Tag: health

Finding Calm and Clarity in Times of Transition

It’s a relief to know the Hurst Fire is now 100% contained, and there’s encouraging progress on the Eaton Fire (65% contained) and the Palisades Fire (31% contained). Fingers crossed for continued success in containing these fires. Wildfires take an emotional toll on every Angeleno, whether directly impacted or not. For those directly affected, the

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Do You Need Pet Insurance?

As you can imagine, after Xena was diagnosed with Splenic Hemangiosarcoma about two months ago, the number of our visits to the hospital has gone up exponentially. In the beginning, we were going almost every day. Understandably, pet insurance has been a hot topic people have been asking me about lately. And, I noticed that

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Review: Take A Hike! A Donkey-Donk Story

I get review requests for books and products regularly, but only a handful of emails catch my attention. This book is one of them! I am so excited to share it with you guys. Take A Hike! is a children’s book, and a miniature donkey named Donkey-Donk is the main character. This book is the

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Clunker…Holy Cross…Holey Bucket

Holey Bucket

Like the rest of the world, we didn’t get to explore much this year between the Covid lockdown and a sequence of wildfires. But amid chaos, we managed to put in a few small hikes here and there this fall. In the next few posts, I will share those hikes with you. This was a

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Camping and Hiking in the Sierra National Forest

Huntington Lake

Before the devastating Creek Fire took over the area early this month, we had a lovely time camping and hiking in the Sierra National Forest. I’ve never been up in this area, so I was very much looking forward to exploring it. We set up our camp at one of the established campgrounds near Huntington

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