You know how sometimes things happen that make you realize that life isn't really all about you, and there are far bigger things at play in the universe? Well, that's how @joechiappetta and I felt a few

Twenty years ago I never would have pictured myself lifting a barbell over my head in my mid-forties. As a young woman, I enjoyed activities like ballet and jogging, but weights intimidated me and seemed

As a young girl, I always dreamed of marrying an artist. I longed to be someone's muse. At nineteen, I met my husband @joechiappetta who drew my portrait on our first date and captured my heart. Now, over

May you enjoy these photos I took at a recent day at the beach, and be inspired by such beautiful words of so many others, about our oceans. "The sea is emotion incarnate. It loves, hates, and weeps.

Ok, so not ALL of your friends moved to California, but many of us have at least a few friends who have at one point or another. As a Midwestern gal for the majority of my life, I loved the Midwest, but

I married a winner in so many ways! More ways than I can tell you. But here is just one of them... My husband, @joechiappetta won 3rd place in the Happy New Year Digital Art Contest from the innovative

Welcome to "The Last Bookstore" in Los Angeles, California! Ok, so it's not literally, "the last bookstore" in all of LA. Some of us Californians DO still read books! But it's certainly

Ahhh... it's good to be back! Flu has been haunting me since the new year, and I'm afraid it just doesn't help any sort of productivity, Steemit or otherwise. But here is something awesome that happened

It's always a lovely time to live in Pasadena, California. However, NYE & New Year's Day are not just lovely, but EXCITING! 🎉 We got to get a glimpse of the parade floats being created! There is a

Welcome to fabulous Santa Monica California! If you are trying to spend money on presents for people...you are in the right place! @joechiappetta and I recently enjoyed a day of "window shopping"

My husband, @joechiappetta recently created an artistic work I am quite fond of. So since I am the Merchandising Director, I put it on a t-shirt! I can't wait to wear it! A print of this work will be on

Welcome to Knott's Berry Farm in Southern California! There is no snow here, other than blue and white neon snowflakes and fake sparkles. But we are ok with that! It is sunshine, 70's and all the ROLLER

There is an orange tree right outside my front door. It is looking especially lovely with the promise of fresh fruit soon! Love that Cali Life!!

Here we have a bit o' blossom and sunshine going out to all of you in snow and grey skies today. I spent much of my life in the Midwestern United States, so I am very familiar with the longing for sun,

#SteemUSA has started a new Random Question Thursday contest. Currently the running question is: "If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be?" Haha! Well that's an easy one

In southern California, it's a little hard to know what month it is. It's pretty much sunny and blue skies much of the time. But we still like to celebrate Autumn. This is a little gourd that my daughter

Yesterday was a lovely day for a hike up into the mountains here in Pasadena. Thankfully, the mountains near my house are not on fire, like so many other places in California at the moment. My heart goes

I've always loved this photo of my daughter in Trader Joe's grocery store. Looks like she had a little sticker shock 😂 Back in the day when the kids were little, Trader Joe's would give away free ballons.

Come with me for a walk around the University of Southern California! So, the neighborhood around USC is not the most beautiful place in Los Angeles. However, the builders of USC certainly wanted to make

Like so many of you here in "Crypto Space," we get excited about sharing innovations in Blockchain technology with others. This weekend, @joechiappetta and I will have a great opportunity to