Week 2: Downtown Sacramento Staycation
In my totally unbiased opinion, downtown Sacramento is one of the best cities in the country to see murals. Before we settled in here, we were aware of […]
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COVID Vaccine Immunity Day
Today is my COVID Vaccine Immunity Day: marking two weeks since I received the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. It’s the point when the CDC says
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Requiem for a Coffee Maker
I am useless until I’ve had my first cup of coffee. I’m sleepy. I’m slow. I cannot focus. I start to do something and then drift off to
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The Tale of the Ugly Bathroom
Timing is everything, and the year our daughter was born, the Los Angeles real estate market was in a slump. It was the first time in my adult
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Don’t Say Cava Bar When You Really Mean Kava Bar
I came home and sat on the couch. It was only about 4:30 in the afternoon, but I really didn’t feel like doing anything. I just experienced my
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Playdates Are Not Just for Kids Any More
In late middle age, I’ve come to a realization: Playdates are not just for children. From the day my daughter was born, I lived my life according to her
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Bubbles and Sparks on the Fourth of July
Five Ideas, One Menu, 15 Movies and a Couple of Other Odds and Ends You Can Do (No Kids Required) I wasn’t happy when I realized that the
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A Good Day’s Work May Never End
I kind of hope I’ll always work. Let me clarify. I hope I’ll always want to work and be healthy to work as long as I want. The
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Still Alone…
Day 9
I was born into a family of writers, but a writer I am not. So trying to blog, participate in the NaMaBlo, is difficult. It is frustrating because
Still Alone…
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Day 5 of 15: Alone for the First Time in 30 years
Boy, was that a good weekend. Did I already say that? What was the icing on the cupcake is that it was Daylight Savings Time. (Or was it
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