Lokie’s Obsession with Jim
I’ve told you about Pinot’s obsession with bags. This is the story of Lokie’s obsession with Jim. Lokie is my shadow. She follows me everywhere I go. If I can’t find her, I usually just have to turn around, look down and there she is. She sits by the tub when I take a bath. She…
Read MoreMother Daughter Workout Teams
I’ve noticed a new trend recently in the fitness classes I teach. There seems to be more mothers and daughters working out together. I once had 6 mother daughter workout teams in class. And in a class of 24, that means half the class was a mother daughter team. Yes, I excel at math. Although my…
Read MoreHow to Have a Thriving Garden on Beginner’s Dumb Luck
I am about to reveal another secret about myself (besides the fact that I am a klutz). I used to have a black thumb. I couldn’t keep any plants alive. But ever since we moved to this house on the lake, I figured out how to have a thriving garden on beginner’s dumb luck. I was known as…
Read MoreTaiwanese Street Food, the Best Thing I Ever Ate
If I was granted anything I wanted for my last meal, I would choose, with no hesitation, Taiwanese street food, the best thing I ever ate. I was born in Taiwan and lived there until I was 7 so it can be said that Taiwanese street food was an integral part of my formative years.…
Read MoreLokie’s Story – How a Homeless Dachshund Finds Her Forever Home
Hi, my name is Lokie and I am a miniature red dachshund. About 3 years ago, I was in a bad place in my life. I try not to remember what happened because it makes me cry but I somehow found myself as a homeless dachshund living on the streets of Indiana. Look how pretty I am. How could anyone…
Read MoreA day in the life of a fitness instructor
People always ask what a day in the life of a fitness instructor is like. When I lived across the street from the gym I owned in NYC, I would constantly run into members at the most inopportune times. And they always wanted fitness advice. At 6am on a walk with Pinot, when my eyes…
Read MoreMy life as a klutz
I had hoped to get a few posts under my belt before I started revealing secrets about myself. But after last week’s confirmation that I have a broken nose and fractured elbow from walking into a wall (more on that later), I can’t hide it anymore. I am a klutz. I am a lifelong klutz.…
Read MorePinot’s obsession with bags
Pinot has loved bags and purses from the time she was a tiny puppy. Typical girl – her obsession with bags started at a young age. At only a few months old, I caught her trying to make off with my pink purse. My friend Katherine bought her this cute bag when I first brought Pinot home…
Read MoreThere is life outside NYC
I lived in New York City for over 15 years and when I moved more than an hour outside of the city into a life on a lake, my city friends asked me – What do you do all day up there? I can understand their skepticism. In my 20’s I said to myself, I…
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