The beauty of living in California, in particular the southern part, is that if you are feeling down you can head over to the beach and your day will automatically brighten. Literally! Such a possibility leads to a freer state of mind. You can go and build […]
I have been working non-stop for weeks on end. Even years on end. It is partly my fault, as I am a workaholic. In that respect, the weekends are really important to me. I need mini-escapes from my current environment. I love little weekend road trips. I get […]
I took a nap this afternoon. A new habit I have taken to. It was close to 100 degrees in Los Angeles today. I had been up since 5am and had “worked” till 10pm last night. All in all, the past week has presented itself as the […]
In New York, we have always said the phrase “wait on line” which annoyed my visiting mid-westerner friends and the like. I didn’t get the problem with waiting on line. This was before being online was all the rage . However, as the New York times noted […]
One of the things I love most about travel is architecture. Now, I understand that sounds rather abstract. I love trying to understand how building structure mirrors the values of the particular society in which they are located. Many years ago, along with art history lasses, I took […]
I am a New Yorker. Apparently that means something to many people. There are so-called New York values and there are Woody Allen movies. I like to say that New York values consist of loving public transportation (being green), being highly efficient (we eat while we walk) […]
Many, many years ago we went on a road trip to a sleepy northern California town called Gualala. We absolutely loved the small town and sleeping to the natural sounds of the waves. No sleep machine needed. What could be more perfect? There was one slight […]
Let me set one thing straight right of the bat. I am always in a New York state of mind. Meaning, I will always be a New Yorker. However, I am making the most of my time in California -at least this time which is my […]
Pink flower in dirt A dark world to escape from Free reign, scared within My laptop is pink. My cell phone cover is pink. My calculator is pink. It is safe to say I like pink. However, growing up, I hated pink. Although, I […]
Over a decade ago, I tool a deep breath, downed a double-espresso shot, and turned in my dissertation. I was near being done with a major chapter in my life. It was the beginning of the end and the beginning of a new beginning. I […]
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