Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

As we close in on a year of pandemic living (March 13) I’m reflecting a lot on the year. A lot has happened and a lot will happen yet. But there on the horizon is hope and hopefully, in the after we take the lessons hard learned during this time with us.    Hiking has been a great source of comfort to me which is surprising to this theme park loving girl, it brings a calm to my soul and I like knowing there is beauty waiting to be found.  Here are a few pics of my last hike. It was a first for me, a moonlight hike w/ pta mommas to see the February full moon called the Snow Moon.  We not only witnessed a beautiful sunset but the beautiful pink moon rising into Los Angeles from the East.  The views at night reminded me of scenes from movies.

We are inching closer to the day our lives turned upside down (March 13, 2020). In 13 days it will have been a year since the US declared a National Health Emergency.  Living through a global pandemic wasn’t on anyone’s mind, I don’t think, except Bill Gates, who warned for years this was coming. It’s clear now that we were underprepared. It’s clear now that leadership matters. It’s clear now that masks work.  I’m hearing from people I haven’t heard from in a while and it’s been interesting to see how everything has affected people. Mostly, people are out of work. The entertainment industry, especially people in theatrical were hit hard.  Some are dealing with the after effects of having Covid. Some lost a person. Some feel completely isolated. Some are plain worn out from working and do distance learning.  Everyone is in a state of uncertainty. When will I get the vaccine? Will it work? Is it okay to send my kids back to school? Is it okay to see friends who got vac...

The great outdoors has been my saving grace in this pandemic we had previously relied on Disneyland to fill our weekends but we are finding that there is more to life than theme parks! 😱  That has been a refreshing realization.  From creeks, to walks in the woods to exploring tide pools to waterfalls, Southern California has a ton to offer. They even have snow 50 minutes up the 210!  My eyes are more wide open so kudos to the great outdoors!   This past Friday, distance learning was done for the week, tons of job applications submitted and well, I felt the need to get out!  So we spoke to the neighbors and headed out. Two weeks ago, all of us went to Sunset Ridge but there were no signs and what we walked on I don’t think was Sunset Ridge as the signs were sparse and the people I asked weren’t sure either and there were a ton of trails. We picked an unlabeled trail and asked people where we were but they seemed to be just as unknowledgable as us!  Later, w...

The thing about inspiration is once it gets going it’s absolutely an amazing thing! Over a month ago, parents sat down and tried to figure out what the heck we would do to replace a most beloved in-person MLK event in pandemic times.   What grew out of that meeting was something extremely special and proves a point, that kindness even in it’s littlest form matters.  Last night 12 children out of 123 that participated, volunteered to speak about their month long acts of service within their home/neighborhoods (1 child spoke from Brazil where her family got stuck in the pandemic) via a Zoom celebration.  These kids were amazeballs! Our teachers were amazeballs! Our administration were amazeballs!  I about cried when the principle said “my soul feels full” and when another teacher declared “Kindness is our Jam!” ...just so moved to have witnessed a teeny tiny idea blossom into such inspiration.  This project was OPTIONAL, the kids didn’t have to do it on top of all...

Who knows what day or time it is...but my spice cabinet and pantry are now organized and having a hubs that can mix on site is a real plus.  Happy Holidays folks! 🎄🍹 #gingerbeerbliss

“Los Angeles is now the epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is the most infected county of the most infected state in the most infected country in the world.” 😱

Got my new iPhone and signed up for the free 30 minutes session with a specialist this morning.  I am sharing my screen and the guy is giving me tips on how to use my camera and he sees the location of my photo we are using in the tutorial.  He asked "Is that York Blvd near Highland Park."  I responded "yes."  Apparently, he lives down the street from me.   I was like "can I come over to get more iPhone tips?"  lol     #SmallWorld  #UseTheFreeSession #ItsAwesome