Slice of Life Challenge

    • Save as draft

      Phew! Made it to the last day of the Slice of Life Story Challenge. I didn’t think I’d be able to keep up with writing each day nor would I even know what to write about for 31 days. It turns out I had too many things to write about.…

    • No, really, I do have a brother (part 3)

      If you haven’t read part 1 or part 2, what you need to know is that my brother and I were separated when we were 7 and 13. We didn’t get to see each other for another eight years. This last installment starts at the first time we saw each…

    • No, really, I do have a brother (part 2)

      My brother and I were separated when we were 7 and 13 years old. My mom and stepdad were planning on moving from Houston, a city we’d just arrived in less than 6 months ago, to Japan. As a middle schooler I couldn’t see the kind of once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that…

    • No, really, I do have a brother (part 1)

      For my 40th birthday (ten years ago), my sister and husband threw me a party at our house. Forty was a big one, so everyone was invited. One of my dear friends I’ve know since 8th grade, Tammy, came in and struck up a conversation with my brother. “How do…

    • On the road again

      This morning I am writing from the passenger seat of a truck heading up the 5 freeway to visit my in-laws who live in Carmel, California. It’s usually about a 5 1/2 hour drive, more or less, from where we live in Southern California. My partner and I have been…

    • When mom is wrong

      My sisters and I have an ongoing group chat and more often than not the texts are about our mother: what she said this time, what she wants one of us do, what she doesn’t want us to do anymore. Don’t get me wrong, we love our mom. She’s one…

    • You know what people in China call Chinese food?

      I’ve always envied people who meal plan or meal prep. To arrive at dinner time and not have to ask the question, “What’re we doing for dinner?” sounds like heaven. But for some reason I never sit down and try it. Friends have offered advice and app recommendations, still I…

    • Just one more…

      During this Slice of Life challenge, I’ve added reading blogs and writing to my morning routine. It’s only because I don’t have those long morning commutes that I’ve been able to do this. But I still have work to do so I generally limit myself to reading and commenting on…

    • Depending on when you met me

      I was first inspired by Glenda’s post to do my own “Depending on when you met me” entry. Depending on when you met me, I might have been a middle schooler in a Madonna lip-syncing contest in a teen club in Houston, Texas; an aerobics class and spin instructor at…

    • Sunday morning breakfast

      Yesterday morning I rifled around our bare cupboards looking for something to make for breakfast. Did I have ingredients to make pancakes? Nope. Did I have some soyrizo in the fridge? Nope. All we have is cereal and milk. We can’t have cereal on a Sunday morning, that’s work week…