City girl. Traveling soul. Always hungry.
There are days when being grounded into a single place is no longer comforting, but consuming. I sit and try to pinpoint exactly what it is about “the road” that I long for so fiercely on those days. Is it the freedom, the newness, the unknown? It may be all three, or more. It may... Continue Reading →
It’s been hot out…really hot. Sticky, humid, disgusting, NYC-in-the-summer-that-everybody-dreads hot. It’s the kind of hot that forces New Yorkers to flee the city on weekends like scattering bugs. 26 summers here and I still haven’t gotten used to the feeling of an extra humid July/August. I know that down south (and many of the places... Continue Reading →
NYC is an amazing city, but it can be an overwhelming place to settle back into after being almost anywhere else. Urban or rural, non-New York is just about always going to feel low-key and tame in comparison to the total madness of this congested island. Coming back from my 2-week road trip was no... Continue Reading →
Crossing the border into California, we saw the lake peak out over the horizon and happily settled into our home for the night. For an extra $20, we got a 7th floor tower room in Tahoe City (the north end) which had a freaking amazing view of the lake and a shared balcony. The room... Continue Reading →
The next day we made our way to Zion National Park, which the ranger at the Rocky Mountains said reminded him a lot of Jurassic Park. We decided to make a quick stop at a Walmart to try to pick up some cheap tank tops, as we didn’t pack properly for the desert heat we... Continue Reading →
We stayed in Moab due to its close proximity to Arches National Park, where we set off to early the next morning. I must note that one of my first random observations about Utah is the abundance of deep dips in the pavement at entrances to stores etc and where two streets meet. I know... Continue Reading →
It’s amazing how busy one can still feel after completing the so-called *only* thing keeping one busy for months on end (searching for a new job). I guess that all my other ideas/plans/goings-on were waiting anxiously in the back of my conscious for the right moment to surface and feel noticed. It’s been nice to... Continue Reading →
Now that there is sustained sunshine, spring jackets, flats and tank tops back in my life again, I have felt more a part of the world around me (by tank tops I mean that they are now actually practical to wear, vs. the entire winter when I was just allergic to warm clothing and reason).... Continue Reading →
On my last post, I promised to explain the chicken doused in salad dressing. It’s not so much the chicken that needs explaining. It’s been a long, LONG week. Endless job hunting, babysitting after work (=rent gets paid)…my not-so-little brother’s 21st BIRTHDAY (he’s not much of a drinker though...I’m working on it)…and a lot less... Continue Reading →
Getting back into the swing of actually writing consistent blogs is going to be a work in progress for me. The last time I did this, I was driving in circles around the country on my first “official” blogging wanderlust (month-long road trip/quitting of job without a backup plan…where I wrote things down. Yay!) It’s... Continue Reading →
Chaos & Coffee Beans 