Photo bombing Daisy Wheel! Here we are at the entrance to one of the most beautiful college campuses in California. The entrance to Stanford is fantastic and with its palm tree lined street leading to the center I am taken … Read More
Catchy title? So here is the truth–I know more about myself than the average person who has never been diagnosed. Is this scary? Not really because it means that I am watched and tested and seen so I will know … Read More
In my life—I have always lived in Southern California. Traveled a great deal but grew up in LA. The world had the hottest August on record this year. I think the LA area has had the hottest September and now … Read More
Mostly what I am doing is tidying up so that work each section by itself. I am looking forward to doing that but rereading it is a pain in someways. I have to be nitpicky about the timeline and I … Read More
(a pic from 2007) I was a wife of 19 years.Five years ago our daughters were 7 and 11.Five years ago I was writing booksFive years ago I had started teaching Creative Writing and Lit to a bunch of 6th … Read More
First a bypass into workout clothes–honestly I am really relaxed in this category…I have been wearing much the same stuff for the last three years. This may be the hardest category for me not to buy new. I have been … Read More
I bought a cocktail dress last year…I don’t drink. I needed something between pants and black tie. I found this gorgeous dress, figured out what size I would be and waited til it went on sale. I had patience and … Read More
Every year as we get closer to October I get asked about different charities and what they do and how they help with the treatment of and prevention of and detection of breast cancer. I think you should check out … Read More
My Teaching clothes and lecture clothes are much the same…pants from Banana Republic that I bought on sale before I went through jury duty and a couple more pairs form earlier this year when I had a spate of interviews … Read More
So I thought I would write more about this idea of not shopping the fall season. It seems I have a friend who is joining me in this effort–though she says she was inspired by a woman who did it … Read More