Me: I took down a lot of good notes here. Thank you for all of this. No raw meat or seafood, nothing unpasteurized. No deli meat, nitrates, or runny eggs. No sprouts. I’ve cut out the caffeine and the alcohol…
Old School Blogging – Alphabet Soup
My friend Andrea tagged me on her post that is making the rounds all along the blogosphere. A. Attached or Single? My husband never wants to leave my side, so yeah, attached. B. Best Friend? See above. C. Cake or pie? Ice-cream…
Money Monday: Retiring in the San Francisco Bay Area
My friend Affinity chided me for looking outside of the Bay Area and away from family, when I can very well retire here at home. She was totally right. She wrote a guest blog post on retiring early here. It…
Why Movie Club is Better Than Book Club
Unless you’re hosting the movie viewing, there’s zero preparation involved. All you have to do is show up with a bottle of wine. And even if you’re hosting, all you have to do is order take-out or delivery from one…
Dating Advice: Splitting the Bill and Self-Respect
“And then when the bill came, he said we should split!” Gasps followed in the nail salon as a woman relayed to her friends her date gone wrong. I had no right to speak, but I so wanted to tell that…
Blurbs for the Brain
RIP Robert Fogel, Nobel Prize winner and revered professor at my grad school alma mater University of Chicago. In his most recent book published last year, Explaining Long-Term Trends in Health and Longevity, Fogel writes that the “abstention from caloric…
Purisima Creek Redwoods
Purisima Creek Redwoods, an hour south of San Francisco, is the Mt. Tam of the Peninsula. The parking lot is full, the open space preserve is busy, but as soon as you put in some mileage and hike toward the…
Sponsored Post: Flips Audio
I was contacted to provide an honest review of the Flips Audio headphones in return for the product. The unique feature of the Flips Audio is that the headphones can flip out, turning into built-in speakers. Ever since the headphones…
Money Monday: Retirement Milestones
You know how I’ve been yapping on and on about how I’m determined to retire when I’m 50? Looks like I have to tack on another 5 years. Take a look at this list of retirement milestones that I put…
10 Things of Thankful
I’ve been reading other bloggers post their 10 Things of Thankful which made me so happy to read. I am thankful for all the typical things you are thankful for: health, my husband, my family and friends, my job, and…