Now that SXSW is over, I had thought that my life would settle down for a few weeks at least. While I had a lot of fun running around, listening to a bunch of live music and discovering some new bands, I’m not going to lie – SXSW is not a time where you get to relax. And I’m paying… Read more »
It’s a few days into the new year and I’m still trying to get into the normal routine. Between my long weekend in Ohio and the Florida road trip, my life has definitely veered from the ordinary for the last couple of weeks. We had a great time in Florida: hanging out in Orlando at a very nice resort (discounted… Read more »
Today is not a good day for me. Or for my husband. Or for some of our friends back in Ohio. Today is the funeral of one of my husband’s best friends. I met Joe the same night that I met my husband. He, Joe, another male friend of theirs named Mike, Joe’s then girlfriend, and her sister were all… Read more »
My last couple of posts were sad stories about skin cancer. I figured I would switch it up for this post and relate something not slightly depressing… I’m switching roles in my company, which for me is very good news. I was getting really stressed reporting to a boss that had no clue on how to manage a team and… Read more »
Well, I’m sitting in the mountains of Vermont and the cool, fresh air feels amazing. And I’m breathing a little easier because I got a call from the dermatologist’s assistant telling me that my biopsy came back benign. I can tell you, I was really sweating during the waiting period. It is a relief to know that right now, I’m… Read more »
Our bus pulled into Glasgow and we decided to take a cab to our last hotel, rather than walk. Good thing too, because Glasgow is way more hilly than I anticipated and I’m fairly certain we would have needed to walk uphill most of the way. Once we checked into the hotel, Natasha announced that she wasn’t feeling all that… Read more »
Natasha and I packed the night before, but under the influence of one dram too many of whisky. We hurriedly repacked and checked out of the hotel. My upper respiratory infection seemed to turn into a cough that made me bark like a sea lion, so she insisted that we stop at a pharmacy so I could get cough drops…. Read more »
I woke up in my London hotel, sad I was leaving my new favorite city in the world, but looking forward to the next phase of my U.K. adventure. Despite re-rolling all of my clothes, I could not get my suitcase to zip shut without having to expand it. This still mystifies me because I actually threw away an article… Read more »
So, readers of the blog may know that I’m somewhat addicted to traveling. And about a year and a half ago, I took a trip to Germany to visit a long-lost friend. Since then, we’ve whatsapp’ed and remained in touch. A few months ago, she mentioned that she really wanted to get away on a trip and somehow, we decided… Read more »
The days are getting shorter in the Northern Hemisphere and this time of year always makes me sleepy. But a recent post on Facebook by a husband and wife account detailing her battle with Stage Four breast cancer got me thinking… You see, a few years ago at the tail end of my time in San Antonio, I suffered from… Read more »