
I had an aha moment this week while sitting in the wardrobe trailer, in the middle of the night, shopping for expensive sneakers online… The more hours per week I work and the more money I make, the more I spend and look for distraction and satisfaction in things and stuff. Since October I have…
What if we never figure it out? What if we never figure out whether a conversation we had with our dad at age twelve inadvertently influenced our future relationships with men or which grain is causing our skin to break out periodically? I was having a similar conversation recently with one of my dear friends,…
As they do, this week went from “great” to “get me out of here” overnight. And, so, I got out; out of my apartment, city, and head and into the desert and the awesome Desert X art show. Desert X consists of 14 installation art pieces in the desert between Whitewater, Desert Hot Springs, Palm…
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