My Spring Chile Adventure
I had heard a lot of good things about Albuquerque and Santa Fe but never had a chance to visit New Mexico (NM) until recently. Needless to say, I was totally blown away by the art and culture of this desert state. The Government of New Mexico calls it the Land of...
How to make it. (Yes indeed. How?)
I have come to the conclusion that dealing with recipe writers and amateur chefs is a bit like dealing with mathematicians, tax consultants and lawyers. They kind of assume that you already know a lot, and they unleash upon you a barrage of impressive-sounding terms that mean nothing to you. And then they look at you as though you were a semi-literate imbecile. They display the arrogance of Picasso who, reportedly, once said something to the effect that if you didn’t understand his paintings, the problem was with you. Not him.
A Teenager’s Angst – And Healing
I stood in front of the mirror and hated what looked back at me: blotchy, puffy face, ridden with acne, and a non-skinny body I did not love. I am Diya Menon, a 19-year-old* Division 1 college athlete. I’ve been playing competitive tennis since I was seven. I never...
Sunshine–Too-Much–Too-Little–Can-We-Store-Sunshine–What-s-Up?!
When I was a young girl, sunbathers would lather up in baby oil and sit in direct noon-time sun. Sometimes these sun worshipers even bathed with three-sided aluminum foil covered reflectors surrounding their faces to get maximum color on their skin. That color often...
Organizing and De-cluttering: Your Avenue to Healthy Living
Want to reduce your footprint, find more peace and solace? Spring cleaning and decluttering may just be the answer. As any 4-year-old would remind you, “Try it, try it, you just might like it”.
