When I was a kid, I had family who lived in the Monterey area, which meant I spent time there building sandcastles, digging clams, and eating ice-cream on Cannery Row. Remember the movie Splash? During a tough time in his…
Quote of the Day
This quote came through my Twitter feed this morning and I just wanted to say Hells to the Yeah. I can’t remember a time in my life being this stressful. If I were a celebrity, I’d check myself into a…
Worst Day of My Life
Yesterday has to rank as one of the worst days of my life. First, I want to preface that my experience yesterday does not compare to a death in the family, divorce, a sick child, miscarriage or terminal illness. Those are…
Cars That Go Boom
We got into a car accident on Sunday. As bad of an Asian driver that I am, I was not the one who caused it. A Subaru Forester slammed into a brand new Prius which then hit our Nissan Pathfinder….
Death with Dignity
I have been so moved by 29-year-old newlywed Brittany Maynard’s bravery as she approaches the end of her life from brain cancer. She has moved with her husband from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, one of five states that allows people…
How to Overcome an Addiction
I did it! I’m no longer a sugar-holic! After a lifetime of consuming cookies, ice-cream, cake, chocolate croissants, cupcakes, hot chocolate, candy, cheesecake, you name it…on a daily basis, I’m totally over it! After a 21 day detox, I no…
Do You Have Enough to Retire?
I had an ex-boyfriend who was a computer science major and I remember asking him if he could build me a computer. When he said he wasn’t able to do that, I gave him a lot of flak. “How is…
The Very Stressful Catherine: Inching My Way to Less Stress
The Very Stressful Catherine: Inching My Way to Less Stress…
The Buck Stops Here: When Your Children Steal from You
I was reading an article in Money magazine that posed the question, ‘How much should you help your adult kids?’ I was appalled at the real-world situations that were featured. Most of the parents were delaying retirement as they continued to…
No More Sugar, At Least for 21 Days
I went 11 days sugar-free which is pretty impressive considering what a chocaholic/ice-cream-aholic I am. I took a break over the Labor Day holiday, celebrating with lots and lots of sugary goodness. But honestly I’m ready to do it again. My…