You no longer get carded when buying booze at Trader Joe’s and you’re all like, “WTF Carl?! Are you that sure I’m not just a really mature-looking 20 year old?!” #dick … [Read more...]
Keep chasing your dreams
Picture this: A curly-haired, raspy-voiced six-year-old (me) with an insatiable sweet tooth... … [Read more...]
Self-Love
When TEAMride said they wanted to dedicate the month of February to Self-Love and honor that with weekly rides called “Midriff Monday,” I was like HELL YES, sign me up!! Is it because I’m single and will be spending yet another Valentine’s Day all by my lonesome—maybe. … [Read more...]
Daring to delight in the unknown
On March 21, a mere 27 days after leaving my job with the California Medical Association, I submitted a couple essays for a travel writing scholarship through World Nomads—a travel insurance company. My hope was that I’d be one of three lucky storytellers selected to travel … [Read more...]
Lovely Splendid Happy turns one!
One year (and seven days)—happy first birthday, Lovely Splendid Happy! On February 17, 2016, more than five years after buying the domain name, I published my very first post and Lovely Splendid Happy made its blogosphere debut. In the six weeks leading up to its launch, I … [Read more...]