to help with the basics. Sun Salutation If you wanna get started right away, jump to 2:00. If you just need a reminder of the poses, … Continue reading Basic yoga poses for beginners
Hello all! Many of us will be working from home over the next few weeks to help mitigate the #coronavirus_crisus. It will be a tough transition to a more solitary life for many of us, so I thought I would share some tips to combat the stir-crazies that are inevitably coming. Some of these are … Continue reading How not to go stir-crazy when working from home
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