I look like sh**.
I haven’t been myself lately. But I’m working on that stuff. In my never ending streak of bad luck, I seemed to have been neglecting something… my appearance. Sure, I know how to get dolled up when...
View ArticleScary Moments: Reliving the Life You Dismissed
Do not mess with 2yr old Dez… I had the pleasure of experiencing going through everything I owned. All 29yrs of it. It was heartbreaking. My mother had just purchased her first house and I could no...
View ArticleHow to Successfully Survive a Cold
1. Skip the flu shot, who gets the flu nowadays anyway? 2. Get the flu. 3. And the plague. 4. Go to work and spread it around. Take THAT! 5. Cough embarrassingly on all public transportation. Go...
View Article2012 Dezolutions
1. Warrior Dash 2. Go To Canada 3. Red Belt in TKD 4. Apply/Start Masters 5. Play Violin 6. Culture Dabble 7. Broadway Show 8. New Apartment 9. Something Scary 10. Appreciate My Past
View ArticleLet’s delve, twenty twelve
This is where I was a year ago…and here…and here. Oooof. Can’t forget this one. I went back and read all the 2012 entries. God damn! My first few entries were about how 2012′s message should be...
View ArticleValentines, Shmalentines
I’ve never hated Valentine’s day, attached or not. But it has been a particularly unlucky day for me each year. And partly because I forget it’s Valentine’s Day. And I do genuinely enjoy what it’s...
View ArticleUnplugged
When you hear someone say “Oh, I’m not on Facebook”, what follows is usually the look of utter confusion. It’s like telling me you don’t have a cell phone or that you’re still a virgin. It just...
View ArticleIt’s Not If, It’s When
You play a sport hard enough and long enough, you’re going to get injured. It’s not if you get injured, it’s when you get injured. I’ve been in TKD for 2 and a half years and I have been to the ER or...
View Article21 Funk St.
A few months ago, I was riding my bike every day, working out at TKD for 2-3 hours per night 2-3 times a week and basically eating whatever I wanted. Now, it’s been a couple weeks with the boot, no...
View ArticleThis is Mine.
Journeys. Paths of self-discovery. Adventures. We all go on one. Or two. Or 1000. This is mine. You can document it in all forms. Or not at all. Maybe by blog, photos, journaling, spoken word etc. Or...
View ArticleJuice Cleanses Don’t Make Sense in My Brain
Now, I’m sure there are a lot of you who have tried juice cleanses. Some will defend them until the end. Some want to try them, some are doing them right now. Do whatever you want. It’s your...
View ArticleWarning: Being a Woman May Increase Explosions
Disclaimer: This is not a bash on the beauty industry. Nor salons, spas, products, estheticians, hair stylists, nail technicians etc. I am a full supporter of friends and family and reputable places....
View ArticleWhat It’s Like to Get Hit By a Car.
Not. Fun. The end. Tuesday. Here I was just minding my own business… I had my helmet, my lights on (it was still light out too), my light colored clothes and obeying the traffic laws. I’m a cyclist who...
View ArticleWhat It’s Really Like to be 30 and Single
The older you get and the more unattached you are, the more people will assume something is wrong with you. People meaning anyone. Single friends, married friends, parents, family, co-workers. What...
View ArticleI’m Finally 30: 30 Things To Tell My 15 Year Old Self
There are a lot of people who dread getting older and there are a lot of people who don’t. I am the latter. I’ve wanted to be older for as long as I could remember. Even now, I can’t wait to be 40....
View ArticlePanko Crusted Baja Shrimp Tacos
It’s been awhile since I’ve posted a recipe. This is my favorite go-to recipe for the last year or so. When I’m being a snot about what I want to eat because I’m starving AND indecisive (which is...
View ArticleI Finally Cut the Red Pepper…and Other Mental Road Blocks
It’s meant to be humorous with a touch of emotional back story. Pretty much how my blog has run for the last 4 years. This is how it all started: Raw red peppers are my favorite healthy snack. Like a...
View ArticleTea = Drink’n Dirty Tree Water
What tea tastes like… I have always been and always will be an avid coffee drinker. Anyone that knows me, knows I like my coffee to taste like dirt and pennies. Bitter, black and unforgiving…like my...
View ArticleI don’t post enough
I’m just on Facebook and the Twitters a lot. I say a lot of weird stuff, just so you know. You should probably go over there and love me too. So you know I’m not dead, I’m gonna post some of my...
View ArticleNew Years REVOLUTIONS. (Yes, Revolutions…)
Taking New Years Resolutions BACK. I’ll do a recap of 2013 later, a very powerful and growing year for me. I need to talk about a few things that have been bothering me a bit. Fat Shaming...
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