Happy New Year. I’m starting the year with a review of things I have successfully changed over the past few years that have grown into consistent habits. I really do not even think about these things as conscious daily decisions because I am just used to not doing them. I love these habits because it makes me a more mindful…
Category: Learned
The Rice Hack
Rice was, and still is, one of my favorite foods. We almost always had some extra stored in the fridge, some leftovers from the previous night. It was very convenient and easy to warm it up for a quick snack. Back in the day, I loved watching the Food Network, and I remember watching an episode where they recommended covering…
Number One Fan
There are milestones that are considered very momentous, and celebrated wildly by friends, family and even strangers that witness the event. Weddings, children, graduations or buying a new house are all grand celebratory moments in life. But these events are one time events, or maybe even things you are not interested in, causing long lapses between the high moments. But,…
Personal Style with Kibbe
Fashion, as I understood it, was about expressing your personal style in a way that flatters and likely alters the perception of your body. If you’re short, make the illusion of height. If you have narrow shoulders, make them larger. Combining tricks to create the illusion of an hourglass figure. Before shopping, I would find reference photos for inspo, and…
Resolutions or Intentions?
2022. We are entering a new year, with new challenges, opportunities and goals. At the start of the new year are inclined to set resolutions and goals for the year to keep us focused. Resolutions are great, in theory, but I find they do not always work out successfully as the year progresses. Especially with a pandemic, and stress of…
The Good Fails
There I was, at the top of this new trail, at a new park, with my new skateboard. I had my helmet, along with knee and elbow pads. I forgot my left wrist brace that day, but felt I did not need it considering my previous week of successful practice sessions. I was only a few weeks into skating, but…
Black Lives Matter.
Most of us grow up near a group of people like ourselves. Naturally, we flock to those that have similar experiences and opinions. The only interactions we have with people different from ourselves is the news, a book, or a movie. How the media we consume portrays these groups of people can enforce, or shape, specific preconceived ideas we may…
The one where I started a blog.
COVID, lockdown, and the current state of the world has put everything on pause. Trips are being canceled, dinner plans postponed, and FaceTime sessions are my norm. I have been through emotional ebbs and flows. Highs are downtime where I can focus on organizing, you know, those projects for which you always seem to run out of time? Finally tackling…