Change came to my life a little over two years ago without any warning. A simple, unexpected movement while jogging left me flat on my back in pain awaiting surgery for a severely herniated disc. What you would naturally expect to be an incredibly difficult time in my life, actually wasn’t.
Choose a Different Path This Year
At the beginning of this new decade, I wanted to stop for a moment to remember the choices that life offers us. The title of this poem should give away it’s source, I came across it when I saw the movie by the same name.
Reaching for Gold
On Monday, Dec 28, I checked my American Airlines frequent flyer balance for the first time in ages and clicked on the elite qualifying information maybe for the first time ever… I discovered that I was one flight segment away from Gold status. For all you serious and jaded world travelers, I’m sure this sounds like no big deal since you easily reach Platinum status every year. Not me. Not yet.
A Southern Style New Year’s Day
Black-eyed peas symbolize good luck and prosperity. Some believe that the black-eyed peas represent the “coins,” while the winter greens they’re often served with represent the “dollars.” Eating them together on New Year’s Day is supposed to guarantee many of both in the year to come.
Wishing You Enough in 2010
Whether you’re ringing in the new year surrounded by family or at a fashionable party with a flute of champagne and the familiar stains of Auld Lang Syne, I wish you a wonderful evening tonight and just enough passion, meaning, and inspiration to make 2010 special!
Are you culturious? How do you travel?
I’ve been doing a bit of planning for 2010, including planning an exciting new project, and I’ve been trying to set some travel goals for next year when I came across this ad in the brand new travel magazine called AFAR. I love this magazine and have just become a subscriber. Too much travel literature is about escape or simply checking places off a list. This is nothing like that…
Give Yourself a Break
In this fast paced world, taking the time to linger over a meal can be rare and getting away from your responsibilities often seems next to impossible. We say that that “time is money” and use the language of finance and business when talking about it. We worry about wasting, budgeting, and investing our time, and we run from one thing to the next.
There’s Nothing Like Homemade
Putting your hands to work is the perfect distraction when things seem a little overwhelming or you’ve been chained to your office chair for too long. It works wonders for me when I’m on the path of overthinking something I probably can’t control anyways.
Buenos Dias, Buenos Aires!
My favorite experiences on this trip were… 1) Snacking on sweets with dulce de leche, particularly the brownie version at Chungo, 2) People watching and a lunch of empanadas and salad at Chez Cafe Resto, 3) Wandering through the stalls at the Feria de San Telmo in Plaza Dorrego on Sunday, 4) Eating Argentine BBQ with proveleta at Lo de Jesus in Palermo, 5) Buying Tango shoes at Comme il Fault …
On Returning & Looking Forward
I’m back and excited to tell you all the details about my first trip to South America. Stay tuned! A comprehensive post with lots of great info about attractions in Buenos Aires and plenty of great pictures is in the works, and it will be up soon! I felt a little off kilter for a few days after returning home. Maybe it was getting off the plane in flip flops to find a light *snow* coming down in Dallas, or maybe it was adjusting to the lack of sunlight in Dallas now compared to the long spring days in Buenos Aires…
