Writing, living, and healing in the PNW
If you’ve read anything else I’ve written, or if you know me at all, you know I homeschool. It is one of the first things that comes up in almost any conversation I have. Often it is because I have a five year old with me in the middle of the day. Which is odd….
*This is a continuation of Part One of Rebecca’s weight loss journey through gastric bypass. Part Two The first time I met with Rebecca we met at Zocalo Coffee Shop a few exits from where I live. I love meeting friends and collaborators there because the place just oozes art and creativity, and as an…
“Maybe we should have pancakes.” My daughter says, when I ask what we should have for breakfast that sunny Saturday morning. “Hm. Yea, we could. But I don’t have any mix.” I respond, bottom lip between my teeth. I am a huge fan, HUGE, of making food from scratch. Unless it is just way to…
Recently, I wrote in the femme unfiltered Facebook group that I didn’t suffer from self-doubt because I was “forged in blood and fire.” Healthy Self Doubt It was both tongue in cheek and serious. Of course I suffer from self-doubt; I don’t believe for a second that there’s a human on earth who doesn’t suffer…
Of all the parks in Hayward, California, San Felipe park is my favorite. Many of you know I homeschool. Homeschooling is a joy and a pain. I know I am giving my child complete freedom to learn out of genuine curiosity, I know she is free from a harsh and rigid system I disagree with…
Never Leaving the City of Hayward I live just above the downtown area of the city of Hayward on the top floor of an apartment building overlooking the city and looking out to the hills. My husband and brother have been trying to convince me to move for years. “We could get a house,” they…
It’s the little things. It’s sun filtering in through your bedroom window. It’s kisses from babies. It’s summer rain and lightning storms. It’s coffee on the nightstand brought to you by a loved one. It’s a heart emoji text. It’s an unexpected raise. It’s making your bed every day. It’s doing one…
As an SF Bay Area parent, I have a ton of options for what to do with my kids. Celaya, my five year old daughter, has spent her weekday mornings in Bay Area parks since she could walk. We have the Exploratorium in San Francisco, the Children’s Discovery Museum in San Jose or Sausalito, the…
I’m on this new kick, as many of my friends know, to be always fierce and unafraid. Fiercely unafraid even. A couple of months ago I let it all go, all fear, all anxiety, all despair, and now live my life to the fullest every single day. Part of that involved booking the trips I…
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