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 […]
In the middle of the Southern California desert, somewhere off historic Route 66, there are two hundred outdoor art installations primarily created out of colorful glass bottles. Elmer’s Bottletree Ranch collection belongs to a man named Elmer Long. As a child, Elmer and his father […]
Reiki, by definition, is a spiritual healing technique by which a therapist channels energy into a patient by means of touch. This activates the natural healing processes of the patient’s body. The intention is to restore emotional and physical wellbeing, spiritual healing. Some might argue […]
Traveling was considered a luxury that just wasn’t available to my family. Due to finances, a family vacation was non-existent. I was invited on two separate occasions to join a friend’s family on their family vacations, however. These trips led me to my first camping […]
Chicago was amazing but my hotel was terrible. And that’s an understatement. As stated in a previous blog, I use booking.com to make most of my reservations. I found the Pittsfield Apartment and Suites about a month and a half before the trip. The location […]
Shopping on Christmas Eve used to be my thing. I would go to the mall the day before my favorite holiday, braving the inevitable crowds. The thought of that today makes me want to run and hide, waiting until the New Year to reemerge. Looking […]
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, […]
