I injured my face two days ago. I plowed right into a thin piece of plywood hanging out the back of someone’s pickup truck. I’m fortunate it wasn’t my eye. My injuries could have been worse. I’m pretty sure this wasn’t a mere freak accident […]
I’ve been trying to do things I’ve never done before and/or that make me initially uncomfortable. I got my ass kicked in a Buti yoga class this evening. It was my first and it won’t be my last. I’ve always loved regular yoga, so this wasn’t […]
My first impression of Cusco, Peru was the vibrancy of color underneath partly cloudy skies. Coca tea leaves were being handed out in the airport and a man holding a big, white sign with my name scrawled across it in black letters followed closely behind. […]
One of the lesser-known parts and certainly one of the least talked about parts of solo traveling is loneliness. Yes, it’s life-changing, soul-smacking, spirit enhancing, thought-provoking wonder, but with it also comes a sense of despair. Especially if said solo traveling was born out of […]
Two days after the east coast earthquake, I was once again sitting at my tiny desk in my tiny office when my phone rang. It was my mother’s number. We spoke every single day, so this wasn’t unusual. The unusual part was that it was […]
I was experiencing what felt a lot like vertigo. Was the building swaying or was I just imagining this? I was on the tenth floor of a Manhattan office building, sitting at my tiny desk in my tiny office that I shared with one other […]
The spirit needs nurturing. Whether it’s meditation or massage or peacefully falling into the life and character of a novel’s heroine, downtime is necessary. Self care is necessary. It’s essential to our mental health. Sometimes, our lives can become hectic and we feel like we […]
This blog was begun under the premise that this is “one woman’s personal tales of life after loss through food, fashion, lifestyle, and travel.” Since then, I’ve posted about plenty of food, a bit of fashion, lots of lifestyle, and troves of travel. I haven’t, […]
Father’s Day is not an easy day for me or one that I have ever necessarily looked forward to. Not only did I lose my father to lung cancer six years ago, but he and I also were never especially close. I always loved him, though […]
