What's New With You? Linkup #23

Can you all believe it's DECEMBER?  I still remember sitting down at the beginning of the year, listing out all of my goals and resolutions for the year.  I'll have to find that and see if I was successful at all  (who knows!).  The end of the year is going to be super busy with some fun stuff coming up that I can't wait to talk about, so today's post will be short and sweet!

Make sure you join the monthly linkup with Kristen and me by linking up below!

Now let's see what's new with me!




Stay Active.  I started training for another marathon this month, so I've definitely been really active.  The first few weeks have been great, with a little sidelining because of travel and holidays.  I figure that it's better to get these bad weeks out of the way earlier, and really nail the training at the end!

This month I also tried out Class Pass for the first time.  I wrote all about it here, but the TL;DR version is that I love it and have been enjoying trying out different types of classes!  Since this month is going to be busy, I decided to lower my plan to only 3 classes for the month.  Love that the program is so customizable! (ps- you can use my referral link to save $30!  I'm not being paid or sponsored by Class Pass...I wish...and I bought my membership myself!)


Drink Beer!  I haven't tried out any new breweries this month, but I did join the Pittsburgh Winery Wine Club!  I've been going here for a bit with my sister and her husband, and we decided to bite the bullet and join the club.  Included in the membership is special deliveries of wine every 6 months, free tastings every time you visit, discounted bottles, and special club events.  In November, we all went to the winery's 10th birthday celebration, which featured amazing food, wine (of course) and a make-your-own-red-blend station.  It was great!




That's all I've got for today- let me know what's new by linking up below!



Comments

  1. Rachel ¦¦ A Nesting NomadDecember 7, 2017 at 2:25 AM

    Nope definitely don't believe it's December. It's hot here now so I keep assuming it must be, ooh, July or thereabouts? Then I get a shock when I realise I should be doing Christmas shopping...

    I'd love to do something like class pass, I don't think it exists here but I live in hope of something similar arising.

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  2. Gina DailyDecember 7, 2017 at 5:22 AM

    I love how active and driven you are! Both the class pass AND the wine club sound right up my alley. We have a lot of wineries here but we've never actually joined one. If I knew they had fun social events like yours I might be more inclined to do so!

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  3. P!nkyDecember 7, 2017 at 5:40 AM

    Great stuff with your training, SO FANTASTIC!

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  4. Ericka @ A Quiet Girl's Musings...December 7, 2017 at 6:49 AM

    No, I cannot believe it's December already. This fall has flown by!

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  5. Kay R.December 7, 2017 at 7:09 AM

    Good job on staying active and training for another marathon. You rock!

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  6. SMD @ lifeaccordingtostephDecember 7, 2017 at 9:05 AM

    Fall flew! How is it December?

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  7. Kristen @ See You In A PorridgeDecember 7, 2017 at 10:14 AM

    i seriously can't believe it's december already. i mean, i *can* but seriously. SERIOUSLY.
    that winery club sounds pretty fancy! make your own red blend? fun!

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  8. Heather @ Polyglot JotDecember 8, 2017 at 5:36 AM

    I can't believe it's December either. I'm still in denial that we're headed in to full blown Winter and although there's snow in the Philadelphia area for tomorrow's forecast, I'm choosing to pretend I don't see that :(

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  9. UnknownDecember 8, 2017 at 6:25 AM

    The coldness helps me believe it is December, as does my burgeoning belly!

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