Visions of Retirement Dance in My Head
I’ve always been a bit of an envision-er (read: dreamer) when it comes to my future. I can project what I want the future to look like and work towards that goal. Sometimes my vision comes to fruition and sometimes it changes. Lately, I’ve been envisioning my future living in a small-ish house surrounded by other small houses set around a community garden and fire pit. This vision is a place where neighbors work equally together, hang out in the lush community edible garden, and...
Read MoreFresh & Easy Market
Fresh & Easy grocery market’s have been popping up all over my neighborhood, but I just haven’t had the opportunity to explore them. Until now. Yesterday, my husband and I decided to explore their produce and packaged dinners since I had heard they offer a lot of prepackaged, easy to make meals. Since I’m always rushing around, and I don’t cook (yes, you read that right; I don’t cook!), I figured I’d find something I’d like that would be easy to...
Read MoreUnpacking Almost Finished!
I should preface this by saying, thanks to my husband. Without him, I’d still be inundated under piles of boxes! Yet, less than two weeks after our move, most everything is in it’s “place” and unpacked. All that’s left is selling our boxes and moving pads, as one moving “package”, on Craigslist.com to recoup some of the expense and reorganizing the storage unit to see if we can get rid of it altogether. A summary of pros about my new place: It’s...
Read MoreRun Down Towns: A Tale of Two Cities
Though only five miles apart, the scenes from my current neighborhood and the one I grew up in are worlds apart. The "Valley", once known as a rustic get-away for the celebrities of yester-year, has grown into a hodge-podge of seedy neighborhoods intermixed with a "good" pocket every now and again. The valley is perplexing; a large, flat sprawling suburb built on a seemingly-endless grid system bordered with rolling hills and mountains. Without the obvious barriers, the cities merge into one another with barely a marker to distinguish you've entered into a new zip code.
Read MoreVirtual vs. Reality…City Comparisons
About a year ago, my husband and I began discussing moving into a neighboring county. We have lived in Los Angeles County for many years (I’ve practically lived here my whole life) and are disappointed in the way the city is declining, i.e. graffiti, traffic, bumpy roads, too many people squished into a few hundred square miles. We also are tired of the scorching, dry summers. So, I began investigating nearby cities and counties. Using BestPlaces.net as a jumping off point, we narrowed...
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