This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NewNutrishPEAK #NutrishPets #CollectiveBias It’s true. Empty nesters treat their dogs like kids. (And this empty nest mom isn’t too proud to admit that!) Yes, we adore our two terriers: Rosie (our two-year-old cairn) and Rowdie (our nine-year-old westie). Whether at our Palm Springs area home or on our live-aboard boat in the San Diego Bay, these two dogs lead a decidedly charmed, active, {Read More}
Best Local Dishes Throughout the U.S. – Tabler Party of Two
March 7, 2018 By
Best Local Dishes Throughout the U.S. — Your Go-To Guide! Recently, I shared my favorite restaurants in Palm Desert. And it was so HARD! We have an abundance of great restaurants and possibly the BEST happy hour possibilities anywhere! Today, I’m excited to share the favorites of other influencers from all over the country. I, for one, will be referencing this list as I travel to these cities! Eastern US Asheville, North Carolina – A Thousand Country Roads Baltimore, Maryland {Read More}
Best Palm Desert Restaurants – The Local Dish
February 21, 2018 By
Today I’m joining Social Fabric and other influencers across the country to share my list of best Palm Desert restaurants. Palm Desert offers an amazing array of good eats, happening bars, and excellent happy hours for both the locals and the thousands of visitors who flood into the valley during season. We tend to eat out quite often. Especially in the summer when no one in the wants to turn on their oven! Today I’m sharing a few of mine {Read More}
Slaying the Giant in My Life
January 11, 2018 By
2017 was my year of battle. And I faced more than one. In October, I shared a post with you about my unwanted journey for which I was now grateful. Yes, my bout with depression was indeed a journey. But I now realize it was more than that. I was on a journey through unfamiliar territory, facing a new BATTLE every few months. From discouragement to depression to anxiety to physical pain and finally to victory. Or so I thought, when I wrote about my {Read More}
A Merry Yacht Life and Mistletoe Mojitos!
December 12, 2017 By
A Merry Yacht Life and Mistletoe Mojitos! It’s been just over a year since Tom and I purchased our humble but adorable “yacht” in San Diego. She’s a 35-foot, 1983 Bayliner cabin cruiser, and we aptly christened her Sea Y’all! in homage to my southern roots and our many years in Texas! Y’ALL!!! It’s SO MUCH FUN living the yacht life in San Diego! So much fun, in fact, that we make the two and a half hour drive {Read More}
An Unwanted Journey for Which I’m Now Grateful (Plus Where I’ve Been Lately!)
October 19, 2017 By
You may have noticed I’ve been “gone” for most of the year. I’ve been on a long journey. This is my story. For my entire adult life, I’ve been a glass-half-full kind of gal. Being positive, optimistic and happy comes, quite honestly, naturally for me. And why wouldn’t it? I truly live a charmed life. (And I have a Facebook page that proves it, right? 😉) Adoring, loving, handsome, fun husband and best friend. Two incredible, loving, 20-something sons who make me proud and {Read More}
