Respect For Your Time
Are you late, early, or on time? I am basically an on-time person. It wasn’t always the case. I used to be late. The alarm didn’t go off. There was […]
Class of 2014
My daughter graduates from high school this week. There have been a series of events leading up to graduation including the Senior prom, a Senior trip, a Senior sunrise, a […]
The World’s Best Plumber
Saturday evening my husband went into the downstairs bathroom and found it flooded with water, coffee grounds, noodles, and other items we won’t mention. Apparently we had a blocked sewer […]
3, 2, 1 . . .
Our stomach clenches. We feel tight. We know it will be okay, it’s the movies, but we get sucked in. Every. Single. Time. Perhaps it is an end of the […]
Checking The Thesaurus For Love
As a child I was taught that the opposite of love is hate. When looking up the word love in a thesaurus, my childhood teachings are confirmed. The most common […]
Don’t Go There
When my grandmother was a little girl her dad was paid at the end of each day. He came home with a pocket full of coins. Those coins were sorted […]
Guilty Pleasure
The house is warm. I have all the windows open and the birds are singing. Somewhere off in the distance I hear children laughing and playing. I hear a lawnmower. […]
What Is Home?
Home is where the heart is. At least that’s what “they” say. You know who “they” are, the ubiquitous “they”. I rarely trust what “they” say, “they” have lead me […]
Impossible Life
Karen Joy Fowler said: “All parents want an impossible life for their children – happy beginning, happy middle, happy ending. No plot of any kind. What uninteresting people would result […]
Persian Woman
People ask me what it was like to be a girl and grow up with a Persian father. My dad was an immigrant from Iran, nearly 60 years ago, back […]
Snow Flower
This is a snow flower. Its scientific name is Sarcodes sanguinea. It does not use photosynthesis since it is actually a parasite, receiving nutrients from fungi that attach to tree […]
Thank You Tourists!
We had a mild Winter. Mild is an understatement, it was virtually non-existent. A true, big-time drought. We skipped Spring, too, and went straight into Summer. It is warm, the […]
What a Difference a Day Makes
Spring at Tahoe is snow, sun, rain, snain (that’s a mixture of snow and rain), wind, calm, breeze, and other weather patterns we don’t think of until they happen. This […]
Teenager Easter Baskets
My daughter graduates from high school this year and yet the types of things hidden for the Easter morning hunt don’t change. There is still the stuffed bunny, the chocolate […]
My Cousin
Today I called my cousin, Gina. We connect on Facebook but it has actually been years since we spoke, voice to voice. When we were little we were together all […]
A Drive
Yesterday I did a long drive. I left my house a little after lunch, drove four and a half hours, had dinner to celebrate a friend’s birthday, and drove home. […]
Is This Success?
The perfect job. She is so excited. She has worked for this most of her life. She was told to pursue her dreams. Set a goal and you can achieve […]
Ignore the Monkeys
Once I ask you to ignore the monkeys, you can no longer ignore the monkeys. They are banging on the window, they are making noise. If you leave the house […]
Internet and Cats
The Internet probably has more videos and pictures devoted to cats than any other subject. A dog may be man’s best friend but a cat is the Internet darling. […]
Coffee Tasting
This evening my husband and I went to a coffee tasting at Starbucks along with about fifteen other coffee lovers. There was plenty of information about the different types of coffee […]
Spring Activities
Spring is early this year at Lake Tahoe. People are paddle boarding, hiking, and spending lots of time outside. It is common to have plenty of snow on the ground […]
Math Days
My daughter called me on Friday with the all-important question: “Where can I get pie?” I gave her a few suggestions, along with my question, “why?” Friday was pie day, […]
My First Book
The first book I wrote was The Everything Homeselling Book, From the Open House to Closing the Deal, All You Need to Get the Most Money for Your Home! I […]
Two Month Anniversary
It has been two months since I stepped away from being a full-time real estate agent to pursue other paths. When you have done something for 25 years, making that […]
Incline Living Thoughts
Welcome to Incline Living. Please keep checking back for new information. Here is a picture of me in Istanbul, one of my favorite cities. Travel is one of my passions!