May 2018
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The thing about this Bed and Breakfast in Los Banos, Laguna is obviously it is chock full of frogs. I figured as much when we started considering it for a place to stay in for our Mother’s Day weekend out. You don’t share a space with a pond full of lotus flowers and pods without… Read more
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Hi, I usually write these down on Mondays, when I’ve had the weekend to unwind and enjoy days I don’t have to set my alarm, but today feels like a good day to send out gratitude to the universe. So the things I am grateful for today are: Chester, who, after I lay down… Read more
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Whatever you’re dealing with today, wherever you are, take the time to be thankful that our world still has views like this in it. Even in this sweltering heat, or if you’re somewhere in the pouring rain or unbearable cold, there is beauty still out there. I’ve always loved the sea, and it holds… Read more
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A lot of people tell me in almost a daily basis how amazing they think my mother is. I am here to make a rebuttal. I kid of course. I don’t think she’s amazing, I think she works hard at it. It takes a lot of work for my mom to get here and still… Read more
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Adele has wonderful music and that voice is amazing. It’s hard to pick a favorite from her hits, but my favorite from her songs is one from her 21 album, Turning Tables. Maybe it’s the violins, maybe it’s just how she sounds in it, but I really love it. It sounds sad with the melody,… Read more
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I like thinking that in the most basic sense, we’re all a bit similar. We have to breathe to live. We need to eat to survive. We create waste. We like to think of ourselves as contributing to the overall sense of the universe. I also think we all have something that makes us different… Read more
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I was very fortunate this weekend to be able to have spent time with 3(!) great friends from different places and one of them brought up something that made me think. She said, she had come to think about friends she’s lost along the way, what happened, was it her fault, and her attempts to… Read more
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That my rabbit Chibi is back to her feisty, sweet self after a teeth trimming where I was stressed for an hour and a half while we waited for it to happen. Airconditioning, which makes sleeping in the afternoon way more bearable in 37 degree Celsius heat. Our turbo broiler, which makes meal prep easier… Read more
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 For anyone who ever felt awkward and invisible among friends that are gorgeous, smart or otherwise amazing, The Upside of Unrequited is such a homecoming. I quickly went back to the days in grade school and high school when the feeling of “Will my crush ever notice me as a girl to be crushworthy?”, or… Read more