My arch nemesis Salt Lake City, Utah. It spoke to me in some ways. In other ways, it didn’t. I faced some fears. I ignored others. I’ll start with the best part: Holly. I’ll end with the worst: chickens and snow. Holly was my first real best friend. We met when I was 4 years […]
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Hot Mineral Springs. I’ve been all over the world in search of them. Why? Because they have always revived my body and spirit. Many tout the health properties of steaming mineral water, which they say can provide relief for arthritis and digestive issues, give speedy recovery of wounds, increase blood flow and circulation, increase metabolism, […]
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Boise, Idaho. A place I haven’t known much about, and admittedly, a place I’ve never had a desire to visit. I thought my stop would be a quick one-nighter on my way through Idaho, but happily, I was hit with yet another dose of serendipity on the road.  My pie-baking goddess friend, Beth Howard,  came through again and connected […]
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Although it has been nice spending time in bigger metropolitan areas, it was with a small private sigh of relief that Yoda and I loaded up Princess the Prius and hit the country roads again. The quiet beauty of nature truly does rejuvenate one’s spirit, and mine certainly has been in need of a kick-start. We left Portland on […]
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I confess. There was a small (fine, big) part of me that was initially using this road trip as a way to run away from the crumbled mess that my life has become. Everything in my life seemed broken and I didn’t know how to fix any part of it, so it just seemed easier […]
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An important rule of travel is to be flexible with your plans. Things rarely go as planned, so the more open you are to change, the more likely your trip will be a success. I’m starting to learn that the same rule applies to life.  I’ve always been an overachiever with a fixed menu for my […]
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There is something about being a transplant in a big city that makes a select few of one’s friendships very deep and meaningful. Since many of us don’t have family living in these cities, our friends become our surrogate local families. We spend holidays with them, they collect our mail when we are out of town, […]
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It seems fitting that the first three days of our road trip consisted of near constant rain and muddy paws.  The weather reflected the storm in my heart and the tears on my cheeks.  I suppose it is hard to understand how numbing LA can be to one’s spirit without having lived and breathed its essence on a daily […]
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I did it. I really did it. I left the keys with my house sitter at 11am and promised him exclusive use of my apartment through the end of December. I then spent the first 2 hours of my drive with a fistful of tissues during my obligatory cry as I headed up the coast in […]
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I’m tapped out. Drained.  Sad.  Lost. Life is heavy. However one thing that sustains me, body and soul, is water.  I just watched the documentary “Tapped.” Without getting into my political views about bottled water (don’t buy it!), I realized how much water is a part of my life.    Up to 70% of our bodies are made of water. We physically […]
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