“It should be called ‘Small Life, Sad Life’,” I said to my husband over lunch. “All I do is write about grief. Breakups and death and feeling suicidal.” “No,” he said. “Dealing with that stuff is part of having a small life. And you write about getting to the other side of grief.” “Hmm,” I … Continue reading
My parents split up this year. It’s not something I ever wanted to talk about here because I respect their privacy, and my own privacy. So for that reason, I won’t discuss any of the details at all, other than the fact that it has been extremely hard on not just my siblings and me … Continue reading
I was so honored to spend the last two months working on an amazing event in collaboration with lululemon athletica. The cause is #unpluggedambush, a multi-tiered movement to bring meditation to those who need it in a fresh, inspiring, happiness-inducing way. On October 23rd, sixty of us gathered under the stars in Franklin Canyon Park (which is … Continue reading
When I was seventeen, I was engaged for a brief period of time. It was a nightmare. He was only my second boyfriend. While he meant well, he had a lot of issues. So did I. We broke up, made up, deceived one another, hurt each other — it was a disaster. He got violent … Continue reading
Happy Friday! My husband got up for work this morning (he gets up like, super early everyday) and normally I barely budge, but I wasn’t able to go back to bed and so here I am! How have you been? Honestly, this has been a growth season for me, and by “growth” I mean d-i-f-f-i-c-u-l-t. … Continue reading
Happy Friday! Other bloggers are putting out some truly excellent content lately and I find myself thinking of you guys. It’s crazy that my How I Got My Ex Back post has recently soared to over 50 comments and gets new comments everyday. I still don’t totally understand how that works — I guess it’s … Continue reading
It was Christmas Eve, 2012. I’d been at work all day, watching happy customers come and go, arms amply filled from shoulder to wrist with bags full of gifts for their loved ones. It had drizzled the night before (this is Los Angeles, after all, so there’s no snow here), so the parking lot was … Continue reading
I think I promised these photos sooner but life keeps getting in the way! Our reception was at Pedaler’s Fork, which isn’t just a hip cyclists’ restaurant (it’s actually REALLY hip), but it’s also our favorite restaurant. When we talked to owner Gideon and told him our vision of a sunrise wedding followed by the … Continue reading
We’re back from Costa Rica! It was amazing. We can’t believe we’ve been married for two weeks already! Photos to come of the reception + honeymoon in a later post. The only things you won’t see photos of are our bug bites, of which, trust me, there are plenty. Costa Rica is a mosquito’s dream … Continue reading
It happened! Seven years in the making, and countless cups of coffee, 94 Voss glass water bottles, an entire bolt of purple tulle later, we’re married! I’ll be back after our honeymoon to share all of it (we’re en route to Costa Rica) but I wanted to include a couple of photos here and tell … Continue reading
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