Books of 2015

I’ve never really been able to stick to a reading list. Inevitably an awesome sounding book comes my way and I have to derail my plans. This year, I’m actually giving myself assigned reading so I can power through some of these books I’ve either half-read or have been putting off for a bit. Here…

Cities to visit in your lifetime

As a supplement to my To-Do list, here is a list I stole from a HuffPost article about the top 50 cities to visit in your lifetime. I’ve striked out the places I’ve been. 13/50! Venice, Italy Seville, Spain New York City, USA Lhasa, China (the spiritual center of Tibetan Buddhism) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil…

Mega Millions: A Dollar is Worth a Bit of Hope

I must admit I have been buying Mega Millions tickets this week. I don’t normally do it–but it does happen a couple times a year. And $640 million dollars?! Are you kidding me??? That’s the highest jackpot of all time! And it’s probably just going to get bigger! Please don’t tell me the odds; I…

Intro: Sunday Soup

Sunday Soup is the name of the meal my mother would make every Sunday when I was a kid. Basically she would take Top Ramen noodles, boil them, not add the flavor pouch but instead add all the leftovers from the week and finish it off by tossing an egg in. It was disgusting. I…