Cake: It's What's For Breakfast. And Lunch. And Dinner.

Pros: I work at a bakery, a place of joy and celebration! And not just any bakery, but one holding the absolute greatest baked good creations I've ever had the privilege of tasting. This isn't just your...

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Doing The Thing I Did Six Months Ago (Truth Time)

Job hunting isn't exactly something you want to have to do twice in six months... but sometimes, you have to know when to fold 'em and know when to walk away (and know when to run).    That...

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Rain, Rain.... I'm so glad you're here

Why am I so happy it's raining today? Because I was convinced I had sent California into the next massive drought. All because I bought my first pair of rain boots. You know how that tends to happen,...

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Two Thousand Fifteen

I've lived in the Bay Area for six months now. That seems unreal to me! I find myself telling people, "I just moved here!" but then realizing that it's not true. I've been here for a half of a year all...

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Part Two: The Feast (and the Unwelcome Trash-Can Dwellers)

A successful Thanksgiving is in the books! I (along with my ever-helpful husband) pulled off a delicious Thanksgiving meal which we celebrated with our friends Erica and John. What a fun day! And I gotta...

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Thanksgiving 2014, Part 1: The Preparations

This is the year. I'm making, from start to finish, my first full Thanksgiving meal. Oh, the joy! Oh, the hilarity. Since we are across the country and have only 36-ish hours off from work, we knew there...

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Sweater Weather

I definitely did not bring enough warm clothing with me. People warned me about the weather in the Bay Area, and you have my sincerest apologies for not fully believing you. Now people back on the east...

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