I first discovered Gretchen Rubin and her first book, The Happiness Project, shortly after beginning a project of my own, inspired by Keri Smith‘s story of trying to accomplish 30 goals while she was 30. By the time I began my project, I was compiling 31 things to do while [...]
So… those of you out here who pay close attention will have noticed a few changes around here. Like the fact that the image above has become my about picture. And that there seems to be a new, well, overarching theme to things around here. It’s true. I have become [...]
I have a secret: I am a total romantic, but I have never liked dating. From the age of nine, I fantasized about being in a relationship, not about getting asked out on a date. I wanted a boyfriend. I knew I was only nine, though, and that it was [...]
Today marked visit number three to the chiropractor since my neck went kaplooey on the night of my birthday. I now have almost full range of motion back and can look up at the ceiling without pain. I can almost get out of bed like a normal person in the [...]
I had to miss a scheduled run today for the first time since I started this whole process. After a week in which I severely overdid it: twelve straight hours on my feet working and hauling things around Saturday for a wedding followed by riding every ride in Disneyland on [...]
I hope that someday my running experience will look like this picture. At this point, I have to say, I am nowhere close. As of today, I am running 2 1/4 miles per run, and only once has my training program had me run the whole two miles without a [...]
Today, I took my first ride on the L.A. bus. Yes, I have lived here for nearly six years. And no, I am not a public transit phobic. There were weeks in S.F. when I had to write down where my car was to remember to move it before I [...]
This lady knows how to light your fire. I have been a fan ever since I first connected with Danielle, with a Style Statement session as my 30th birthday present to myself nearly five years ago now. Much has changed since then. Danielle is now under her own banner at [...]
