I used to write a blog called Vixen Vignettes until today. Since April 2005, I wrote as regularly as I could, documenting my life as a single girl in San Francisco post-business school. For a long time the blog was…
A Trail of Broken Hearts
I got an email from the artist today. My heart fluttered as I quickly moved the email to a personal folder. Forget about it, I tried to tell myself as I continued to work. But I couldn’t concentrate. I went…
Old and Heavy
It’s earnings season and I’m busy at work. Just back from a mini-holiday vacation. Wedding tasks are swirling around in my head. I hadn’t put together a photo album of my Turkey trip and was determined to complete it when…
Wedding Reconnaissance 4th of July Weekend
Dean and I are here in Palm Springs doing reconnaissance for our wedding. We drove down Thursday after work in parking lot traffic. Stopped at an In-n-Out for a little bit of relief. I very mistakenly ate Dean’s double-double that…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective, Well-Educated Women
Great post that my friend Pooja sent me. By Lindsay Meyer For full disclosure, I’ve never read Covey’s “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” (though people have definitely recommended it to me). However, as I’ve been reflecting recently on…
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is my favorite book. I think I’ve read it at least ten times. I loved it in high school and loved it even more in college when I wrote a paper comparing Myrtle Wilson and Jay Gatsby–both…
Eyes Wide Shut
Dean’s best friend is in town. I like Jeff a lot. When Dean and I vacationed in Scottsdale, Jeff came from a couple hours away to have dinner and drinks with us. Jeff has the penultimate traits of a suave…
So Many Friends, So Little Time
I was complaining to Dean that I was sick to my stomach. Ever since I came back from Turkey, I have eaten every single meal out. Lunches, happy hours, dinners, brunches. Friends have been taking me out for my birthday….