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Archives

May 2025

  • Habemus Papam
  • An Epic Journey through Japan

July 2021

  • God Bless Me and America
  • The Divorce Manifesto: Love (and Divorce) in the Time of Coronavirus

April 2020

  • Love in the Time of Corona

January 2020

  • How to Change the World in 2020

November 2019

  • Thanksgiving 2019

September 2019

  • Ode to Chuck McIlvain

July 2019

  • What to Know About the Lair of the Golden Bear

June 2019

  • Happy 44 Years

May 2019

  • Reconnect: University of Chicago Booth School of Business 15-Year Reunion

April 2019

  • Blessed Easter

March 2019

  • The Reality of the College Admissions Scandal

February 2019

  • What I Learned from a Weight Loss Challenge

January 2019

  • A Sweet Escape to Museum of Ice Cream
  • Last Year Was My Best Year Ever
  • My Favorite Books of 2018 and Why They Matter

December 2018

  • Camp Fire Family of 6: Lost Everything

November 2018

  • Camp Fire Aftermath and How You Can Help
  • The Most Important Midterm Election in American History

October 2018

  • How to Eat Healthy: Advice from a Nutritionist
  • I Believe Her and Some News
  • Born to Be Loved

September 2018

  • Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story
  • Why You Should See the Movie ‘Crazy Rich Asians’

August 2018

  • Why The Color Run is the Happiest 5k on the Planet
  • Guide to Newport, Rhode Island

July 2018

  • Honoring Nia Wilson: What to Read and Watch Now
  • Guide to Carmel-by-the-Sea
  • Updated Guide to Palm Springs
  • The Best Sunscreens on the Market

June 2018

  • Birthday Gift: Charitable Giving
  • Touring Sunnylands, “Camp David of the West,” near Palm Springs
  • Depression

May 2018

  • Franco’s 4th Birthday Party
  • How to Maximize Your Time and Money at Disneyland
  • A Gift from God
  • Seattle in Less than 24 Hours

April 2018

  • A Cleanse That Will Make You Love Cleansing
  • Am I Having a Boy or a Girl: How to Tell
  • Easter Redesign
  • 5 Factors That Will Help You Live Longer
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Happy Easter

March 2018

  • The Jumpin’ Bunny Festival at the Dunsmuir Hellman Estate
  • Mosley’s Cafe
  • Guide to Point Reyes
  • Belvedere Community Center’s Bunny Hop and Egg Scramble
  • Revisit: An Exploration of World Religions
  • A Flowchart for Choosing Your Religion
  • When Breathe Becomes Air
  • Emeryville Day on the Bay
  • Trevor Noah’s Born a Crime
  • Throwback Thursday
  • Alumni Ventures Group
  • Subscribe to Emergency Alerts
  • St. Joseph Basilica Family Day
  • What to do when you have too many Audible credits
  • Link Between Essential Oils and Male Breasts
  • How to See Different Posts on Facebook
  • Kin Khao
  • Alameda Disposable Food Service Ware Reduction Law
  • What Do You Have Memorized?
  • Do You Make House Guests Remove Their Shoes?
  • Franco Playing Hairstylist
  • Color Factory
  • Cal Bear Twinsies
  • A Letter to My Son on International Women’s Day
  • No Plastic Straws
  • My New Celebrity Crush: Frances McDormand
  • Fight for the Maiden Name
  • 2018 Academy Awards
  • Children’s Museum of Phoenix
  • The Best Credit Card Ever: Citi Double Cash
  • Farewell Apartment, I Will Miss You

February 2018

  • How to Hire the Perfect Caregiver
  • How Do You Get Your News?
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 13: Cal Legacy
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 12: Braintoss
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 11: The Florida Project
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 10: Shabbat
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 9: Chinese New Year
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 7: Monterey and Pacific Grove
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 6: Happy Presidents Day
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 5: First Sunday of Lent
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 4: The Olympics
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 3: Tip Hotel Housekeeping
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 2: “My God, My God, Why Have You Abandoned Me?”
  • 2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 1 Ash Wednesday
  • Port Costa, California

January 2018

  • Private vs Public School Education: Trying to Decide
  • The Best New Year’s Resolutions Ever

December 2017

  • One Day in LA

November 2017

  • Happy Thanksgiving and the Best Way to Sign Your Emails
  • The Clement: A 6 Star Luxury Hotel in Palo Alto

October 2017

  • #HimToo: How Men Helped Advance My Career
  • How You Can Help in the Aftermath of the California Wildfires
  • Enjoying Art Without the Wait

September 2017

  • How to Support Refugees and Sustainable Employment
  • How to Retire at 55 Years Old

August 2017

  • What Kind of Help Do You Hire?
  • Burning Man 2007: 10 Years Ago the Man Burned Twice
  • Did You See the Total Solar Eclipse? An Event of a Lifetime
  • Charlottesville: What You Can Do to Help
  • How to Prepare for Burning Man: 12 Tips Not in the Survival Guide
  • Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood at the Bay Area Discovery Museum
  • An Exploration of World Religions: Islam
  • Alameda County Fair

July 2017

  • A Trump Supporter Dissents
  • Guide to Portland
  • Grading the Trump Presidency: B
  • Happy Independence Day from Alameda, CA

June 2017

  • The Most Comfortable Shoe in the World
  • How To Win The Lottery For Hamilton Tickets
  • Currently Out of the Office
  • An Exploration of World Religions: Judaism

May 2017

  • Buy from Bed Bath & Beyond
  • How to Maximize Your Time at Gilroy Gardens
  • From Art to Politics: 8 Instagram Accounts to Follow Now
  • SFMOMA: Matisse/Diebenkorn Exhibit
  • My Complicated Relationship with the Philippines
  • An Exploration of World Religions: Buddhism / Catholicism
  • Happy 3rd Birthday Franco
  • An Exploration of World Religions: A Message from Pope Francis

April 2017

  • An Exploration of World Religions: Zoroastrianism
  • Cal Day 2017
  • Launch of New Blog Series: An Exploration of World Religions
  • The Great Egg Hunt at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
  • Easter Mass at Cathedral of Christ the Light
  • Pregnant
  • Touch-a-Truck San Francisco

March 2017

  • How to Raise Your Children to Love Books
  • How to Get Tickets for Hamilton
  • Privilege
  • Scottsdale Railroad Park
  • Review of George W. Bush’s Portraits of Courage
  • Give vs Give Up for Lent

February 2017

  • What Pissed Me Off on Presidents Day
  • Go Yale or Go Jail: How Did You Choose Your Child’s Education?
  • My Gift to You: Inspiration

January 2017

  • California Alumni Association Hoops Party
  • Bridge Together Golden Gate
  • The Year of Enlightenment
  • A Reflection on 2016

December 2016

  • Cal vs UVA
  • Epic Christmas Eve
  • Do You Work From Home?
  • Book Club of California
  • Checked In to the Oakland Fire
  • The Joy of Holiday Cards

November 2016

  • Giving Tuesday
  • I Voted Trump!
  • A Mormon, a Jew, and a Catholic Walk Into a Restaurant…
  • Key Race Alert! Postmortem on the Election
  • Election 2016 – How I’m Voting
  • Halloween Trick-or-Treating: Local or Elsewhere

October 2016

  • 25 Random Facts About Me
  • What I Do with My Money
  • How to Ask Your Employer to Work from Home

September 2016

  • Undying Love
  • Tonight: Debate. #ImWithHer #HillYes
  • Fall in the Bay Area is the Best Season
  • A Song of Peace
  • Look, Listen, Learn

August 2016

  • I’m Getting Married!
  • Duke vs UNC
  • Are You Ready for Burning Man?
  • 6 Tips for Flying with a Toddler
  • How Many Children Do You Wish For?
  • Gacad Family Reunion

July 2016

  • How to Be More Productive
  • My Heart is Heavy
  • Guide to Paris

June 2016

  • Birthday Celebration in Calistoga
  • Update and Franco’s Fiesta-Themed Birthday Party
  • President Hillary!
  • We’re Going to Paris Y’all!
  • The Art of Happiness

May 2016

  • Sacramento: A Great Place for Kids
  • GOOP Mrkt San Francisco is an Architectural Marvel
  • Self Help: Coaching
  • Happy Birthday Franco!
  • Guide to Los Angeles
  • What are your favorite books of all-time?

April 2016

  • Ready for Hillary 2016
  • Slow and Lazy Wins the Race
  • How Tall Will Your Child Be as an Adult?
  • Where Do You Want to Live?

March 2016

  • Egg Hunt Success
  • Egg Hunt and Other Operational Fails
  • Self Help: Meditation
  • Throwback Thursday: Spellbound

February 2016

  • Spotlight on Catholicism
  • Morning Commute: Guns Drawn, Police Chase
  • Self Help Book: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
  • “I desire mercy, not sacrifice” (Matthew 9:13)
  • Super Puppy Bowl
  • No One Laughs at God in a Hospital

January 2016

  • Self Help: Acupuncture
  • $700 and Better than Powerball Lottery
  • Self Help: Floatation
  • Self Help: Backstory

December 2015

  • What I Celebrated on Christmas
  • 6 Things I Learned from the Miss Universe Pageant
  • 9 Finance Tasks to Complete Before the End of the Year
  • Present Imperfect
  • Holiday Photography Session
  • Tiger Parenting and Achievement in America

November 2015

  • A Glimpse of Life in List Form
  • Change for Refugees
  • Dear Bloggers, Your Readers are Counting on You
  • To Paris, With Love
  • The Best Way to Answer “What Do You Do”
  • Halloween in Alameda

October 2015

  • Motherhood Meetup
  • Screening: What movies are on your list?
  • Jury Duty: What Do You Do?
  • The Most Comfortable Shoe for Work and Commuting
  • Struggling
  • I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.

