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Well, this last week has been quite a whirlwind around here! We got a new puppy who is super cute and I also celebrated my birthday, participated in a career fair, attended a school health advisory council collaborative meeting for the Greater Houston and more. I'm ready for the weekend which will be a bit more lowkey continuing the birthday celebrations and attending a sugar cookie decorating class with my daughter (if youfollow me on Instagram, you may have seen some of my creations). What have you been up to this last week? I know many of you are probably hibernating with the extra cold temps in the US too!

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What Caught My Eye (and Ears) This Week

I've decided to change this section into a collection of news stories, books or things I'm listening to that caught my eye (and ears) this week so you can get to know me a bit more and maybe offer some of your own suggestions! I was extra busy last week so didn't get discover as many new things as usual but here goes:
* Love 'em or Hate 'em, here are Six Stupendous Reasons to Appreciate the Heck Out of Squirrels
* Have you gotten into the Marie Kondo craze and are cleaning out closets? The Foster Coalitionhas locations all over where you can donate to those in need.
* If live in or are ever in the Houston area, you may want to check out these Best Ethnic Grocery stores for some inspiration in the kitchen!
* My friend shared this story about Costco's newest offering for a Street Taco Kit. And everyone commented and seemed to love it--LOL! Coincidentally, I had seem them there just the day before and wondered how they are! Have any of you tried them?
* My book club is reading this book for February. One of our members selected Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic for this month as she's hosting our meeting (we rotate that way--host chooses the book). It's scary, sad and informative all at once. I've only just begun it but so far, it is quite fascinating!