Transitions and the Struggle with NOW

June 3, 2011

No one said it was going to be easy.  And it hasn’t been.  I’ve been vacillating between emotional highs about finally making positive changes in my life and emotional lows about leaving behind the people and places I love in Los Angeles.  I haven’t yet found that sweet spot of balance in between the two […]

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The Huffington Post: Bisbee, Arizona – Historic Mining Town Morphed Into Quirky Artist Colony

May 10, 2011

Bisbee, Arizona is a funky artists’ haven nestled a mile high into the hillside of a mountain.  Although I didn’t encounter any ghosts in this allegedly haunted former copper mining town, I did leave with a handful of new memories and a mental recharge that left me feeling more alive than when I arrived.  Read […]

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I welcomed change. It came. But first I had to say goodbye.

April 14, 2011

In my very first blog post in September 2010, I proclaimed that I needed change in my life.  I prayed for change.  I desperately needed change.  On the first day of my road trip last October, realizing I had no idea how to find that change,  I blubbered snotty tears all over my steering wheel […]

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Home is Where the Heart Is

March 14, 2011

I usually don’t like to blog out of order, but right now I’m compelled to share what’s going on.  So, you’ll have to wait to hear about some of my unique and unexpected Arizona road trip adventures.  For now, I want to tell you about my journey back to Santa Monica.  After 5 months on […]

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American Gothic House Farm Girls: Women in Agriculture

February 27, 2011

Before I left on my road trip, I never realized how healing driving can be.  Long hours alone in the car can be filled with times of tears, times of reflection, times of imagination, or times of peaceful zoning out.  Yet not all roads are the same.  The breathtaking bluffs in Big Sur, California are […]

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Arizona: Rest Stop Comrades Lead to Hot Springs Soak

February 19, 2011

One of the most rewarding parts of my road trip has been meeting new people.  By traveling alone without an itinerary for 4 months now, I’ve found that conversations with strangers and new friends often point me to the next road on which Princess, Yoda and I travel.  These conversations take place anywhere from a […]

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Las Cruces, New Mexico: I Found My Lemonade!

February 16, 2011

Yes, I was a sourpuss of colossal proportions. I really was. But seriously, being stranded in Ozona, Texas was like bathing in a big ol’ rotting sour lemon. I swear my fingers are still puckered from the acerbic soak. I think my problem with the town is that it is pretending to be something bigger […]

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Texas and NOLA: Serendipitous Encounters on the Road

February 7, 2011

When I left Santa Monica on my road trip in October, 2010, I felt completely alone.  I felt like I was the only person in the world going through an existential crisis.  Having had the realization that I didn’t like who I was and I didn’t like where I had found myself in life, I […]

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Ozona, Texas: Where’s the Lemonade?

February 4, 2011

I’ve written a lot about how the road has a mind of its own.  For 4 months now I’ve repeatedly tried to make road trip plans, only to have them change in every single instance.  I’m happy to report that things have always worked out for the better.  I’ve met new friends I wouldn’t have […]

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The Huffington Post: New Orleans – Fido Friendly Fun

February 3, 2011

When I decided to explore New Orleans with my dog, I questioned my sanity. I wondered if having Yoda along would relegate me to spending my time sitting on a cold cement curb people-watching while slurping a Hurricane out of a plastic cup from Pat O’Brien’s Bar. Read my most recent Huffington Post piece to […]

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