September 2015

  • The People’s Pope
  • SOS from Hawaii
  • Burning Love
  • Guide to Palm Springs

August 2015

  • Guide to Seattle
  • How to Be Successful in Online Dating
  • Time Savers
  • Life is Good
  • How to Get to and from Alameda and San Francisco

July 2015

  • How to Manage Your Finances for Early Retirement
  • More Sun, Less Screen

June 2015

  • Happy 40th Birthday to Me
  • Take Time to Read the Classics
  • Where to Buy Your Apple Products
  • Say No to College: The Future of Education

May 2015

  • I am Bridge and Tunnel
  • The Best 1st Birthday Ever with Help from UrbanSitter
  • In the News

April 2015

  • Why Do Guys Date Girls Who Barely Speak English?
  • Audible: The Cure for Boredom and Road Rage
  • Real Estate Investing 101

March 2015

  • Law and Disorder
  • Will My Baby Go to College?
  • LuminAID
  • Greetings from Sunny California

February 2015

  • Recap: 2015 Lead On Watermark Silicon Valley Conference for Women
  • Happy Single Awareness Day
  • Lead On Watermark’s Silicon Valley Conference for Women

January 2015

  • How to Land an Apartment in San Francisco
  • REJECTION!
  • Pictures from the Petting Zoo
  • Twinsies
  • Addicted to the Podcast Serial

December 2014

  • The Most Important Post You Will Read On My Blog
  • Three Announcements
  • Holman Ranch to the Rescue
  • Quote of the Day
  • Worst Day of My Life

November 2014

  • Cars That Go Boom
  • Child Care in San Francisco
  • It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

October 2014

  • Retirement: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
  • The Presidio Officers’ Club
  • Death with Dignity
  • How to Overcome an Addiction

September 2014

  • Tips for Securing Apartments in Popular Cities
  • Do You Have Enough to Retire?
  • The Very Stressful Catherine: Inching My Way to Less Stress
  • The Buck Stops Here: When Your Children Steal from You
  • No More Sugar, At Least for 21 Days

August 2014

  • Fighting an Addiction
  • I Was Not Born to Be a Mom

July 2014

  • These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
  • BlogHer 2014 Recap: 8 Things I Learned from the Conference
  • Heading to the BlogHer 2014 Conference
  • At Your Fingertips: Services that Make Life Easier
  • Independence!

June 2014

  • Quiet Birthday at Home
  • Newborn Reality
  • Newborn Photos
  • Need a Good Movie Recommendation?
  • Baby Shower Weekend

May 2014

  • Pregnancy: What I Wish I’d Known
  • Labor & Delivery: the Good, the Bad and the Beautiful
  • Mother’s Day Baby

April 2014

  • Pregnancy Question #3: Resources

March 2014

  • The Word of the Day is Uncomfortable
  • Update: 31 Weeks and Bed Rest
  • Update: 30 Weeks and Radio Silence
  • Guaranteed Way to Make Money Blogging

February 2014

  • Collaborative Post: Showtime in Blackpool, England
  • How I Make Money Blogging
  • Money Monday: Flying High on Financial Security
  • Dude, Where’s My Car?
  • Closing on a Home

January 2014

  • Pregnancy Question #2: Diaper Decisions
  • What We Can Learn from Justin Bieber
  • San Francisco Ballet Gala
  • Bay Area Blogger Meetup
  • Being Pregnant
  • Real Estate Update: We’re Moving to…
  • Real Estate Update: 2 Offers, 2 Days
  • New Year’s Hike

December 2013

  • Pregnancy Question #1: Epidural vs Drug-Free
  • Christmas Hope
  • Minted Holiday and New Year’s Card Collection
  • Do You Trust Your Spouse to Marry the Right Person?
  • Money Monday: I’m a Belieber!
  • Holiday Update
  • I’ve Been Poisoned
  • Bloggers: Are you 100% confident your readers are getting your responses to their comments?
  • Are You Harming Your Child’s Financial Future?

November 2013

  • Everyday is Thanksgiving
  • 20 Year High School Reunion
  • Emergency Room
  • Blood, Tears, Beautiful Day
  • Pregnancy Letter: Week 4
  • Money Monday: Devastation in the Philippines
  • Money Monday: Real Estate Update

October 2013

  • Why the San Francisco Bay Area is the Best Place to Live and Work
  • First Look at Baby
  • Goodbye iGoogle, Hello igHome
  • Mothers Love
  • My Husband Left Me
  • What Can I Neglect Today?
  • Two Angel Babies and One on the Way
  • Thoughts on the Government Shutdown
  • Walking Across the Golden Gate Bridge

September 2013

  • Money Monday: Median Rents in San Francisco
  • The Miscarriage Rant
  • Suburban Living
  • Top of the World
  • 40 by 40
  • Interracial Marriages on the Rise
  • Choose Your Own Adventure: A Comparison of Lyft, Sidecar, and Uber
  • Rhinebeck, New York
  • Money Monday: Getting a Return on Investment from Your Alma Mater
  • On Fertility: It Takes a Village
  • Help! I Don’t Know How to Swim
  • San Francisco Real Estate Update
  • Three Things to Do in Point Reyes
  • The Best iPhone App You Need to Download NOW

August 2013

  • Milestones in Three Years of Marriage
  • Society of Socialpreneurs – Bloglovin’ Wednesday
  • Money Monday: I’m paying your rent or mortgage for a month
  • SJND Class of 1993 20 Year Reunion
  • College Series: What to Look for When Picking a College
  • Money Monday: How to Invest in Stocks without Losing Money
  • Why I’m Not Going to the Alt SLC Blogging Conference
  • Did You Go to Church Today? The Holy Days of Obligation
  • What are the Books that Changed Your Life?
  • Cakestyle Closing Shop
  • Money Monday: Do your blog readers get an emailed message when you respond to their comment?
  • Caring for Ourselves After a Miscarriage
  • We Are Pregnant!
  • What to Do in Lake Tahoe During the Summer
  • College Series: The Key to Success is Primary School Education.
  • Health Blurbs for the Brain
  • The3six5: November 14, 2012

July 2013

  • College Series: Stop the Advertising!
  • What’s Good Enough for Tom Cruise…
  • New Zealand Dining in San Francisco: Waiheke Island Yacht Club
  • Weekend Getaway: What to Do in Santa Cruz
  • Royale with Cheese: Thoughts on the Royal Baby
  • Money Monday: We Saved $1,605,179
  • Alt SF Conference: Not for the Faint of Heart
  • Santa Cruz – Away From the Boardwalk
  • Pick Us! Example of a Home Buyer Letter
  • Deciding on IVF: Act on Data, Not Public Opinion
  • Obama Dead at 17
  • AltSF Conference: Travel and Explore Like a Local
  • Old School Blogging: Lists of 5
  • Money Monday: One Million Dollars
  • Hiking the Sequoia Audubon Trail in Pescadero
  • Is Emotional Cheating Worse Than Physical Cheating?
  • Amy at The Bloom-Print Project
  • Make New Bloggy Friends
  • Money Monday: The Rigors of Getting a Mortgage in this Economy
  • Blurbs for the Brain: Mommy, Are We Rich?
  • Status Update: How Many Hours Until Happy Hour
  • Money Monday: Missed Housing Opportunity

June 2013

  • I’m Getting an iPhone!
  • The Road to Mediocrity
  • Sponsored Post: Cutting the Cost of Airport Parking
  • Love is Love
  • Where Were You When I Needed You?
  • In 3 Days: A Wedding, a Birthday, and a Funeral
  • Money Monday: Tips on Having a Successful Internship
  • Sponsored Post: Sporting Opportunities in Rhodes: What Is Available
  • Blurbs for the Brain
  • Bloglovin’, the Google Reader Replacement
  • I Got Pregnant and All I Got Was This Muffin Top
  • Old School Blogging – Alphabet Soup
  • Money Monday: Retiring in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Why Movie Club is Better Than Book Club
  • Dating Advice: Splitting the Bill and Self-Respect
  • Blurbs for the Brain
  • Purisima Creek Redwoods
  • Sponsored Post: Flips Audio
  • Money Monday: Retirement Milestones
  • 10 Things of Thankful
  • Blurbs for the Brain
  • Are You There God? It’s Me Catherine
  • Helping Us Heal: How to Help After a Miscarriage
  • Money Monday: How Soon Can I Retire?
  • Ring Mountain Hike
  • My How Times Have Changed

May 2013

  • Tune in Tonight: National Spelling Bee
  • Wine that Rocks and First Ever Giveaway
  • Blurbs for the Brain
  • Money Monday: Sponsorships
  • Love Guaranteed: Dating Advice
  • Last Fashion Friday
  • Kaiser F*’s Up Again and Again
  • Sponsored Post: Holiday Deals and Discounts
  • Baby Steps
  • Best Pop-Up Magazine Ever: Featuring Beck
  • Money Monday: Do Not Retire in California
  • The Loss of a Baby
  • Mothers Day: A First, the Worst, and My Miracle Baby
  • explOratorium
  • Sponsored Post: Ultimate Adventure in Phuket: Top Aquatic Activities
  • Blurbs for the Brain
  • Prayers and Perseverance
  • Sponsored Post: The Lowdown: Booking Your Holidays to Malia
  • Jack London State Historic Park
  • We Be Illin
  • Partner Post: Highlights of San Francisco in One Day
  • Immune System Failure
  • Taking Friends Along on Vacation
  • Slowly Sonoma
  • Glen Ellen Star
  • Cornerstone Winery
  • Blurbs for the Brain
  • Surefire Way to Save on Hotel or Rental Accommodations

April 2013

  • Money Monday: Downsize
  • Sponsored Post: Vacation on Tenerife Island for Children
  • Welcome SITS Girls!
  • Yesterday was International Denim Day
  • Sponsored Post: Sun, Sea and Sangria in Spain
  • Why Sons are Superior
  • Wilkes Bashford
  • Money Monday: Buy Less Shit
  • I Was Robbed
  • There Aren’t Terrorists, Just Bad Parents
  • Sponsored Post: Stay Comfortable in the Saddle: What to Pack for a Cycling Holiday
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • Quick Update
  • On Being Racist
  • Happy 8th Birthday, Bloggie!
  • Tax Strategy for the Homeless
  • 9 Car Insurance Tips to Cut Cost
  • I’m Homeless!
  • Sponsored Post: Celebrity Cruises: Top 2 Itineraries
  • Go Bears!
  • Confessions of a Hoarder
  • Apartment Rental Bust?
  • Money Monday: Real Estate Bubble
  • Treasure Island Flea Market
  • Our Adopted Boys

March 2013

  • Fashion Friday: Brows
  • Good Friday
  • Where’s Baby?
  • Cat Disappearance and Reader Comment
  • The Petting Zoo: Are Pets Worth It?
  • Flick Club
  • Money Monday: Advertising
  • Swan Oyster Depot
  • Shen Wei Dance Arts at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  • Fashion Friday: Pick Your Diet, They All Work
  • Subscribe, It’s Good for You
  • Full Moon in San Francisco
  • Leaving an Inheritance is a Bad Decision
  • Money Monday: Finding a Business Partner
  • I’m in Vanity Fair!
  • Coastal Geta-wrong Part III
  • Fashion Friday: Timeless Gift
  • Reader Comment
  • High Hopes for the Pope
  • Coastal Getaway Part II
  • White Smoke = New Pope
  • True Colors
  • Money Monday: Retirement Property for the Price of a Car
  • Coastal Getaway
  • In Defense of Marissa Mayer
  • Oscars Party
  • The Bay Lights: I Was There
  • I Will Be Retiring Early
  • Money Monday: Are You Paid Enough?
  • Have Someone Else Pay Your Mortgage Example II
  • Book Review: Gone Girl
  • Fashion Friday: Pretty in Pink

