#1 reason I love Oakland, California: The PEOPLE.

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my fave Oakland street sign. I'm moving in TWO days (!).  As a result I wanted to share the Top Five Reasons I Love Oakland, California.  These are quintessential Old School Blogging posts.  Filled with minutia of my life as I ready to depart. I almost closed comments as all I ask is you spend time---no matter how long---sharing & carrying these feelings alongside me. Here is ... Continue Reading

The #2 way living in Oakland changed my life.

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These five posts are quintessential Old School Blogging.  They are crammed with the minutia of my life.  Stuffed with thoughts which only matter to me. I almost closed comments as all I really ask is you spend time---no matter how long---sharing & carrying these feelings alongside me. Readying for some Travels with Charming. I will never forget the first time we drove up up up the ... Continue Reading

#3 reason MOST people love Oakland.

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These are quintessential Old School Blogging posts.  Filled with minutia of my life.  Crammed with thoughts which only matter to me. As I ready to move to Austin from Oakland Ive dedicated 5 posts to recounting the Top 5 Reasons I've LOVED My Time in Oakland. I almost closed comments as all I really ask is you spend time---no matter how long---sharing & carrying these feelings alongside ... Continue Reading

#4 reason I’ll always love Oakland.

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I'm moving in EIGHT days (!).  As a result I wanted to spent time sharing the 5 Reasons I Love Oakland, California.  These are quintessential Old School Blogging posts.  Filled with minutia of my life.  Crammed with thoughts which only matter to me. I almost closed comments as all I really ask is you spend time---no matter how short---sharing & carrying these feelings alongside ... Continue Reading

#5 reason I love me some Oakland, California.

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I'm moving in ten days (!). As a result, I wanted to spend time sharing the Top 5 Reasons I've grown to love Oakland, California.  These are quintessential Old School Blogging posts.  Filled with minutia of my life.  Crammed with thoughts which only matter to me. For that reason, I almost closed comments as all I really ask is you spend time---no matter how brief---sharing & ... Continue Reading

Happiness is the path (guest post)

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Not only am I super honored Krysten has written us a guest post---she's spending her *birthday* with us on top of it all.  Join me in thanking her for her musings and wishing her a happy and HEALTHY year to come. A little while ago Carla wrote a post titled "the way you do one thing is the way you do EVERYTHING". I thought it was it was an interesting idea, but the notion didn't really ... Continue Reading

What are we giving ourselves this year?

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  Ahhhh. If you live in the USA you may still be feeling the, uh, repercussions of the Great Thanksgiving Stress-Out. Family, travel,  food, schedules thrown off, routine replaced by mayhem. No matter where you reside or what you celebrate we're all thisclose to being knee-deep in holiday frenzy. I've shared my grown-up tips for Fighting Holiday Frazzle. I've revealed I'm ... Continue Reading

Are you improving on the silence?

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It will come as no surprise to anyone I do not rock the silence. I can (my masters degree in counseling taught me the skill of "sitting with the silence"). I try (I vow 1829 times a day to just *listen* when it comes to having difficult conversations). Silence is not my natural state. I self-identify as an introvert (for sure, for sure) yet when faced with anything (joy! dilemma! sadness!) ... Continue Reading

Venus and I are decluttering.

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Click the OWL! Click the OWL! People, the time has come. I vacate this domicile in a grand total of TWENTY MORE DAYS (!). It was lovely to ponder JOY and finite space---but it's time to get down & dirty. It's time for hardcore, no nonsense de-cluttering. Ive dragged Venus in. Come join us.     Eleven by Venus is, indeed, a client.  The fact I've let our ... Continue Reading

Today my heart is nine.

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And really. As much as I love the photo above where she's Girly McDelicatePants--- it's interaction BELOW I adore that much more. This past year has brought out her quirky, borderline-inappropriate sense of humor. Apple. Tree. NotFarFall. Love. Happy Birthday Tornado! I FUCKING LOVE YOU, TOO! ... Continue Reading

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