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Day #17: Living the Good Life – 30 Day Challenge (A New Hike)

As part of this 30-day challenge, I wanted to concentrate on not only trying new things, but also to stop wondering about places that I’ve always driven past but never had previously explored. Today, my Dad, Simon (the golden retriever) and I took a hike at Canyon Hills Open Space. If you are a Scripps […]

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Day #16: Living the Good Life – 30 Day Challenge (Indian Head Massage)

Most of my experiences thus far have involved some level of physical activity, so I welcomed the opportunity to try a new spa experience today. I have long been intrigued by an Indian Head Massage, a type of massage that focuses only on your head and scalp. It took me a while to find a […]

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Day #15: Living the Good Life – 30 Day Challenge

I admit, I’m not a huge bird lover. The whole thought of them flying over head and swirling sort of creeps me out. I try to subtly always move out of the path of birds when they are flying. I do, however, appreciate a bird that can talk and sing, so that was my motivation […]

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Day #14: Living the Good Life – 30 Day Challenge (The Garden of Zen!)

After my dirt bike riding the day before, day #14 of my 30-day challenge led me to something more soothing; a visit to the Self-Realization Fellowship Center in Encinitas. In all my years of living in San Diego, and driving down the 101 Coast Hwy, I had never stopped to investigate what was behind the […]

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Day #13: Living the Good Life – 30 Day Challenge (Riding in the Dirt!)

Day #13 of my 30-day challenge has taken me out of my comfort zone. After seeing my cousin Steve at a recent family wedding, he pitched the idea of me learning to ride a dirt bike as part of my challenge. Since I have never had the chance to ride a dirt bike, it quickly […]

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Day #12: Living the Good Life- 30 Day Challenge (Domestic Violence Fundraiser)

Had I not attended the Center for Hope and Strength’s fundraiser, I would have never known that twice the number of women are impacted by domestic violence than are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. We all think of breast cancer as the major women’s epidemic but indeed the silent cancer in our society happens […]

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Day #11: Living the Good Life – 30 Day Challenge (Learning the Trade!)

For my 11th experience, I reached out to my event colleague, Sharon Mintz, Owner of Organic Elements – an award winning and regularly published – floral and design studio, and asked if I could shadow her team for a few hours. She was very gracious to have me pop over to her new studio and […]

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It's Time to Organize Your Closet!

Even though the calendar has indicated fall is upon us, and the weather reports in other parts of the country refer to something called rain and snow, here in San Diego we are still all about summer. That doesn’t mean I can’t dream of days spent wearing boots, scarves and heavy coats. We usually get […]

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