February 2013

  • I Will Sell This House Today!
  • Wellbutrin Replacement
  • Move Over Golden Gate, It’s the Bay Bridge’s Time
  • Money Monday: Converting Retirement Funds into a Roth
  • Open House
  • Saturday in Pictures
  • Favorite Looks from Fashion Week
  • And the Winner Is
  • Money Monday: Home for Sale
  • A Gift I Cannot Give to My Child
  • Loaves and Fishes Jesus
  • Fashion Friday: The Only Coat You’ll Ever Need
  • Valentine’s Threesome
  • Ashes + Anniversaries
  • What Would Jesus Do?
  • The Pressure of Home Ownership
  • Money Monday: LinkedIn
  • Pope Benedict’s Resignation
  • Monterey Bay Aquarium
  • Fashion Friday: Red Wedding
  • My Full Psychic Evaulation
  • Modus NonOperandi
  • I’ve Gone Viral!
  • Buy Amazon
  • Fashion Friday: Cotillion Couture

January 2013

  • Airbnb Awesomeness
  • San Francisco Ballet 2013 Opening Night Gala
  • Livin La Vida Loca
  • San Francisco Apartment Tour
  • Money Monday: Cash Out Refinance
  • Blunder Woman!
  • On Raising Children without God
  • Fashion Friday: Wrinkles!
  • San Francisco Home Tour
  • Drakes Bay Oyster Company
  • Nutrition 101
  • Eating for 1, Dreaming of 2
  • San Francisco Service Recommendations
  • Money Monday: Slashing Paychecks
  • Thank You Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • More from Point Reyes
  • Point Reyes National Seashore
  • Fashion Friday: Grandpa in Girls Clothing
  • Have Someone Else Pay Your Mortgage
  • That’s All Well and Good
  • Black Like Me
  • Book Reviews: 3 for the Price of 1
  • Instacart Startup: Nice Comeback
  • I will sell this house today! I will sell this house today!
  • Guest Post: Enrich Your Life, Make a Contribution
  • Money Monday: Doing the Nibble
  • The All Fat-Consuming Skinny Girl
  • Fashion Friday: Farewell Vivian Brown
  • Say It With Sign
  • What Do You Call Your In-Laws?
  • The Power of an Uncommon Name
  • India, You Disgust Me
  • Money Monday: We Retired Early
  • Celebrity Sighting
  • Abstinence
  • Fashion Friday: KimYe Love Child
  • British Indiosyncrasies
  • Money Monday: the $1,000 Blog
  • 20(lucky)13

December 2012

  • Farewell 2012
  • Who Cooks It Better? UK vs USA
  • Fashion Friday: NYE
  • Contrasting Museums: Tate vs V&A
  • Don’t Speak
  • Foreverton
  • Christmas Rave in England
  • Money Monday: Sandy Hook Support
  • Liverpool with the Liverpudlians
  • Deciphering the English Accent
  • Fashion Friday: Japonesque
  • Are You Lacking Brain Cells? Kaiser is Hiring Retards
  • Game Night
  • Warm Memories: Chicago GSB
  • Sad
  • Better than Top Chef, Better than Saison
  • Box of Sweet Goodness from Below the Equator
  • Newtown Tragedy: God Does Not Kill
  • Following the 23 Rules of the Office Holiday Party
  • Does Acupuncture Even Work? A Pissed Off Patient is Wondering
  • Movie Classics
  • Money Monday: Making Money for Doing Nothing
  • Bacon Hanukkah
  • Friday Night Union Square Pub Crawl and a Gigolo
  • Fashion Friday: Living Proof
  • Best Wine May Possibly Be in Santa Cruz
  • Kate Middleton’s Bastard Child
  • Rock Wall Winery
  • Money Monday: FICO
  • The AmbASSador: A Crappy Tale
  • Free Food at Trader Joe’s

November 2012

  • Fashion Friday: H&M…Again…Another Post to Reiterate the Obvious
  • Welcome Baby Dean!
  • 30+ Years of Friendship
  • When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
  • Money Monday: Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
  • Best Ever Day Trip to Half Moon Bay
  • Thanksgiving Afternoon and Fresh Air
  • Fashion Friday: You’re So Vain
  • Thanksgiving 2012
  • Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon
  • New Favorite Cheap Eat in SF
  • Money Monday: Landlords, Slumlords, and Me
  • Food Review: Mr. Pollo
  • The Weekend in List Form
  • Fashion Friday: Get Rid of Your Clothes
  • Cheerleaders in Burkas
  • the3six5: Today’s My Day
  • I Found Your New Apartment
  • Money Monday: Burn Wall Street
  • Alternatives to IVF
  • Fashion Friday: Holly vs Paula
  • Food Review: Saigon Sandwich
  • This Ain’t No Food Blog
  • Movie Night: Brazil
  • Money Monday: She Works Hard for The Money
  • Thoughts on the Election Losses from an Ex-Republican
  • Kid$$$
  • Election Day Pictures
  • Fashion Friday: A Kid at Heart
  • Let’s Go Giants

October 2012

  • Talent Inequality
  • Unfortune 500
  • Money Monday: You Are Being Deceived
  • Why I Am Voting for Obama
  • Prayers
  • Fashion Friday: Halloween 2012
  • Alcohol Binge
  • Le Diner a San Francisco
  • Potrero Hill
  • Money Monday: Temporary Move
  • Guys vs Gals
  • Affirmative Action: Addendum and Life Lesson
  • Fashion Friday: Business Casual
  • Chasing the Low Refi Rates
  • A Parenting Tip
  • Money Monday: Security Tip
  • Pictures Marc Emailed Me Today
  • Thoughts on Affirmative Action
  • Fashion Friday: Nails
  • Dream Come True
  • Kaiser Perma-neglecte: The Ongoing Saga
  • Never Trust a Skinny Ice-Cream Reviewer
  • Running on Empty
  • Money Monday: Uber
  • Back in the Saddle
  • Midnight Express and Sandusky
  • Fashion Friday: Gloves
  • Presidential Debate: Romney 1, Obama 0
  • This Has To Be the Best Weekend in San Francisco
  • Joke of the Day
  • Money Monday: Hotels

September 2012

  • Home: This Was The One
  • Dolores Park Studio for $3,900
  • Fashion Friday: Birkin
  • Hot and Sunny in the City
  • Who is Your Favorite Child?
  • From Lovers to Friends
  • Money Monday: Hospital Abuse
  • Summer of Love
  • More Family Shots
  • Fashion Friday: Ruby Red Dress
  • Food Glorious Food
  • Anniversary Mass at the Oakland Cathedral
  • Slumber Party
  • Money Monday: Weekend at Bernanke’s
  • Slow Pace for the Giants Race
  • Jesus Unveiled: The Committed Christ
  • Fashion Friday: Furry Accessory
  • Kaiser is Shit
  • Injection Dysfunction
  • Less than 100%
  • Money Monday: Helpful Services
  • Me First, Then You Can Be Happy
  • Book Review: My Sister’s Keeper
  • Fashion Friday: Fashion Week
  • Skipping My 11th Anniversary
  • Drunk Dial
  • Desperately Wanted: Honduran Plant
  • Money Monday: Kaiser: Thriving on Overcharging Patients
  • Donkey vs Elephant

August 2012

  • Animal Farm
  • Roatan, Honduras
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People: A Book on Downward Mobility
  • Countdown to Central America
  • What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger
  • Update: Church, Child, and Choice
  • The Burning Man Ethos
  • Money Monday: Gift Cards
  • Future Home
  • Plain and Simple
  • Fashion Friday: Eyelash Curler
  • Born Identity: The Injustice of Patrilineal Naming
  • Food Truck vs Restaurant
  • Book Review: Wench
  • Money Monday: Vacation Grand Total $
  • Book Review: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
  • Olympics Obsession
  • Fashion Friday: Olympics
  • Summer Wedding
  • She’s Just a Small Town Girl

July 2012

  • Test Tuesday
  • Money Monday: Shop at Amazon
  • Olympics
  • The Never-Ending Fight
  • Fashion Friday: Shopping for Men
  • Stimulus
  • Tweets Back
  • Aurora Goryalis
  • Money Monday: Consumer Reports
  • Day 4 Yosemite
  • Gone Too Soon
  • Day 3 Yosemite
  • Day 2 Yosemite
  • The Pregnant CEO
  • Yosemite Wildlife
  • Yosemite Vacation!
  • Book Review: Slaughterhouse Five
  • Flunking: Thoughts on the New Yahoo CEO
  • Money Monday: Sports Basement
  • Oh Photos!
  • Injection Time
  • 7/4/12
  • Where in the World?
  • Work Mode
  • Money Monday: AirBnB
  • Happily Solo
  • The Old Fashioned Way

June 2012

  • Book Review: Tales of the City
  • Fashion Friday: Swimsuit Edition
  • Dismissed
  • Edna St. Vincent Millay
  • Still Trying
  • Money Monday: Condo Dilemma
  • Belated Birthday Pictures
  • Burning Up
  • Fashion Friday: CakeStyle
  • American Idiot
  • Moral Hazard
  • Best Birthday Gift Ever
  • Money Monday: Choose to Save
  • Father’s Day
  • Yes! Yes! Yes!
  • Fashion Friday: Haircut
  • Weekend Breakfast
  • It’s Our Anniversary
  • Costs to Raise a Kid
  • Money Monday: Social Class
  • Marin Headlands and Rodeo Beach
  • Pictures from Henry Coe State Park
  • Fashion Friday: Personal Stylist
  • IUI Take 2
  • Book Review: Nefertiti
  • Sell on Craigslist
  • Money Monday: Saving
  • Henry W. Coe State Park
  • Rounding Out the Pics from NYC
  • Mission Chinese: NYC

May 2012

  • Wow, Thank You
  • Baby Steps for Baby
  • View from Times Square
  • Summer Time in the City
  • Final Stage
  • NYC Oddities
  • From the Archives
  • Dogsitting
  • Live Blogging NYC
  • Dreams and Nightmares
  • Book Review: No Country for Old Men
  • Facebook Safety
  • Point Lobos State Reserve
  • Money Monday: Credit Card Points
  • Garrapata State Park
  • My Bus Stop
  • Multiples
  • Treasured Gifts
  • Picture of the Day
  • Money Monday: Credit Scores
  • Potential Pregnancy Purgatory
  • Fashion Friday: Beauty Products
  • Cinco de Mayo in Healdsburg
  • Just Your Average Saturday Morning
  • It’s Time
  • Which City is Better: San Francisco vs Oakland

