I want to avoid the patterns of last week and set out to be more productive this week in my work duties, household chores, and fitness. I’ve been reflecting on why I […]
365: Day 323 – Quick Monday thoughts
365: Day 322 – Admiring Spring
This weekend was the first in a while that was warm enough to feel like Spring in California. Some may say we have no seasons, but if you live here long enough […]
365: Day 321 – Blooming into Spring
A few days ago, I wrote a post without any pictures. I must have been so exhausted and preoccupied with other things that I completely forgot a photo I had taken earlier […]
365: Day 320 – Korean BBQ
With yesterday’s post in mind, I focused on minimizing distractions and felt satisfied with the amount of work I could get done for a Friday. There are two things I was working […]
365: Day 319 – Unfocused
I like to write about when I’m feeling productive and when things go great because I put in the hard work. However, it is also important to note the times when you […]
365: Day 318 – Tumbling down the Opera rabbit hole again…
Writing about Kintsugi got me thinking about Japan, which isn’t challenging to get me to do. So when I was browsing through the websites of local opera companies and orchestras, I inevitably […]
365: Day 317 – 金継ぎ (Kintsugi)
I have been keeping the fragments of a broken ceramic pumpkin for over a year just stored away. It’s a pumpkin I painted, so it’s special to me. When I shattered it, […]
365: Day 316 – Yard to table yam leaves
In recent years, you hear a lot about “farm to table” when it comes to restaurants marketing that they use the freshest possible ingredients. I’m always suspicious of these marketing terms because […]
365: Day 315 – Sixty days away
I’m sixty days away from the one year mark on this 365 project and surprisingly I don’t want it to end. The pandemic lockdown had me looking for ways to distract myself […]
365: Day 314 – Beef Bone Soup
Once again, I was back at my favorite Korean restaurant. I like trying different things, but this time I wanted to revisit my favorite soup there: the beef bone soup with tripe […]
