between my commute to and from work five days a week and my weekend gallivants along highway 101, it's safe to say i spend a good portion of my life day to day in my car. thankfully, as of late, in my car isn't so shabby a place to be. since saying goodbye to the ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/19/13
it premiered on september 22nd, 1994. i remember thinking how cool i was for being allowed to watch its pilot episode. and from that moment, my thursday evenings were never without 30 minutes with my six closest friends. rachel, monica, phoebe, joey, chandler and ross. the six twentysomethings that lived in nyc in apartments across from one ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/18/13
i think ten years ago it would have been weird to tell someone that the reason that you were friends with so-and-so was because you "met" online. i think maybe even five years ago it would have raised an eyebrow or two. but now, i don't even bat an eyelash when someone tells me that ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/17/13
i didn't fly alone until very recently. part of this was by mere happenstance, part, well, by choice. i'm not the best flyer in general, so the idea of not having a buddy to keep me calm during every little turbulence bump sounded a bit ominous. but then we all graduated from college and my besties got ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/16/13
aside from the five years i spent in public elementary school, i am a product of a private christian school education -eight years (6th-12th, plus kindergarten) at santa fe christian and three at pepperdine. and while it certainly made for an unique experience, i can't imagine learning algebra or taking upper-division spanish classes any other way. having ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/15/13
(y'all, we're halfway through! and i must say, i've been having a fun time with this exercise and i hope you've enjoyed my posts thus far) i picked up a racquet when i was six years old. i think the thing was almost the size of me! and despite a few (dozen) lobs that sent the ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/14/13
i began drinking coffee when i was 17. i was half-way finished with an essay for english class and needed something to help me power through the final paragraphs. so my mom brought me a mug of (look away coffee purists) french vanilla flavored coffee with a splash of french vanilla cream and a splenda ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/13/13
"have you ever heard of shauna niequist?" this is a question i find myself asking everyone these days. girlfriends, acquaintances, co-workers, even members at the club. author of three novels -cold tangerines, bittersweet, and her most recent work, bread & wine -a collection of essays that also incorporate personal recipes, shauna has been in the literary game for ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/12/13
i make little excuses for my love of reality tv. it's mindless, it's devoid of most intellectual value, but regardless, i love it all the same. and nowhere can you find better reality television programming than the bravo network. i mean, there's something for everyone -real housewives (and i used the term "real" very loosely), ...
thirty days of thankfulness: 11/11/13
sometimes i wish i loved it less. or at least could master that whole concept of "portion control." but the truth is, even my best attempts at quitting this deliciously nutty spread have proven to be futile. so i've simply stopped trying to fight my love for almond butter and have just embraced it instead. i don't keep ...