April 2012

  • Money Monday: Mortgage Shopping
  • Oweeee!
  • Happy 80th Birthday Marty
  • Fashion Friday: Rodarte
  • My Retirement Home
  • Interviewing: High and Low
  • Career Relief
  • Money Monday: Airbnb Booking
  • Daily Interviews
  • Fashion Friday: DSW
  • Book Review: The Mayor of Casterbridge
  • Book Review: The Lovers
  • Never Worked A Day in Her Life
  • Where in the World
  • PCOS
  • Work-Filled Easter Weekend
  • Money Monday: Banana Republic
  • San Antonio

March 2012

  • Fashion Friday: Best Optical Shop
  • Austin Awesomeness
  • Keep Austin Bat-Shit Crazy
  • Trip to Texas
  • Job Hunting
  • Money Monday: MEGA Millions
  • The Creators Project San Francisco
  • Why Your Parenting Skills Suck Part II
  • Fashion Friday: Camper Shoes
  • Midwestern Hiatus
  • Money Monday: Interviewing
  • Why Your Parenting Skills Suck
  • Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
  • Fashion Friday: Facials
  • The Play Proof: Now Playing in SF
  • 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971
  • Pins and Needles
  • Money Monday: Miles
  • Back-to-Back Resignations
  • Addictive Basketball, But Not March Madness
  • Fashion Friday: H&M
  • External Motivation
  • No, Woman, No Cry
  • Climb Every Mountain

February 2012

  • Shitty Leap Year
  • Book Review: Never Let Me Go
  • Money Monday: Raffle Ticket Scam
  • 75th Birthday
  • Work Day Recap
  • Fashion Friday: Academy Awards 2012
  • Chink in the Armor: That’s Funny
  • Book Review: Wizard of the Upper Amazon
  • Spa J’adore
  • Money Monday: Almsgiving
  • Ashes, Ashes, We All Fall Down
  • Pics from LACMA
  • Fashion Week
  • LACMA
  • LA: Huntington Gardens
  • Singles Awareness Day
  • Money Monday: Lin$anity
  • EXPLETIVE, EXPLETIVE CATHOLIC CHURCH
  • Three Boys
  • Fashion Friday: Linda Rodin
  • Back to School
  • Christmas 2011
  • To Help or Not to Help
  • Money Monday: Portfolio Debrief
  • Superbowl XLVI
  • Running Sucks, Eating Does Not
  • Fashion Friday: Madonna
  • Glassies
  • Happy Birthday Daniel!

January 2012

  • Keep the Old and Make New Friends
  • Money Monday: HOAs
  • Movie-holic
  • Feeling Blue with the Flu
  • Fashion Friday: Aging Beautifully
  • Best Beach Blanket Babylon
  • The One-Day Sickness
  • Money Monday: Discounted Wine
  • Championship Sunday
  • Got Religion?
  • Fashion Friday: Sex and the City Prequel
  • San Francisco Ballet 2012 Opening Night Gala
  • Botox Bubbles
  • Book Review: The Imperfectionists
  • Around the Bay, Around the World
  • Counting the Days until Friday January 20th
  • Fashion Friday: Going Offline
  • What do you want to be when you grow up?
  • Book Review: A Visit from the Goon Squad
  • Birds of a Feather
  • Money Monday: Glasses
  • 2012 New Year’s Day

December 2011

  • Bye ’11, Hi ’12
  • UC Berkeley English Department
  • Christmas at Notre Dame des Victoires
  • Book Review: Out Stealing Horses
  • Happy Hannukah
  • Christmas Festivities
  • 2011 Burning Man Holiday Party
  • Money Monday: Retirement
  • How to Avoid Fecal Coliform Bacteria on Your Next Flight
  • Pictures from Arizona
  • Fashion Friday: Nina Garcia
  • Rituals and Celebrations
  • Dynamic December
  • Angel Island Race Stats
  • Money Monday: BBB
  • Unshackled
  • Hark the Herald Angel Island Run
  • Fashion Friday: Asos
  • The Unsettled Home
  • Random Post on Top Chef Texas
  • Book Review: Cutting for Stone
  • Money Monday: Savings Accounts
  • The Economy: It’s Half Time
  • From The Secret Daily Teachings
  • Fashion Friday: Alexa Chung
  • Why You’re Not Married

November 2011

  • Ladies Who Lunch
  • Must Watch TV
  • Eternally Grateful
  • Pre-Thanksgiving Not So Good News
  • Money Monday: Mint.com
  • Power to the Middle Class
  • Sunday in Oakland
  • Fashion Friday: Makeup
  • Saturday Date Night
  • You Bore Me
  • Pop-Up Magazine: Issue 5
  • Money Monday: H&M
  • Protest the 1%
  • A Parable for Penn State
  • Fashion Friday: Bye Bye Strapless
  • Deathly Sick
  • Bye Bye Brita
  • Book Review: City of Thieves
  • Money Monday: UC Pledge
  • Robert Hunter Winery
  • Wine Country Staycation
  • Fashion Friday: Vitamins
  • Reality TV Worth Watching
  • Down with the Kardashians
  • Heaven and Hell II

October 2011

  • Halloween 2011
  • Training Athletes for M.B.A.s
  • Obama, You’re Killing Me!
  • Art Friday: Fashion Looks Ugly Now
  • Unspoken Truth about Retirement
  • Occupy Wall Street: Hey Protesters, Read This
  • Virtual Garage Sale
  • Money Monday: Amazon Credit Card
  • F’ing Facebook
  • I Want Him Dead…Or Not
  • Fashion Friday: Cut!
  • Queen Mary
  • Coming Soon: Virtual Garage Sale
  • Budget: Extreme Makeover
  • Money Monday: Amazon.com
  • 2011 Litquake: All Shapes and Sizes, or the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
  • Fashion Friday: Halloween
  • I Am Not the 99%
  • Group Photo Burning Man
  • Cooking Failure
  • Lazy Sunday in LA
  • Money Monday: City Car Share
  • Undocumented: Chicago Marathon
  • Boom Boom Room
  • Fashion Friday: Pink Purse
  • A Versace model, an actor, an anesthesiologist, and an illusionist
  • Chelsea Market
  • 2011 Chicago Marathon
  • Money Monday: Charity
  • Death Rules
  • RIP Steve Jobs

September 2011

  • Fashion Friday: Sex and the City
  • The Previous Saturday – So Not Lazy
  • Lazy Saturday in NYC
  • Book of Mormon
  • Money Monday: Food Deal Site
  • Food Glorious Food
  • The real love of my life
  • Fashion Friday: NYC Ballet
  • Clueless and On Vacation
  • Pouring Wet NYC: A Day of Art
  • Sleeping in the Village
  • Money Monday: Recycling
  • Yearbook Nostalgia
  • Saturday in LA
  • Fashion Friday: Hollywood
  • LA: Night 1
  • Do You Know the Way to L.A.?
  • The Burning Bulge
  • September 11 and Personal Connections
  • Best Cheesecake Recipe Ever
  • Fashion Friday: Would You Ever Get a Tattoo?
  • Black Rock City Post Office
  • What Do You Do?
  • Remembering 9/11
  • Money Monday: Burning Man Swag
  • Back in the Default World

August 2011

  • Playing in the Desert for the Next Week
  • Fashion Friday: Design
  • Second Hand Smoke
  • How Does Steve Jobs Rate on Glass Door?
  • First Google Doodle? Burning Man!
  • Money Monday: Capitalizing on Burning Man
  • I need help and the movie The Help
  • Mission Chinese – Why Wait?
  • Fashion Friday: The Olsen Twins
  • This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die
  • Happiness!
  • What do you want your tombstone to say?
  • Money Monday: Buffett Says Yes to More Taxes
  • Definitely Bipolar
  • Underground supper clubs: Are they worth it?
  • Fashion Friday: Shirtless
  • Ridiculously Small Living Spaces Make Great YouTube Hits – SocialTimes.com
  • The Drunk Double Major
  • Cut Down on Bottled Water
  • Money Monday: Airbnb Beginner’s Luck
  • From the Gift Archives: Watch
  • Oakland: 4 Restaurant / Bar Reviews
  • Fashion Friday: the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
  • Restaurant Review: Chambers
  • How Many Friends Can a Person Have?
  • Google, Hire M.E.
  • Money Monday: Airbnb

July 2011

  • Worth the Hurt
  • 2011 SF Marathon
  • Fashion Friday: Beyonce
  • Nightlife: Workout Edition
  • Summer Update
  • 5 Most Important Books
  • Money Monday: Summer Edition
  • Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
  • Book Review: Cloud Atlas
  • Fashion Friday: Amy Winehouse
  • Lake Edith
  • For Japan with Love
  • Mission Chinese: the Good, the Bad, and the Yummy
  • Money Monday: Donate
  • What to Pack for Burning Man
  • Fashion Friday: World Cup Edition
  • Canadian Wildlife
  • Take it Easy
  • GyPSy Guide
  • American Debt: The Right Perspective, Giddyap
  • Money Monday: Value Your Time
  • I am Sexist
  • It’s Playa Time
  • Fashion Friday: The Bachelorette
  • Icefields Parkway and Athabasca Glacier
  • Moraine Lake
  • Oh Canada!
  • Money Monday: The Millionaire Fa$tlane
  • I Love So Many Things
  • Funeral and Faith
  • Fashion Friday: Dress Fit for a Princess

June 2011

  • First Video Post
  • Off the Grid
  • Out and About on Polk Street, San Francisco
  • Money Monday: Personal Assistant
  • Book Reviews: Award-Winning Novels
  • Gay Pride – New Strides
  • Fashion Friday: Urban Outfitters
  • Beauty-Full Pictures of the Burn
  • Italian Honeymoon: Parting Thoughts
  • Shots from the Birthday Weekend
  • Money Monday: Subway
  • Wedding Ingrates – More Than You Think
  • My Birthday in Wine Country
  • Fashion Friday: Rachel Zoe is Back
  • When Your Friends Break Up with Your Friends
  • Positive News from Pilot Territory
  • Money Monday: Public vs Private Education
  • Double Trouble: 40-Year-Old Birthday Bashes
  • Art Fix: Safehouse Atelier
  • Fashion Friday: Presents for Me
  • Restaurant Review: Commonwealth
  • Sculp-Couture
  • Life is a Grand Thing
  • Money Monday: Amazon vs the Public Library
  • Neener Neener Mr. Weiner
  • Hidden Talents
  • Fashion Friday: Sleep
  • Restaurant Review: Hayes Street Grill
  • Random Musings from the Interweb

