Why do I need a vacation? Because I’m drowning in stress from working seven days a week, running a small business, and—just to really spice things up—I made the catastrophic error of visiting the Verizon Wireless store in Big Bear Lake today. Big Bear Lake is known for our majestic alpine forests, hiking trails and …
I hate to be “that neighbor,” but when your dogs have been howling like they’re reenacting a Sarah McLachlan ASPCA commercial for three straight nights because you went on a “quick weekend getaway” and left them outside in coyote territory like you’re filming Survivor: Backyard Edition? Oh honey. I will call code enforcement. I will …
Empire Restaurant in Bangalore is basically the Chipotle of Tamil Nadu, India. Cheap, delicious food that may or may not have you crying on the toilet later. Foodie adventures in a developing country- you just never know what you might find! But if you are traveling through southern India, Tandoori Chicken Kabobs are an easy, …
Today I’m hiking for myself. I’m not carrying anyone else’s discarded blue plastic poop bags out (Besides mine and my dogs). I’m not picking up anyone else’s trash. I’m certainly not breaking down anyone else’s fire pits. I spend ninety percent of my life entertaining other people and cleaning up the once pristine forest. As …
As a nature lover, I really don’t want to have rage in my heart when it comes to little varmints but all the relaxing lake days on earth can not soothe my soul when the local ground squirrels treat my front yard like Souplantation, Big Bear Lake. I have spent way too much of my …