Eleven years ago, almost to the hour, I was running down Bath Street in Santa Barbara crying and screaming.  It was the night before my wedding.  I was crazy.  Most of all, I was scared.  It wasn’t that I didn’t want to get married.  In fact, never in my life had I loved someone so [...]

I love Trader Joe’s.  LOVE it.  I love it so much that I have been seen waiting outside 15 minutes before they open their doors with the other crazies.  I’ve also said many times that I couldn’t live in a town where there wasn’t a Trader Joe’s.  That’s not spoiled, that’s being realistic.  However, believe [...]

I love Mexican food.  LOVE Mexican food.  Out of all the cheesy spicy goodness to choose from, one of my favorite dishes is Chile Relleno.  A friend gave me a recipe for a chile relleno casserole that uses 2 pounds, TWO POUNDS, of cheese as well as numerous whole eggs, and condensed milk. On occasion, [...]

“Pau” emailed me last year when I was whining talking about my thighs.  She commented and then sent me a sweet email telling me that she thought my thighs looked really good.  Like any normal girl who receives a compliment, I immediately asked her to be my BFF even though she lives in Ecuador where [...]

Gratitude Going back to the 4 wheels of the Hero-mobile, if I am going to choose to ride an unicycle, I try to choose GRATITUDE.  Why?  Again, it’s simple but not always easy. Gratitude = attitude. Without gratitude, I’ll most likely have a lousy attitude and a lousy attitude makes everything (including losing those last [...]

This is my favorite tea. It is so good. It does cost a bit more than other teas but it is well worth it if you are a tea lover. It also makes nice inexpensive gift for someone. My favorite flavor is the Raspberry Earl Grey. It’s yummy plain but before I was on my [...]