May 2011

  • Wanted: Cheap Flights
  • Money Monday: Memory
  • Memorial Day Weekend – Wine Country
  • Memorial Day Weekend – Big Sur
  • Fashion Friday: Naked
  • Book Reviews: Gilead and Blood, Bones, and Butter
  • Let’s Go to Chicago
  • Black Hookers on the Chianti Road
  • Money Monday: Don’t Quit Your Day Job
  • Fruit Picking in the Burbs and the City
  • Fashion Friday: Art Special
  • Overheard at the Diner–Crazy Single San Francisco Women
  • Close to Perfect: 98%
  • My Blog and the Terminator
  • Next Stop in Italy: Siena
  • Money Monday: Cash for Cards
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Bay to Breakers
  • Dating Hot Spots
  • Fashion Friday: Danielle Steel
  • Whine about the Wine
  • Lux Fiat
  • 2 Nights in Chianti
  • Money Monday: Urban Outfitters

April 2011

  • Fashion Friday: No to that Dress
  • Florence: Where Everyone Recommends, but I Do Not
  • 2 Californians in Venice for 2 Days over Easter
  • Money Monday: Get Rich Quick Scheme
  • Leggo My Eggo
  • Fashion Friday: Animal Print
  • What’s Become of Them?
  • Fastie vs Foodie
  • Book Review: When You Reach Me
  • Money Monday: Sell Stuff
  • 2011 Holy Week Countdown
  • Book to Movie: Freakonomics and Atlas Shrugged
  • Fashion Friday: Glasses
  • Oysters at Cafe des Amis
  • $1 Oysters in San Francisco
  • Happy Birthday Bloggie!
  • Book Review: Heaven is for Real
  • Quotes from Senator Alan Simpson
  • Favorite Thing: Thai Massage
  • Money Monday: The Budget
  • News I’m Following
  • Hiking Joaquin Miller Park
  • A Look at Asians Through a Lifetime
  • No Regrets for Regreturature
  • Fashion Friday Supports the Tenderloin
  • Free Haircuts Near Maiden Lane
  • Oh, Those French People
  • Moving to NYC
  • April Fool’s Joke – Italia Style
  • Staycation
  • Money Monday: Cutting Coupons
  • Sober and Sweet
  • Borders, Goodbye and Good Luck
  • Fashion Friday Book Review
  • First Fashion Friday Redux

March 2011

  • Graph of Giggles
  • Blogs I Follow
  • More NYC – Days 4 and 5
  • On the Interweb
  • Money Monday: Sex, Lies, and Balance Sheets
  • Mark Your Calendars: March 31, 2012
  • Superhuman No More
  • Fashion Friday
  • Diversity Whore
  • The Atheist and the Catholic
  • Gap Shoes Under $10
  • Money Monday – Always Save 1%
  • Photo Editing
  • Happy Trails to You
  • First Fashion Friday
  • My Greatest Sacrifice
  • Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist
  • Guest Post: G.R. Medina
  • NYC Day 3
  • Japan Needs Our Help
  • Cable Car Commuting
  • English Major Pride
  • NYC Night 2
  • NYC Day 2
  • Regret Revisited
  • The Profitability of the Tiger Mother
  • NYC Night 1
  • Book Club Favorites
  • Book Club #28
  • Church Hypocrisy
  • Pet Peeve
  • West Coast Return
  • bloglovin

February 2011

  • Recap of the Week
  • Danger at Home
  • Pre-Honeymoon Trip to NYC
  • Jokes and Surprises
  • Mementos from Heart Day
  • Purging
  • Set-Back
  • Best of the Merry
  • Noticeable
  • Death to Bay to Breakers
  • The Biggest Loser
  • Must Vent Now
  • I Want to Win, But I Really Really Don’t Want to Lose
  • Why China is Not Superior
  • More than a Writing Class
  • Thoughtful Mistake
  • Anniversary and Valentine’s Weekend
  • It’s Our Anniversary
  • Do You Miss Being Single?
  • Favorite Books
  • Health Kick Day Five
  • Health Kick Day Two
  • Run Loser Run
  • Health Kick in the Ass
  • Sick Bookstore, Get Better
  • 40-Year-Old Tiger
  • That Can’t Be Art
  • Favorite Movies

January 2011

  • Year of the Rabbit
  • Worst Physical Shape of My Life
  • What’s Up, Doc?
  • Cracked the Coccyx
  • The Art of Buying Art
  • Monkey See, Monkey Do
  • I Remember You From Ten Years Ago
  • Happy Home
  • Boyfriends Crossing
  • I Like Sad Movies
  • Golden Globes Red Carpet Critique
  • The Cub’s Retort
  • Dumb & Dumber
  • Proud Filipino
  • Islands of San Francisco
  • Jesse James, Rot in Hell
  • Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother – First Thoughts
  • Pilots Hoops Flashback
  • How I Remembered Yesterday (Saturday)
  • How I Remember Yesterday
  • Prayerful Unity
  • No Substitute for Quality Time
  • Job Economics
  • Comical Black Swan
  • Let Us Pray, Let Us Learn
  • What ever happened to…
  • Twin Voices
  • Strike 1, 2, and 3 for Parenting
  • Naked Beauty
  • 401K Calculator
  • Vintage Postcards

December 2010

  • Tips on Crafting Your Resolutions
  • 2011 New Year’s Resolutions
  • Hangover Helper
  • Copy Catherines
  • Dig Deep
  • Hot Christmas
  • Bigger Paycheck
  • Winter Wonderland Part III
  • Cuckoo for Cocoa
  • Winter Wonderland Part II
  • Winter Wonderland
  • Lazy
  • Economics of Happiness
  • B-School in Da House
  • Christmas Card Pet Peeves
  • Help on our Honeymoon
  • End of the Year Stress
  • Oakland Airport Challenge
  • The Art of Gifting
  • Art for a Pittance
  • Christmas Flair
  • The Gift of Life
  • Madoff Disaster
  • Bacon Holiday
  • Tidbits on Shanghai
  • Rug Rats Everywhere
  • Damn Democrats
  • Shanghai Grubbing
  • Nest Egg
  • Welcome Back Treat

November 2010

  • Scammed in Shanghai
  • Secrets from Lunch
  • No Trip is Perfect
  • I ♥ Shanghai
  • In China!
  • Daily Gratitude
  • Shop ‘Til You Drop
  • The Royal Wedding
  • Only the Good Die Young
  • DWTS
  • Loss of a Friend
  • A Wee Bit Scared
  • Whoopsy Wine Tasting
  • Santa Barbara
  • Specimen #3
  • Summer Lovin’ Happened So Fast
  • 3 Minute Meals
  • Pork Bella
  • Paso Robles
  • Steam Room Confrontation
  • This One Time, at Band Camp
  • Someone’s Getting Excited!
  • The New Malaise
  • What Little Girls Are Made Of
  • Weekend in the City
  • Squeezing in Shanghai
  • Autobiography of Mark Twain Just Released
  • Fashionable Color in the Rainforest
  • GOOP = CRAP
  • Giants Parade

October 2010

  • New York Humor
  • I Heart the Situation
  • SF Giants World Series 2010
  • Non-Stop Schedule and Some Thoughts on Loyalty
  • No Need to Translate
  • A Life of Honor
  • World Series in San Francisco!
  • Baseball and Religion
  • Dress Up
  • Charming Carmel Valley
  • Headed South for the Winter
  • San Francisco Icon
  • Be Our Guest
  • The Great ShakeOut
  • The Bestest
  • The New Normal
  • Insurance
  • You’re Killing Me!
  • Shopping
  • We Believe!
  • Picture Posting
  • Chick Lit
  • Onward and Upward
  • Blue Angels Soaring Above
  • Best Fleet Week Ever
  • You’re Killing Me
  • Let’s Go Giants
  • Tell ’em Who’s Boss
  • Service
  • Another Round of Refinancing
  • Wanted: Personal Assistant

September 2010

  • Litquake
  • Easy Breezy
  • Try and Give
  • Vacation Time
  • Jealousy
  • Passion
  • Poor Little Rich Girl
  • Productivity Killers
  • The Knot
  • Why I Heart The Situation
  • $chwab Post #2
  • Local Burning Man Without the Techno
  • Flushing Clothes Down the Toilet
  • Purdy
  • $chwab
  • $HIT
  • The Brother I Never Had
  • Tweet Tweet
  • Fashion Week – Monday
  • Very Happy Three Month Anniversary
  • Bay Area Beauty
  • Flying Solo
  • Congratulations Like.com!
  • The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • To MBA or Not
  • I’m an All American Girl
  • Eight is Enough
  • All Vacations Are the Same
  • Wine Tasting in the Hamptons
  • Kaleidoscope Vacation

August 2010

  • Why I Decided to Go to Burning Man
  • Bliss
  • So Much To Do
  • Fast Food
  • Home to Black Rock City
  • Start of My Vacation
  • Brand New Ring
  • Mother of the Year
  • Dancing with the Stars: My Lineup
  • I Call Fucking Bullshit
  • Weekend Trip to SoCal
  • Would You Rather…
  • Blog to Bookmark
  • Book Club
  • Online Dating Revelations
  • The Only Child
  • Tapped Out
  • Email Gem
  • It’s That Time of the Year
  • Baby Names
  • Filipino Food
  • Why I Changed My Mind
  • Surrogay
  • The Rocketship
  • Sick
  • Pruning
  • The Giving Pledge
  • Bow Chicka Bow Bow
  • On the Move
  • People Who Think
  • Reality Steve

July 2010

  • The Bachelorette Finale
  • Theme from Schindler’s List
  • RIP Todd Crockett
  • The Albatross
  • Business Idea #4
  • Can I Permanently Save a Voicemail?
  • Timing
  • Oaktown
  • Buy in Berkeley
  • Alameda 94501
  • Smart Comment
  • Sorry More BM. Can’t Help It.
  • NYC Party
  • Burning Man – The Trendsetter
  • Jobs Aplenty
  • Gone North
  • Startup.com
  • Vive La France
  • Perfect Gifts
  • Puppy!
  • When You Believe…
  • World Cup Final
  • That Spark
  • Eating Out
  • Mehserle Trial
  • Those Damn Baby Showers
  • Trends
  • Lapse
  • A Lifetime of Love
  • World Cup Fever
  • Birthday Card

June 2010

  • Freebie Shocker
  • Good-bye Credit, Hello Cash
  • The Gulf Spill in Context
  • Frenemy
  • Hair Freedom
  • Facebook Dilemma
  • Never Doubt
  • World Cup South Africa
  • He’s Just Not That Into You
  • Pregnant
  • Living the Life
  • Bad Luck
  • Happy Birthday to My Married Self
  • A Mother’s Gratitude
  • Wedding #2: Part II
  • Acceptable Favoritism
  • Wedding #2: Part I
  • Politics Schmolitics
  • Wedding Blues
  • Italian Wedding Party
  • Of Peripheral Importance
  • Roadtrip to the Wedding
  • Just One More Question
  • Facebook Scandal
  • Best Kiddy Birthday Party Ever
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Dream Wedding
  • Today
  • Wedding #1
  • Stripped Writing

