I was sitting on my couch with a Mai Tai in hand, internet shopping. Then I came across a Tropical Pineapple Ukulele on a website that sells unusual gifts. I got super excited. I wanted it. I want it. Then I thought, I need to write about my […]
About three years ago, I was moving cross country (yet again) and I needed to get rid of items. I got rid of stuff for symbolic purposes. I was leaving my beloved New York after having been there for ten years in that last stint. I leave, […]
As a kid, I was considered a bit of an odd duck. Well, actually my nickname for a year or two was “flamingo legs”. But that wasn’t because of my apparent weirdness. Apparently, my legs were thin and long as a kid. Then I grew up. I […]
While things have been super crazy in my life as of late, I am also a very lucky girl. I have a most awesome son who never ceases to amaze me. He is so self-assured and confident. He is so sweet and funny. He has a […]
For the last six months or so, I have a friend that has been, sadly, very sick. I believe I have been sharing bits here and there about it. But I can’t share too much out of maintaining a sense of privacy for her and her family. […]
A few months ago, I made my way to the Pasadena Rose Bowl flea market. It was hot and I was tired. But I was determined to find something. I had no set goal or object in mind. And as such, I was quite sucessful as I came […]
It has been a long few weeks. I am trying as quickly as I can to get my house ready for my sister and her family. My house, will be a very cozy place in less than four weeks. I am moving bookcases. I am moving artwork. I […]
I don’t tend to do spring cleaning. First off, my allergies are horrendous in the spring. Cleaning, a heavy duty cleaning, in the springtime would probably send me to the emergency room. That’s my story and I’m sticking by it. Seriously, I can’t do spring cleaning. In other […]
It is that time of the year again where people eat quickly to then go shopping late into the night in the hopes of scoring a great sale. I jest. Well, Not really. But, that is not what I am here to write about today. I […]
I don’t like to make bucketlists. I explained that a while ago. To me a bucket list seems so fatalistic. I suppose it need not be. However, for me, it is so. I know someone dear to me that has been given months to live and […]