On Friday I decided to squeeze Janka and myself some orange juice, add a little lime and head down to J street marina. In the evenings during the past week I have been reading up on communication styles, personalities, and perceptions. I have been doing a lot of writing lately and getting quite a few [...]
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Ok, so you read the Stan Donuts entry and thought “I could use some fatty sweetness in my life”. You were hesitant though, “I can’t drive all the way into busy L.A. for some donuts. Even if they are the best donuts I may ever taste in my life, that’s a lot of contribution to [...]
Shoes… Handbags…Sale… three words that get my adrenalin levels up. In a good way, that is. I am the type that doesn’t mind carefully sorting through a pile of garments for the perfect find during the sale season and I don’t get dizzy by looking at rows and rows of shoes; thousands of colors and [...]
Being from the east coast I was extremely excited when Krispy Kreme Donuts opened their first store here in San Diego. Those donuts were so good to me that when a friend of mine told me she knew where we could get some donuts that were better than Krispy Kreme I was beyond skeptical. Better [...]
Janka and I had the opportunity to attend a meet and greet for a local official recently. Arlie Ricasa, 78th district’s Woman of the year was hosting an event for a colleague in the state legislator. Luckily, Janka and I were able to step out and immerse ourselves in the enthusiasm and warmth of elected [...]
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It was a gorgeous Saturday morning with temperatures in the seventies… We had some errands to run earlier and a party to go to in the evening but I convinced my husband it was too beautiful of a day to pass the opportunity to go to the beach. As we only had a couple of [...]
Photos of Sand Castle Championships This event looks great kicks off August 6th. I am sure Janka and I will check this out. I will post pictures here after. August 6th 21 and up dance at boys and girls club imperial beachDirections Saturday August 7thOver a hundred and forty vendors scheduled to attend the festival. [...]
This exercise is based on the principle of the “Magic 5:1 Ratio”, suggested by John Gottman, a relationship researcher. His research has revealed that couples who maintain a ratio of 5 positive feelings/interactions to every negative one enjoy a more fulfilling relationship. The most successful couples experience more positive feelings and interactions than negative ones. [...]
You can take the girl out of the city but you can’t take the city out of the girl… I used to be what you call “The ultimate city girl”. Living in the busiest part of the metropolis, the continuous buzz provided me with an incredible comfort. In my apartment overlooking the city; I used [...]
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