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What's a Girl To Eat? Following Functional Medicine
In February, I wrote about my medically-mandated elimination diet and why it was necessary for me to eliminate so many food groups to...
Erin Zaranec
May 6, 20214 min read
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Two Sentence Reviews: April Reads
April was a bit of a slow month for me with just five books read. I don't know if it was getting vaccinated, the warmer weather coming...
Erin Zaranec
May 1, 20212 min read
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Local Bookshop Tours: Horizontal Books
Horizontal Books has been offering some of the best book deals in Cleveland since 2009. The more books you buy, the bigger the discount...
Erin Zaranec
Apr 5, 20211 min read
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Two Sentence Reviews: March Reads
March was a busy reading month for me, I got through ten reads! This brings my total to 28 for the year, so I’m about 3 reads ahead of...
Erin Zaranec
Mar 31, 20213 min read
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Local Bookshop Tours: Mac's Backs
Mac's Backs has been selling books in the Coventry neighborhood of Cleveland's east side for 30 years now. With three floors of books for...
Erin Zaranec
Mar 23, 20211 min read
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Local Bookshop Tours: Visible Voices
Visible Voice Books pens itself as "an urban retreat for curious readers and creative thinkers"and, honestly, that couldn't be more...
Erin Zaranec
Mar 4, 20211 min read
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Two Sentence Reviews: February Reads
My February reading goal was ten books and, well, I didn't hit that. That's ok, though, because I'm still two reads ahead of where I need...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 28, 20212 min read
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Local Bookshop Tours: The Bookshop in Lakewood
Family owned and operated, The Bookshop in Lakewood is a cozy, comfortable, and charming bookstore in Lakewood, Ohio. Operated by Becky...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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Food as Fuel: My Elimination Diet
A year ago, I was at the Cleveland Clinic having an excision surgery. After years of pain, cysts, a cancer scare, and a ruptured mass on...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 19, 20214 min read
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Putting the FUN in FUNctional Medicine: An Overview
In September 2020, I had my final post-surgery follow up, where my doctor and I would decide what options I had for my decade-long...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 10, 20214 min read
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Two Sentence Reviews: January Reads
I got a jumpstart on the year by reading 12 books in January. I was lucky enough to start the year off with all three to five star reads...
Erin Zaranec
Feb 7, 20213 min read
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Boost Your Mental Health with Books
I'll be honest - I'm not HUGE into the self-help book space. I get really weary of reading aspirational quotes from people whose lives...
Erin Zaranec
Jan 24, 20213 min read
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There is only one America
On December 27, 2020 Donald J. Trump tweeted from his personal account “See you in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Don’t miss it!...
Erin Zaranec
Jan 7, 20213 min read
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Quarantine Reads: Reviews and Wrap Up
When the world shut down in March, I thought I’d be reading 6 books a week. Yes, really. I was so excited that I finally had time to...
Erin Zaranec
Dec 18, 202010 min read
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Support Small Gift Guide
There are SO MANY amazing makers, vendors, and creators in and around the Cleveland area. This holiday season, it’s more important than...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 22, 20206 min read
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Bookish Gift Guide: 2020
Do you have a bookworm in your life? While I love a good book as a gift, if your bookworm’s shelves are already stacked, here’s some...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 15, 20202 min read
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Holiday Gift Guide: Experience CLE
The holidays are quickly approaching - can you believe it’s almost 2021?! This holiday season, it’s more important than ever to shop...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 12, 20203 min read
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Best Books to Gift
I love gifting a good book. I think it’s so special and personal to give someone a book because something in it reminds you of them, or...
Erin Zaranec
Nov 9, 20204 min read
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So, you don't think you're racist?
We're in the middle of a global health pandemic that forced the world to shut down for a while - hell, it almost distracted from some of...
Erin Zaranec
May 28, 20207 min read
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Kindle and Chill
I've been in the house practically nonstop during quarantine, but I've also been to what seems like a million different worlds. I've been...
Erin Zaranec
Apr 23, 20204 min read
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