May 2010

  • Gold Star
  • Thoughts on Sex and the City
  • Just Because
  • Hulkzilla
  • You Suck
  • In Fitness and in Health
  • Happy 5 Year Anniversary
  • It’s the Writing, Stupid
  • Productive Weekend
  • Blessings
  • The Dog Ate My Homework
  • God Helps Those Who Help Themselves
  • King of the World
  • Shall We Dance?
  • Thoughts on the Incentive Structure of the Industry
  • One and Only
  • Financial Manager, Wedding Planner, and Landlord
  • Single for the Weekend
  • The Big Day
  • One Month Countdown
  • I Want to Be a Fuckup
  • Love Jardiniere
  • Red Rum
  • Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace
  • Online Etiquette
  • Disastrous Literary Reading
  • Prezzies
  • Panic Attack
  • Healthy Choice
  • RSVP Be Damned
  • Dress Update

April 2010

  • Catholic Engaged Encounter
  • Betrothal
  • Chicago Arts
  • Wellbutrin: Day Three
  • Tuesday Evening
  • Wellbutrin: Day Two
  • Bookies for the Wee Ones
  • Wellbutrin: Day One
  • The Entrepreneurial Pact
  • Whistle While You Work
  • What Would You Tell Your Younger Self?
  • Tweezing
  • You Mean So Much to Me
  • SF Tourists
  • Clippings
  • What Really Happened to the Class of ’93
  • Reality Show Train Wreck
  • Artisan
  • Real World Education
  • Weekend Getaway: Sedona
  • You Don’t Bring Me Flowers
  • Nopalito…Changed My Life
  • What Next?
  • Food Glorious Food
  • Give to Life
  • Skeleton
  • Holy Saturday
  • Supporting Your Causes
  • Snippets
  • Fools

March 2010

  • I’m So Vain
  • Bothered
  • Marriage License and Strife
  • Rock of a Friend
  • Playing Games
  • Benedict, Go to Hell
  • Skinning the Cat
  • Studio No Longer
  • Chemical Peel Virgin
  • Shut Up or Shape Up
  • Moving On Up
  • Meat No More
  • 6 Days, 4 Holidays
  • No More Apologies
  • Holidays, Leprechauns, and Other Oddities
  • Fatty
  • Beware the Ides of March
  • Happy Pi Day
  • Retirement, You Elude Me
  • I’m a Numbers Girl in Disguise
  • Bells Will Be Ringing
  • Stressed + Sick
  • Cut It Out
  • Wedding Planning Ups and Downs
  • Oscars Recap
  • Show Me the Bonus
  • Twice Married
  • Necessary, but Trivial Expenses
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People
  • Invitations? Check!
  • (dis)gustation

February 2010

  • Off-Limits
  • The Big Apple
  • Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow
  • Lenten Reflection
  • Normal Friend Conversations
  • Weddings: Food for Thought
  • Non-Shit that I Buy
  • Import Experience
  • Quality Control
  • Happy Weekend
  • Floss Convert
  • Ash Wednesday 2010
  • So Happy Together
  • The Latest Wedding Scoop
  • Happy Valentine’s Day
  • Happy Anniversary!
  • Crime Scene
  • Getting Married in the Catholic Church
  • Book Bliss
  • I Need Pictures
  • Live Life, Don’t Exercise
  • Valentine Setups
  • In Pursuit of Healthiness
  • Doppelganger
  • We are all artists, yes?
  • Clueless in SF
  • Job Loss Update
  • How to Train for a Race if You’re Me

January 2010

  • Here Come the Wedding Blues
  • Skeletons in the Closet
  • Greetings from a Former Date
  • Stand By Your Man
  • About Face
  • Home Sweet Home
  • Runner’s Low
  • Live to Eat: Never a Dull Sunday
  • Wedding Countdown
  • Home Sour Home
  • Trash Talk
  • C-H-A-N-G-E
  • Can I Get a Fucking Hug, Please?
  • Faster Kill Pussycat
  • The Miserly Life
  • Social Media
  • Haiti
  • Babies on the Mind
  • The Bare Minimum
  • Job Loss Hits Home
  • Dear Stalker
  • Housing Opportunity
  • On a Budget
  • The Single Life
  • Marriage Prep 101
  • A Loving Tribute
  • Trying Engagement
  • Me the Landlord
  • Give Back
  • 2010 Resolutions
  • Hooray for 2010

December 2009

  • Ta Da…My Own Web Site
  • Where Would We Be Without Wikipedia
  • A Long Life and a Short One
  • Transition
  • Making History Every Day
  • To Prenup or Not Prenup
  • Merry Christmas Eve
  • Finance Work
  • Whistle While You Work
  • Drip, Drip, Drip
  • Crossing the Bridge
  • R.I.P Brittany Murphy
  • Privacy Schmivacy
  • Jobseekers: Read This
  • Shopaholic
  • Dieting
  • The Best Hire
  • Save the Dates
  • Shhhh, Don’t Tell
  • Wedding Dress Arrival
  • D-I-V-O-R-C-E
  • Here to Stay
  • The Sniffles
  • You Get What You Pay For
  • To Move or Not to Move
  • Breaking News from TMZ
  • It Takes a Village
  • Inappropriate
  • Leave His Ass
  • Straightforward
  • If You Stray, You Die

November 2009

  • Marriage Prep with St. Dominic’s
  • All Together Now
  • Financing the Wedding
  • Pay Your Fucking Debts
  • Praise the Lord
  • Back on Track with the Ace
  • P.S. I Love You
  • Awww Shit. Big Wedding Problem.
  • Go Bears
  • SoCal Vacation
  • It’s a Jew World
  • Me, My Business, and Social Media
  • Vacation, Please Come Now
  • Show Me the Money
  • Say Cheese
  • Filipinos for Pacquiao
  • Precious
  • Baby Anniversary
  • Dance Fever
  • Thankfully Born American
  • Finding the Money
  • Facebook Etiquette
  • Hallelujah, I’ve Purchased My Wedding Gown
  • Married to Another
  • Where to Stay in Chicago
  • Dream Dress
  • The Best of Chicago
  • Pre-Vacation Eats
  • The Secret Diet
  • Writing as Craft
  • Ahhh, Friendship
  • Halloween 2009

October 2009

  • The Bay Fucking Bridge and CalFuckingTrans
  • Queue Fun Factor
  • Overachiever
  • Rule #1: Reciprocity
  • Short Post Today, Sorry, This One is Sick
  • Less is More
  • Wedding Update
  • Divided
  • The Aftermath
  • Kramer vs. Kramer
  • Sucks to Be Me
  • Hot or Not
  • The Chosen Ones
  • Gay Talk
  • I Write, Therefore I Am
  • It’s Not My Fault You’re Incompetent
  • The Burning Opera
  • Busy
  • The Bibliophiles
  • I Discovered It!
  • Dream Dress or Not
  • LQ X
  • Uninvited Guests
  • Coulda Shoulda Woulda
  • I’m Behind
  • On the Bandwagon
  • Give, It’s for the Children
  • Changed My Life
  • Done with Detox
  • I Heart Diamond

September 2009

  • My Truth About Burning Man
  • I Am So Hungry!
  • Wedding Workout
  • Never Pay Full Price
  • City Life Spells Boredom
  • On the Hunt
  • Money, Money, Money
  • Better Homes & Gardens
  • 5 Friends, 5 Years
  • Dress for Less
  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game
  • Roshambo: Single, Engaged, Committed
  • Relapse
  • California, Quit Your Crying
  • RIP Annie Le
  • Wedding Inspiration
  • Posting Photos
  • The Things We Do for Beauty
  • Ponderings
  • Sobriety Check
  • Mismatch: Dating Shrek
  • September 11, 2001
  • Celebration of Life in Death
  • Back to Basics
  • Do You Know the Way to Santa Fe?
  • A Place I’ve Never Been

August 2009

  • Blogging from Burning Man
  • Running Out of Here
  • Wedding Planning Update
  • Favorites
  • I’ll See You on the Other Side
  • I Need a Vacation
  • No More Ouchie!
  • One Week Countdown to the Desert
  • Altogether Now
  • Fooled You
  • Picture Perfect (Part II)
  • Abortion
  • Sacred Space
  • Restart
  • Ctrl Alt Delete, Please
  • Picture Perfect
  • Ask Me!
  • The Summer of Love (Part III and Finale)
  • Wedding Highlights
  • A Stranger in My Own Home
  • The Summer of Love (Part II)
  • The Summer of Love (Part I)
  • A Boring Life I Lead
  • Wedding Party
  • Project Managing My Wedding
  • The Things We Lie About
  • Mommy Dearest

July 2009

  • If You Need to Laugh Very Very Very Hard
  • First Wedding Deposit
  • The Bachelorette
  • Cold Heart Cash
  • Location, Location, Location
  • Honest Dialogue
  • A New Neighborhood
  • A Diamond in the Rough
  • Are You Linked?
  • Give Me What I Want..Or Else
  • Things that Make Me Happy
  • Blame the Recession
  • This is What Happens When You Live Together
  • Rock, Paper, Scissors
  • Sponsored by Bridezilla
  • Modern Day Job (The Biblical Guy)
  • Wedding Economics
  • Taking the Plunge
  • So Long, Farewell, Goodbye
  • Vixen Vignettes: Chapter Two
  • A Trail of Broken Hearts
  • Old and Heavy
  • Wedding Reconnaissance 4th of July Weekend
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective, Well-Educated Women

June 2009

  • The Great Gatsby
  • Eyes Wide Shut
  • So Many Friends, So Little Time
  • Flushing Money Down the Toilet
  • Wedding Budget
  • He’s Gone!
  • Miserable, but Good News
  • Birthday Dreams
  • Welcome Back!
  • Greetings from My Cubicle
  • Gobble, Gobble
  • Back to Therapy

May 2009

  • We are Family
  • Jasmine
  • Catherine, Me and You!
  • Moving Out
  • Luxe Leggings
  • Dress Really is Free
  • The Stress
  • Dress at Zero
  • Fucking Sticker Shock
  • I Am the Anti-Bridezilla
  • Now on to the Engagement
  • Break-Up Vows
  • Money, Money, Money
  • Dominic on Mother’s Day
  • Where Religion Begins
  • Bris
  • Living in Sin

April 2009

  • Letter to Myself
  • Slow and Steady Wins the Race
  • The Honeymoon is So Over
  • You are the Best Thing
  • The Honeymoon is Over
  • Drama Queen Drama
  • Dilemma
  • Leave Me My Name
  • Easter
  • On Vacation
  • A Letter to Barry Diller
  • Email from Dean
  • The Most Important Test
  • Published
  • Good-Bye, Bachelor #2

March 2009

  • The Gift that Keeps on Giving
  • Live Blogging the Relationship: Fight #2
  • Go Green
  • But Thank God for Big Blessings
  • I Need a Vacation
  • My Truths are Stranger than Fiction
  • Vixen’s Worst Case Scenario
  • Worst Case Scenario Planning
  • Round the Way Girl
  • Live Blogging the Relationship: A Day in the Life
  • Bachelor #2
  • Easter Vacation
  • Out of It
  • Stephen King
  • Pull Yourself Together
  • Pictures Posted
  • Make-Up
  • Holli is Coming Home!
  • Oh, I Like Him!
  • Bonus
  • Live Blogging the Relationship: Fight Aftermath
  • Live Blogging the Relationship: Fight #1
  • Die to Move Forward
  • Love Doesn’t Hurt
  • More Live Blogging: The Relationship
  • Services
  • Thoughts, Prayers, and Donations for Hollis Hawthorne
  • For the Thousandth Time
  • How Do I Say Nicely that I Think You are the Biggest Loser?
  • Shopping for a Baby!

