Driving back from the airport on Wednesday afternoon with hunger pains in my tummy, I decided to swing by HEB to stock my fridge with a few essentials. Now that I live in Texas, tostadas have become one of those essentials.  I found myself contemplating the shelves packed with different flavors: yellow corn, jalapeño, chili […]
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I lived six blocks from the beach when I lived in Los Angeles. The ever present cool ocean breeze meant I didn’t need air conditioning during the 15 years I called myself a Southern California girl. Things are different now. Three-digit temperatures are the summer norm in Austin, meaning I’ve had to search out creative […]
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Fear is like fire. It needs fuel, oxygen and heat. The more you feed it, the more it spreads and takes over your life. I’ve written previously that real growth cannot begin until we look fear in the eye and tell it that we are not going to let it control our lives. That includes […]
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Sometimes an experience touches you deeply, where you know you are witnessing something profound and important, but you don’t know exactly what it is. That is what happened to me today. Yoda and I were heading back to Princess Leia the Prius, having just spent the last hour walking around Lady Bird Lake. I was […]
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For 6 months I’ve had the following written on my calendar for the last Saturday of April, 2012: “Eeyore’s Birthday Party, Pease Park, Austin, TX.† The problem is, until 2 weeks ago, I had no idea why I was saving the date. Austin’s counter-culture seems to count the days until the next year’s Eeyore’s Birthday […]
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In the short time I’ve lived here, Texas has offered a wide-range of cultural experiences. I’ve appreciated box seats at the opera, visited world-class art museums, been to both the ballet and the theater, and of course, living in Austin, have enjoyed many live music venues. However, my two favorite Texas “cultural†experiences both happened […]
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It seems every talk show host and magazine these days is using the holidays as an excuse to put together a list of their favorite things.  Often you can “like†their Facebook page or enter your e-mail address in order to have the opportunity to win a gift bag of all their favorite stuff. These […]
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Route 66 was one of the original U.S. highways, originally running from Chicago to Los Angeles. Driving Route 66 embodies the spirit of Americana. It’s a trip back in time, combined with plenty of rural kitsch. People plan entire road trip vacations along Route 66. It seems to carry with it a certain romantic nostalgia. […]
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One year ago today I began my epic road trip. Little did I know my life would be changed forever. One year ago today I plastered a decade old Post-it Note to Princess’ dashboard with duct tape. The Post-it Note read “I Welcome Change.â€Â I stared at these words realizing I had been seeking change […]
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I found myself in Houston again this week for a meeting at NASA.  Being there on business was every bit as exhilarating as when I was given a private tour last month. This time around I hit the gift shop and left with a bag of “Astronaut Food†which consists of packets of ice-cream and […]
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