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Gardening & Sustainability

Tomato Update – My Plants are Dying!

A few weeks ago I shared with you how I ended up with eight different tomato plants, despite not liking tomatoes at all. I had decided at the beginning of…

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June 9, 2021
Travel & Adventure

My 2-Day Trip to Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park

For our wedding anniversary this year, my husband and I spent two days in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park. Two parks neither of us had ever been to and…

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September 27, 2022
Life

Desert Rain

ullhead City, Arizona is a community located directly across the Colorado River from Laughlin, Nevada and not too far from Needles, California. For those of you that still don't know…

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March 9, 2020
Life

I have cancer.

I wasn't going to make this a blog post, but as I've tried to work through this over the past few weeks, it's become really clear that I need to.…

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November 21, 2022
Food

North Shore Garlic Shrimp

Oahu’s North Shore is known for many things. Gorgeous beaches. Huge waves. Laid back vibes. And garlic shrimp. Garlic shrimp can be found all over Oahu’s North Shore and it…

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January 2, 2019
  • Life

    Modern World vs Natural World – New Year’s Resolutions

    March 18, 2025 / 1 Comment

    So it probably seems quite strange for me to be talking about New Year’s Resolutions in March. Seems a little late, right? Especially coming from someone who regularly does end-of-year wrap-ups, and sets priorities and goals for the new year in the form of birthday posts (although I did miss my turning 34 post). But this is an intentional post (mostly). Although I did plan to write this a few weeks ago, prior to even ringing in the new year, I knew that my approach to the new year would be different and I wanted to do my best to articulate it here. I’m still not sure I’m going to…

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    January 20, 2022

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    June 26, 2019

    Desert Rain

    March 9, 2020
  • Food

    I Like Pie – Ranking Their Winter Menu Before We Say Goodbye

    February 15, 2025 / 0 Comments

    I first wrote about I Like Pie, an adorable and delicious pie shop in Claremont, CA a few years back. And although I don’t make it out to enjoy their baked goodies as much as I would like, to this day they remain one of my favorite dessert shops. But unfortunately, as has happened to way too many small businesses, this past week I Like Pie announced that they will be closing down both of their locations before the end of the month (Pasadena closes tomorrow 2/16 and Claremont will close 2/23). This announcement absolutely broke my heart and I knew I had to make it over there one last…

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    30 “Things” That Made My 30th Year

    January 27, 2022

    My Unpopular Opinion – The Pig & The Lady

    April 10, 2019

    The Hot Spot

    August 31, 2019
  • Entertainment

    2024 Concert Wrap-Up: Top 10 Performances

    January 14, 2025 / 0 Comments

    2024 was a year of concerts, festivals, and general music entertainment. I went to three different music festivals, attended over a dozen concerts, and saw probably 40+ bands perform. So I thought what better way to wrap up the year than with a list of who I thought put on the best shows in 2024?

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    The Conjuring Universe is a Disappointment

    October 25, 2023

    20 Things That Made 2020 Tolerable

    December 18, 2020

    I binge-watched Tiny Beautiful Things and I have no regrets

    April 22, 2023
  • Entertainment

    5 Musical Artists You Probably Aren’t Listening To (But Should)

    November 16, 2024 / 0 Comments

    For the first time in years, I think my SpotifyWrapped will have more hours of music played than podcasts. And although I am still listening to a lot of the bands I grew up on I have come across a surprising amount of new up-and-coming bands that you're probably not listening to, but really should be.

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    9 Instagram Accounts That Make Me Happy

    January 24, 2023

    Realizing what Neon Trees actually Means to Me

    October 19, 2023

    Operator by Jim Croce

    March 30, 2020
  • Entertainment

    Sum 41 in LA: The Farwell Show Fans Deserve

    October 8, 2024 / 1 Comment

    After nearly 30 years, Sum 41 is saying farewell, and I was fortunate enough to be in the pit at their LA show, the second to last stop on their farewell tour before heading overseas to wrap up their Tour Of The Setting Sum. Now I am not the biggest Sum 41 fan, but as a proud elder emo, I’m more than familiar with their catalog of music. I saw them perform at Warped Tour back in the day and their set at WWWY (When We Were Young) last year, was one of the best of the day. I don’t own many of their albums but I have probably blasted…

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    5 Musical Artists You Probably Aren’t Listening To (But Should)

    November 16, 2024

    I Don’t Like The Nightmare Before Christmas

    October 26, 2022

    20 Things That Made 2020 Tolerable

    December 18, 2020
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    Mid-Year Check-In (Since I’ve Been MIA for Most of 2024)

    June 23, 2024 / 0 Comments

    Sadly, as I take a look at my blog I realize my last post (in March) was also a “What have I been up to?” post. And although I feel like such a crappy blogger for that I find myself torn between trying to do my best to just write about all the things I’ve been up to this year (old habits die hard and I know that this choice would result in, although many posts, poorly written posts), dive back in as if I haven’t neglected this little project of mine for the past five, nearly six months (but that feels irresponsible), or choice three (the one I’ve clearly…

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    It’s Been One Month

    April 17, 2021

    Adventures in Popcorn Ceilings

    March 18, 2019

    The Hurricane Lane Experience

    August 27, 2018
  • The Other Stuff

    What Have I Been Up To – February Recap

    March 1, 2024 / 0 Comments

    I've been incredibly busy, I just haven't done anything interesting. Sadly there has been no time for hikes or exploring or even checking out new restaurants. The past month has consisted of working, working out, meal-prepping, and sleeping. Not much else.

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    Long Line of Old Friends

    September 4, 2019

    Helping Others to Avoid Chasing my Dreams

    January 31, 2020

    My Own Original Thoughts on a Completly Un-Original Interpretation on the Last Two Years

    December 30, 2021
  • Food

    Several Years Later, I Finally Made it to S’moreology

    January 31, 2024 / 0 Comments

    S'moreology is an artisan s'more shop serving up unique takes on the classic campfire dessert along with other sweet treats. They sell gourmet s'mores, artic s'mores (s'mores with ice cream), ice cream treats, and baked goods.

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    New York Pizza

    October 30, 2019

    I Like Pie – Ranking Their Winter Menu Before We Say Goodbye

    February 15, 2025

    My Unpopular Opinion – The Pig & The Lady

    April 10, 2019
  • Life

    Turning 33…Happy Birthday to Me!

    January 27, 2024 / 0 Comments

    I feel more like myself, more excited, and more at peace with the world than I have in a long time. My relationship with my body is rough. My anxiety and insomnia are still in need of some serious management. I still feel lost and unsure of where I'm headed or even want to go. Life is still hard, but life feels doable finally.

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    30 “Things” That Made My 30th Year

    January 27, 2022

    It’s been decided, I’m declaring May the month of Me

    May 1, 2023
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    Baby Steps To Plant-Based Eating

    September 12, 2020
  • Life

    A Look Back at 2023: Turning Up the Metaphorical Volume

    January 21, 2024 / 0 Comments

    When it comes to my mission to rediscover myself and wake up the real me that I seem to have lost along the way, last year I feel like I made a major breakthrough and the best way I can think to describe it is that it feels like I finally found a way to slowly start turning the volume back up.

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    2023 was a Strange Year…And I Don’t Know Why

    January 6, 2024

    You Won’t Always Have More Time

    May 31, 2020

    2019 Nearly Killed Me – A Look Back on the Year

    December 30, 2019
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