This blog started over 10 years ago as a way to obsessively document my favorite restaurants. Now it’s a place for philosophical musings, life-hacking and personal data ideas, nature and garden inspiration and still (of course) food fun and local adventures.
I found myself out in the front yard because I needed a break. This Monday I felt weighted down by the unrest in our country, the failures of our leadership and the disappointment that the new year had already ushered in. It was one of those days of the month where you simply don’t have the energy to exist, to get through the few minor duties required of you.
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Since the quarantine started, even I have learned a few things about how to improve the working-from-home experience. 1) Teach
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Growing up, it always seemed that my life would be a fairy tale. The promise was that I would emerge
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Taking my aggression out on my kale is one way to express the anger I feel at the world right now.
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The Queen of Sheba has been mentioned in many accounts, including the Bible and the Quran. According to both an
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The crazy-making dance between home schooling and full-time work reaches a fever pitch at dinner time. Negotiating with the family
Read moreLearning to first drift, then hustle, then inhabit the house feeling cooped up but still making chirps and sometimes squawks,
Read moreThese are trying times for all of us, but I hope I can provide some real life tips for your
Read moreAs we grow up, we each have a responsibility to make the most of our growing freedom. In the West,
Read moreWhen I’m not hitting the treadmill or elliptical and watching late night clips on YouTube, I am blasting this high-octane
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Nothing’s more relaxing to me than spending time viewing the lights that other families have worked so hard to put
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You’re allowed to say period #justsayperiod Can we talk about periods for a few minutes? I promise, it won’t be
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Finding the Healthiest Delivery Pizzas UPDATED June 7, 2018 I hope I’m not the only one that occasionally will cheat
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One enjoyable thing about wandering any local thrift shop is the fact that you will always run into numerous old
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