February 2009

  • We’re Having a Baby
  • Live Blogging: The Relationship
  • Sick All Week
  • A Little Bit of Honesty
  • All Grown Up
  • This Is It
  • Valentine’s Day 2009
  • Worst Day Ever
  • It’s Raining Men
  • Sobriety
  • On Writing Well
  • Sad Superbowl Sunday
  • He Won’t Go Away

January 2009

  • 21 Unique Things About Me
  • Love Your Job
  • I May Have Figured It Out
  • Cheap-O
  • Publish #2
  • I Am Really Trying
  • Inauguration Day
  • Publish #1
  • Products
  • Ask, Believe, Receive
  • Analogy
  • The Battle
  • Ad Hoc
  • Addicted Aftermath
  • PUBLISHED!!!
  • Present
  • Dating Mishap
  • The End of an Addiction
  • Ingrained
  • Magical Date
  • Flash News Report: Men
  • Update on Match #2
  • NYE / NYD

December 2008

  • Good Fucking Riddance, 2008
  • Match #2
  • Zany Facebook Connection
  • This Song Tells the Story
  • A Glimpse into the Mind of a Stalker
  • Man Update
  • 5 Stages of Grief
  • Withdrawal
  • Friends Without Benefits
  • Behind Door #2
  • Cleaning Out the Skeletons
  • Sleeping with the Enemy
  • Whispers Between Friends
  • Night and Day
  • Live Blogging with Two Soulmates On Hand
  • You Have Seven Soul Mates
  • Post Date Emails
  • It Was Worth the Wait
  • Rewriting

November 2008

  • The Life of an Alcoholic
  • Thank You
  • The Worst is Still to Come
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
  • New York, New York
  • I Think it’s Time to Introduce Someone I’m Dating to the Fam
  • Just Friends
  • Mind Your Own Fucking Business
  • Summer in November
  • More on the Recession
  • The Secret
  • Glimmers
  • Good Communication
  • The Ouchie Gets a Little Less Painful
  • Ouch!
  • What a Week
  • Master of the Universe Seeks Cute Maid–Practically Almost Final
  • Don’t Buy Stuff You Can’t Afford
  • Rejection

October 2008

  • Spooky Halloween
  • Meds Follow-Up
  • Hunkering Down
  • 15 Year High School Reunion
  • My Demographic
  • Meds
  • Mexican Vacation
  • My Hood
  • Quirky Alone
  • Say It Ain’t So
  • Funny
  • Notes from the Edge
  • Unlikely Advisor
  • Wee Little Update
  • We Are Done!
  • Wellcovia

September 2008

  • WDYDWYD
  • The Mistress
  • Bye Bill
  • He Has My Vote
  • My Virtual Friend
  • Death
  • Saturday Night Blues
  • Around the World in 80 Dates
  • Karma is Coming
  • Vixen on Video
  • An Amy of One
  • Speaking of Babies
  • Random Shit that Single People Think About
  • Things Couldn’t Be Better
  • 10 Things that Make Me Happy
  • Live the Life You Love, Love the Life You Live
  • Burning Man 2008

August 2008

  • Off to Burning Man
  • Lions and Tigers and Brazilians, Oh My
  • Match #1: The Reversal
  • The Bachelorette
  • Nerdy Cheerleader
  • The Bachelorette
  • Fucking Pull Yourself Together Part II
  • Fucking Pull Yourself Together
  • I’ve Lost It
  • ALLE-FUCKING-LUJAH!!!
  • Sunday Prayer
  • Midlife Manifesto
  • Match #1: The Pursuit

July 2008

  • NYC
  • Match #1: Post Date
  • Holland Marie Phillips
  • Match #1: Date #1
  • I Kissed a Girl
  • Yank It
  • Took a Little Break
  • I’ve Seen You Naked
  • Heart is Racing
  • Linx Dating Match #1 Forms
  • Ex-Management

June 2008

  • Matchmaking Glitch
  • VIP “Find Your Husband Cocktail Party!”
  • Cry Baby
  • My Perfect Flaky Match
  • Counterbalance
  • The Matchmakers
  • It’s My Party and I’ll Cry if I Want To
  • Birthday Week
  • A Facial, a Tarot Card Reading, and Some Hope for Love
  • I Miss My Boyfriend
  • Shit Happens
  • Cal Graduation Speech
  • The Email that Made Me Cry
  • Spring Break Scare
  • You Should Feel Sorry for Me
  • Movies, Obligations, Breakdown

May 2008

  • Done with Dan
  • He Paid!
  • Seeking Advice
  • Splitsville
  • Lashing Out
  • Last Dance, Last Chance for Love
  • Money Matters
  • Best Date Ever
  • He’s Gay
  • Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me a Match
  • (Privately) I’m Back

April 2008

  • My Blog, My Life
  • Wild Geese
  • Advanced, Yet Delayed
  • Farewell My Beloved Readers

March 2008

  • Hook It Up
  • San Francisco Highlights
  • Eating, Stuffing, Shoveling
  • Two Down, One to Go
  • Hi, My Name is Catherine and I’m a Stalker
  • Addendum to The Perfect Wedding
  • The Perfect Wedding
  • Time Off
  • Date Night
  • Let the Games Begin
  • Eggs, Chocolate, and the Easter Bunny
  • Jesus Christ Has Risen Today!
  • Random Thoughts on Holy Saturday
  • Addendum to Fucking
  • Fucking
  • In the Lead
  • Diarrhea
  • Move Over, Fatso
  • Spendthrift
  • Show Me the Money
  • Winning the Popular Vote – Part II
  • Winning the Popular Vote
  • Bouquets to Art
  • Liar
  • Second Chances
  • Just the Facts, Please
  • Miscellaneous
  • Pi Day and Little Things I Remember About My Teachers
  • CONGRATULATIONS!!!
  • Unrequited Love
  • I Was Lost, But Then I Was Found
  • This is Why I Don’t Cook
  • My Man Slipped Away From Me!!!
  • Yes We Will
  • I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE!!!
  • Go, Go, Go Hillary!
  • He’s Coming
  • Who are these people reading my blog?
  • While I’m Here, I Might as Well Pickup More Lean Cuisines

February 2008

  • If It’s the Last Thing I Do
  • Cinderella
  • Taking Orders
  • The Lenten Secret
  • Dear Andrew
  • Holy Shit!
  • Habits
  • Countdown…
  • Bombshell
  • A Few Missing
  • Oh, Oscar
  • Who’s Got Your Black?
  • I Contributed to the Hillary Clinton Campaign
  • Beauty and the Geek
  • I Hate Black People
  • Bad Mood
  • Un-Happy Presidents Day
  • Pillow Fight
  • My Non-Three Day Weekend
  • 1,000,000 Calls for Hillary
  • Arrgggghh, Rebates
  • World’s Shortest Fairytale
  • As Always, I Appreciate Your Comments…
  • Happy Made Up, Fake, Commercial, Spend Blindly Holiday
  • This is War
  • The Saga Continues
  • Addicted
  • All About Art
  • Pictures
  • That Red Dress
  • He So Likes Me
  • Sunshine, Views, and the Blues
  • Stalker, stalker, stalker
  • Gung Hay Fat Choy
  • Post Ash Wednesday
  • Taking the Lead
  • I Heart Hillary
  • Deadlines
  • Eli is a God
  • Twisted, Botox, Vibrators, and Pretty Girls
  • ICE

January 2008

  • Mildly, Temporarily Depressed
  • Blah of Consciousness
  • Hopefully No More Sweating
  • Early to Bed, Early to Rise
  • I Love My New Apple MacBook
  • Borat
  • Happy Birthday, Dominic!
  • Laptop Longevity
  • My First Gala
  • Death and Parenting
  • Cheesy Pictures
  • Anonymous
  • Tourist in San Francisco
  • You Go Girl
  • Blurbs from the Past
  • Presents
  • Hillary for President
  • G’night
  • The Wedding Has Been Called Off
  • Lost and Found
  • Palm Reading
  • An Unromantic Love
  • High Heels
  • Hillary for President
  • Not Worth It
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
  • Storm
  • It’s Britney, Bitch
  • The State of the Union
  • No Extra Credit
  • Pet for Life
  • 2008 Resolutions
  • Love to All in 2008
  • Botox

December 2007

  • Etiquette
  • Fur Coat
  • Stars and Stripes
  • Prayer of St. Francis
  • Merry Christmas!
  • There’s No Place Like Home
  • Presents
  • Quibbling
  • Itchy, Bloody, Rainy
  • I’m BACK!!!
  • Cheesy Party Part Deux

November 2007

  • Cheesy Party
  • Sick in Front of the TV
  • 15 Minutes of Fame
  • Raindrops on Roses
  • Almost in the Red
  • Stuffed and Hungover
  • Happy Thanksgiving
  • Pre-Thanksgiving
  • Blah!
  • Go Bears!
  • Instructions for Life
  • Master of the Universe Seeks Cute Maid
  • Hellish Halloween

October 2007

  • One Semester of Spanish – Love Song
  • It’s Not Even Halloween
  • Crazies
  • Halloween Gore
  • Brazilian
  • Stop Bears!
  • Judith Light
  • AAAGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
  • DRUNK!
  • Bad Week
  • Keeping You in Thought and Prayer During this Sad Time
  • It’s Raining, It’s Pouring
  • Cookie Monster
  • 20 Quirks
  • Passage for the Day
  • Lazy Saturday Afternoon
  • Presidential Election 2008
  • I Am Carrot Cake
  • Car-diac Moments
  • Warts

