Wow, 17 months. I can’t quite believe that 17 months have passed by since I first started my 101 in 1001. For whatever reason, it just feels like the time has flown by. . .17 months. I don’t want to say that I am feeling panicked about completing everything on my list (because I think […]
Our Philadelphia Story
There is this movie, or so I’ve heard, called “the Philadelphia Story.” Funny thing is, I have no clue what it is about. I couldn’t tell you who’s in it, when it’s set, if it’s a happy movie, or if it’s a drama – but what I can gather, is that it takes place in […]
A White Christmas
Growing up, I have such fond memories of watching White Christmas almost every Christmas Eve or Christmas Day when all of my extended family got together to celebrate. I think that the movie was probably put on to intrigue us kids into settling down, but somehow none of us did very well with the whole […]
Boston for the Holidays
It feels longer ago than I wish that it did. The snow, the cold, that freezing wind, and truly just the magic of being in Boston for Christmas. While California doesn’t do a horrible job in terms of decorating and celebrating the holidays, because the weather is most likely hovering somewhere around 70°, for this […]
Finding Joy
It was one of those days where I started reading a blog post, and then I followed a link to a related article, and then I followed another link from that article to a different article, and then I followed a link from that article to another article. And pretty much before I knew it, […]
The Year of the Recipe
Over the years, I have amassed quite the list of recipes from our travels to cook at home. Some are recipes that I have been inspired to recreate and some are recipes that I have received. But sadly, most have gone unmade. Yep, even though I cook at home most nights of the week, I […]
A Grateful Heart
I was recently reading something about gratitude (but please don’t ask me what, because I can’t remember for the life of me), and it suggested the idea that gratitude is not just about giving vocal thanks, but that true gratitude is being content in the present. Not using your energy to look back, not thinking […]
Procrastination
As we’re starting to edge towards the New Year, new goals for what I want to accomplish are starting to creep forward in my mind. And something that keeps passing through, but something that I would prefer to keep ignoring, is my longtime battle with mild procrastination. In most ways, I am not a procrastinator. […]
Split Pea Soup
There is just something about eating soup during the Winter that feels so right. That whole, come in from outside and warm yourself up with a bowl of hot soup, really feels like the hallmark of Winter eating. Well, unless you live in San Diego that is, and lately your version of cold and Winter […]
Our Christmas Tradition
As a kid, the anticipation of Christmas morning and running down the stairs to find the Christmas tree piled high with presents from Santa was almost unbearable. For me, there was (and still is) just something about Christmas morning that made everything feel so magical. And so as adults, Ryan and I really wanted to continue […]