We’ll Drink to That – What to Enjoy in April
This is our monthly list of recommendations on stuff to eat, drink, and do. Today, we present things to do in April. Carpe Diem: Visit a National Park …
We’ll drink to that
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 …
Best Laid Plans
So, you know how last week I wrote an entire post about my new Carpe Diem planner and vowed to start the year off with a blast? Saturday …
Carpe Effing Diem!
It’s the third day of a new decade and a new year, and the expectation is that with the end of the holidays, it’s time to get SERIOUS. …
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Weight Watchers
Yes, I’m on Weight Watchers* again. And maybe this time, it’ll work. So I’ve been trying to be more mindful of my mental and physical health: I started …
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I Hate My Hair
(And More!)
I used to have a little trick for lifting my spirits. No matter how I was feeling – whether I was going through a break-up, or a bad …
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 …
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 …
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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An Offer We Couldn’t Refuse
Last year, Linda and I hatched a vague plan to celebrate her birthday in Italy. And then we forgot – until I received this email: Subject: LAX or …