Monthly Archives: April 2011

I’m having a hard time getting caught up in the whole royal wedding dog and pony show.  We’ve been burned before.  We remember July 29th, 1981. We wanted to be Brits. We remember the 6am alarm in the dead of … Continue reading →

Twenty-three years ago today (I was twelve), my life changed forever. I was nine months pregnant, three days late and twenty-three years shy of knowing everything I know today.  Then she finally showed up. No life happens without a good … Continue reading →

One thing you can count on in this often unpredictable world is that a trip to Costco is very similar to a mood enhancing drug complete with illusions of grandeur.  We have done this weekly exercise in James Brown “feel … Continue reading →

I woke up yesterday with the blues.  I don’t think they were Holly Golightly’s “mean reds”,  I wasn’t feeling quite that colorful.  I’m not sure how they happen, all I know is I went to bed on Wednesday my happy-go-lucky … Continue reading →

Birth certificate – check. Passport – check. A note from my mom – check. Smog thingy certificate – check. Agreement to spend entire day off standing in a line with 4,500 people in a quest to become legal in California … Continue reading →

Disclaimer:  This story is about the DMV, so it will undoubtedly take several windows and several mornings off from work to complete.  There will be no snacks from vending machines, and no comfortable chairs.  If you step away to use … Continue reading →

So, I ask that you bear with me as I wrap up the week of wellness.   I still have a little unfinished business here. We often equate wellness with a healthy glow, a government approved BMI, record-breaking attendance at … Continue reading →