September 2007

  • JT
  • Rant
  • Hell Week
  • Decompression
  • Easy and Fun Questionnaire
  • Hiroshi Sugimoto’s ‘Union City Drive-In’
  • Get Thee to a Museum
  • Olafur Eliasson ‘360 degree room for all colours’
  • "So, Cathy, I hear that you hate me."
  • Let’s Talk About Sex
  • American Chic Exhibit
  • Dear Anonymous,
  • Praying at Burning Man
  • Twice Burned, Once Shy

August 2007

  • Quiet Before the Storm
  • Mission Accomplished
  • Not Good Enough
  • Baby Scare
  • The Date
  • Don’t Just Ask Me for Money
  • I Had Forgotten
  • Parenting
  • Burning through My Bank Account
  • One of These Days
  • You CAN’T Leave!!!
  • Physician of the Month
  • Going Gray
  • To Anonymous
  • Dieting
  • Leggo My Eggo

July 2007

  • Harmony
  • Ding Dong
  • Your Death is Not a Problem
  • 4th of July
  • Goodbye, Adam
  • Happy Independence
  • More Virgin Stories
  • Virgin

June 2007

  • Father’s Farewell
  • Presents
  • Hot!
  • Birthmonth
  • The Price is Right
  • Out of Commission
  • Peace Out
  • Candy Affair

May 2007

  • Supportive Email
  • Memorial Day
  • Out of Commission
  • What’s in a Name
  • XOXOXOXO
  • Dancing with the Stars
  • Yummy Dinner at Tommaso’s
  • Blog Upgrade
  • Greetings from Slovenia
  • Book Club
  • Pollyanna
  • Best Brunch: Universal Cafe
  • Deep Gratitude
  • Radio Broadcast
  • Bay-to-Breakers in the Buff on KQED
  • Artwork by Deanne Cheuk
  • Chilly
  • The Secret
  • On the Radio
  • Lose My Number
  • Whoops!
  • Wedding #1
  • Artwork by Decoylab
  • Food Fanatic
  • A Slice of Life

April 2007

  • Artwork by Decoylab
  • A Dip in the Pool
  • My Cell Phone
  • How Cute is this Car?
  • Minor Mishap
  • Four Weddings and a Reunion
  • Peter Hudson’s Deeper – Aquaburn Photo Gallery
  • Art Fundraiser
  • If you wish, your pizza may have…olives or mushrooms. Wishes $1 – each
  • Helping People Who Help Themselves
  • PUBLISHED!!!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!
  • 1Q07 Update
  • 1Q07: Catherine Gacad Reports Record Quarterly Revenue, Net Income
  • Dominic and His Girlfriend Over Easter Weekend
  • Cooking Up a Storm
  • Jesus Christ Has Risen Today
  • Dental Nightmare
  • Catherine Cooks
  • The Butcher, The Baker, the Candlestick Maker
  • Bad Bunny Pub Crawl
  • When Can I Start?

March 2007

  • Crash Course on Cooking
  • Come out, come out, wherever you are!
  • Self Googling
  • Because He’s Great
  • Out of Office
  • Berserkeley
  • Celebrate!
  • Rex is Dead
  • "I’ll Take a Diet Coke."
  • Rhapsody
  • "How was your date?"
  • Today’s Session
  • Why I Read
  • Sleepy Quirks
  • Chinese New Year Parade
  • Eating Out
  • Testosterone Overload
  • Occupation Overload
  • I’ll make a brand new start of it, in old New York

February 2007

  • Strange Story of the Day
  • The Anti-Cougar
  • MySpace.com
  • Proverbs 14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding
  • Ambien Anyone?
  • Jet Blues
  • One Step Forward, One Step Back
  • Gourmet Days
  • Sun Nin Fy Lok!
  • Speaking of Horoscopes…
  • Je m’aime.
  • Vision: Please Stay Put
  • Dominic is One!
  • Driver Education
  • Ballet Weekend
  • Tara, Me, and Adam
  • Slut, Bitch, Whore
  • My Typical Shopping Cart
  • Who Would’ve Thunk
  • Another Shot of My Dad and His Siblings
  • Ballet Today
  • Cousins
  • Sincere Appreciation
  • Funeral Reception
  • Funeral Week
  • Gacad Girls
  • Sympathy Card
  • The Cousins
  • Rocklin Man Dies in Crash

January 2007

  • My Dad and His Siblings
  • Family Tragedy
  • Paging Psychiatry
  • Slow Sunday Supper
  • Horoscope Happy
  • Food Review Turned Sour
  • No Place Like It
  • Jonathan Weiner’s Thread
  • What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage
  • Accurate Astrology
  • I Have a Dream Today
  • Inclusive + Diverse + Jesuit
  • SF Faves
  • Let Me Eat Cake
  • Bad Dream, Bad Mother
  • Paid to Blog, Paid to Burn
  • Sniffle-sniffle Cough-cough
  • Pictures of Dorian Gray
  • Anne Faith Nicholls ‘Collecting My Thoughts’
  • I Heart Art
  • Pine Sol Pee
  • Anne Faith Nicholls ‘Dreams and Nightmares’
  • Another Breadbasket Please
  • Bloody Mess
  • End of the Year Party
  • Don’t Forget to Pack
  • Playing Games
  • Well Hello 2007

December 2006

  • 2006 Countdown
  • Tempurpedic
  • Major Purchase
  • Food Glorious Food
  • Merry Christmas
  • Atop Machu Picchu
  • Habla Español?
  • Peru is Perfect
  • Cathedral in Copacabana
  • Hot in Copacabana
  • Cusco, Peru

November 2006

  • Happy Thanksgiving!
  • I’ll Keep My Eggs
  • Drunk Texts
  • Beta Blogger
  • Fall in San Francisco
  • The Voice of Reason
  • Indian Summer in San Francisco
  • The End is Near
  • My 2006 Diwali
  • Wedding Etiquette
  • Happily Single
  • Do You Want This Job?
  • Material Girl
  • Yesterday’s Nostalgia
  • Falling Out of Love
  • Halloween Addendum

October 2006

  • Correction
  • Happy Birthday, Tree
  • My Future Husband
  • Vacation Here I Come
  • The Traveling Consultant
  • Safety Third
  • That Girl
  • Fabulous Food
  • Mesmerizing Memoir
  • On the Road to Prominence
  • Interior Decorating
  • Sad and Single
  • Not Myself
  • The Stats
  • Surrounded by Family
  • The Backout Housesteak
  • In You We Trust
  • Surrounded by Lovebirds
  • Waste Not
  • Boutique

September 2006

  • Against Love: A Polemic
  • Pizza Moments
  • The Last Kiss
  • My Heart is Racing…for other reasons
  • Off to Work I Go
  • There’s Something About Mary
  • Day 2
  • Relationship Resume
  • Travel Resume
  • Back to Reality
  • BURNING MAN

August 2006

  • Alone…and Good
  • Email Correspondence
  • Need Help
  • Air Time
  • Tyler Update
  • Going for the Boy Look

July 2006

  • Happy Birthday Adam!
  • Love
  • Tyler Wong
  • Ahhh, France
  • Travel Slut
  • I’m Cheap
  • ALERT: THERE’S ANOTHER CATHERINE GACAD
  • Prayers Requested
  • Happy 230th Birthday, America
  • Baking Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Lest He Forgets the Rules
  • Let the Hikes Begin
  • Misunderstanding
  • Yes, Another Wedding

June 2006

  • Bookmark It
  • D Street
  • *afterthought: catherine’s birthday
  • Call Me Mary Jo Buttafuoco
  • I’m Going to Cry Tomorrow
  • Jobs
  • Will Work for Money
  • Making Up for Lost Time
  • On Ambien
  • Boyfriend Blues

May 2006

  • The Death of ‘I Love You’
  • Bay to Breakers
  • Contest

April 2006

  • Good Saturday
  • Funny Email
  • Word to Your Wisdom
  • Where Are the Pictures?
  • Blog Dilemma

March 2006

  • Single vs. Committed
  • Before Buying, Check Craigslist
  • Hell’s Kitchen
  • Lost in Translation
  • Alcohol Lite, Sugar Free

February 2006

  • Family Tidbits
  • One Guy Out, Another Guy In
  • TV Addiction
  • President’s Day Weekend
  • Warrant Out for My Arrest
  • Announcing the New Man in My Life
  • Still Three
  • Grocery Shopping Threat
  • The Perfect Weekend
  • Dating Update

January 2006

  • I Left My Art in San Francisco
  • Haircut, Clothing, Skincare
  • It’s a Boy!
  • It’s in the Genes
  • Man Overboard
  • Be Careful What You Ask For
  • Announcement
  • You’re Dismissed
  • Stalkers Beware
  • Time to Close the Deal
  • I Heart New York
  • Everyone Thinks I’m Rich
  • My San Francisco Abodes

December 2005

  • Playboy in the Background
  • Error. Problem. Issue.
  • Nothing to See Here…It’s Just Vomit
  • Destined for Average
  • Gay Men are Hot. Where are the Hot Gay Women?
  • Double Trouble
  • Can I See Your ID?
  • Blurbs
  • Cheap Bastard
  • Multi-Tasking in the Name of God
  • Oh Rowdy Night
  • Have You Seen My Best Friend?
  • Up and Running

November 2005

  • Opposites Attract
  • Homeward Bound
  • I Appreciate You
  • If you don’t stop stalking me, I’m going to call the cops. Oh, yes, you’re a cop.
  • Table for Two? No It’s Just Me.
  • Thanksgiving Countdown
  • Ouch! Addendum
  • Ouch!
  • I Can’t Date a Waiter!
  • I’m Over It
  • An Officer and a Gentleman

October 2005

  • A Stroll Down Marathon Lane
  • Marathon Addendum
  • Halloweenasty V
  • The Curse of ‘I Love You’
  • Wonder Twin Powers Activate
  • Craigslist: San Francisco’s Beloved Site
  • Conversation with God
  • I Love Kids, But

September 2005

  • The Art of Stalking
  • Naked
  • Pump It Up
  • Annoyed
  • Mentally Grounded
  • Marijuana Overdose
  • The Best Dessert in the World
  • Friend Faux Pas

August 2005

  • I Heart Hot Boys = Screwed
  • Thoughts from an Ex-Cheerleader
  • Sick of Being Sick
  • Ask Vixen: Calendar of Hottest Men
  • Don’t Bet on It

July 2005

  • A Letter to My Family
  • New Orleans Jazz (Love) Fest
  • Online Dating: You Looked Better on the Internet
  • Things I Cannot Live Without
  • Scorching Hot! Burning Man Ignites My Summers
  • Multiple Offers
  • Airport Angst
  • HOT Chocolate Girl
  • Favorite Poetry

June 2005

  • Make a Wish

April 2005

  • Sail, Sail Away
  • Vixen Returns

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