Fresh back from the best weekend at the Stagecoach and I am in a country-music-lyric-induced-haze. I have always loved country music. While the cynic might hear these songs and think they are cheesy, I listen and hear optimism. So many of the songs I heard this weekend are pertinent to life and living well. “While… Continue reading Led Me Here to This.
Category: Opinion
The Art of Sitting Around the Table
Hands down. Without a doubt. No question about it. My favorite moments in life happen around the table. I certainly don’t remember what we talked about, but I remember the hysterical laugher and looks of pure, unadulterated joy on the faces of the people I love. Whether it be Reischl family dinners, a 30-person Thanksgiving feast,… Continue reading The Art of Sitting Around the Table
“Shopping” In Your Existing Wardrobe
I was sitting in the Employment Development Department yesterday, unnecessarily early for my “Job Search Advice Session”, when the receptionist asks me if I will need my appointment in English or Cantonese…ridiculous and hilarious at the same time. Nevertheless, unemployment is a lovely taxpayer benefit, though it covers little more than my overpriced rent check. I… Continue reading “Shopping” In Your Existing Wardrobe
The “Shouldas”
I am always interested when public figures talk about feeling better in their 30’s (even 40’s) than they did in their 20’s. Now the least insightful people could figure out why these women feel this way. Your twenties are full of uncertainty, change and direction only by trial and error. Your 30’s are about finding… Continue reading The “Shouldas”
Living the Life of the Unemployed
As of late my days are filled with resumes, baked goods and window-shopping. And when I am not working out at 11:00 o’clock in the morning with Marina moms and my fellow “un-employees”, I am enjoying the never-ending law school versus corporate world debate. When this dance ends I usually resort to the aforementioned activities,… Continue reading Living the Life of the Unemployed