Happy Presidents Day. I hope you are all enjoying the holiday weekend. I love the official portraits of Barack (artist Kehinde Wiley) and Michelle Obama (artist Amy Sherald). Color! I searched and there are canvas prints for purchase online. …
2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 5: First Sunday of Lent
I wanted to share an inspiring message from my church’s pastor Father George Alengadan on this first Sunday of Lent. “Lent means “springtime.” Springtime is when the deadness of winter begins to blossom with new life. Lent is a time…
2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 4: The Olympics
Anyone else out there an Olympics junkie? I can’t get enough of these two gold-medal performances: Chloe Kim in halfpipe and Aliona Savchenko and Bruno Massot in pairs figure skating.
2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 3: Tip Hotel Housekeeping
This past weekend, my husband and I argued over whether or not to leave a tip for hotel housekeeping. I do. He does not. My belief on tipping comes from the first time I took a business trip. My boss had forgotten…
2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 2: “My God, My God, Why Have You Abandoned Me?”
Jesus cried out on the cross, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Are you feeling that way with another mass shooting of school children? Catholics sing these words during the Lenten season, leading up to Easter. While…
2018 Best Lent Ever: Day 1 Ash Wednesday
Hello and happy Lent. Today is Ash Wednesday which kicks off the start of the Lenten season, or the 40 days that lead up to Easter Sunday, the holiest holiday for Catholics. Easter celebrates the resurrection of Jesus and that…
Port Costa, California
When you hear ‘Port Costa,’ don’t you think vacation destination? Port Costa, CA has been on my bucket list for a few years now even though it’s only 45 minutes away from San Francisco. Port Costa in Contra Costa County isn’t…
The Best New Year’s Resolutions Ever
2017 wasn’t a great year for me. I’m the type of person who consistently puts together new year’s resolutions and for the most part, I’m good at achieving them. In 2017, I had 21 goals that fit under the following…
One Day in LA
Last month, on Thursday November 2, I flew down to spend a single day with my LA-based high school friends and see Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrors exhibit at the Broad museum. It was a luxurious treat to myself, and totally…
Happy Thanksgiving and the Best Way to Sign Your Emails
I hope you all are having a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday, filled with food, fun, and family. I am under the weather, which makes me grateful for all the other days of the year when I am perfectly healthy. I am…