Slice of Life Challenge

    • Desert Life

      Desert Life

      This weekend I saw Chrissy Teigen and John Legend at a spa resort in Tucson, Arizona! (Side note: I was there because I have the best sisters in the world.) I was with my sisters and a friend when they passed us on the way from breakfast. We had a…

    • Name that tune

      I’ve written about before–I’m really no good at remembering song lyrics. I can usually remember the chorus, but even that may be incomplete or incorrect. Yet, I find myself constantly connecting songs to random things people say. Them: Doesn’t look like we’re getting any sunshine today.Me: 🎶 Ain’t no sunshine…

    • Dream Day at Disneyland

      As a kid having to beg my dad to please buy more E tickets, I could never have imagined that one day I’d have the opportunity to go to Disneyland on a VIP tour. But last weekend my sister made that dream come true when she booked us a tour…

    • The coffee cake that connects

      If you live in or near the boundaries of the Los Angeles Unified School District, you’re bound to meet someone who has fond memories of their famous coffee cake, either from their own childhood or as an employee. Once the mention of this coffee cake enters the room, you’ll spend…

    • Lunar New Year Thoughts

      As an ABC, there are many Chinese/Taiwanese holidays that I don’t know about or celebrate (unless my mom reminds me). But Lunar New Year is one that I really cherish. I love the food and the symbolism behind the dishes. I love the superstitions about cutting your hair and sweeping…

    • Missing Commas

      As someone who likes a minimalist aesthetic, I tend to use commas as minimally as possible. Don’t want to muddy up the page with extra marks. Although I will fight to the death for the Oxford comma. Commas in a series aside, I often forget the “rules” for using a…

    • This is a sign

      I wasn’t going to write today; there are still gifts to be bought, bags to packed, and cookies to be baked. But then I came across Fran’s post and I took it as a sign to take a moment to do just a little bit of writing. At the beginning…

    • Where my girls at?

      Last Friday night I got to see Lizzo perform live and what a performance it was! High energy, musical greatness, infectious joy and an overarching message of loving yourself. All things I’d love for all the girls in my life to experience. But would it be appropriate? There were quite…

    • My mother the saleswoman

      Does anyone remember Shaklee products? Maybe you use them? I think of this brand much like Amway–sold using a multi-level marketing strategy. There was a time in the 80’s when my mom sold Shaklee. I remember we always had an assortment of brown bottles of various vitamins and supplements in…

    • My biological mother

      “Have you been getting calls from a number in Glendora lately?” I asked my brother.“Do you think it’s our mom?” he answered, immediately understanding why I was asking.“Yeah. It’s the same one over and over again, not the usual telemarketer pattern. I really need to block it.” This recent conversation…