See Ya Soon

I am in Richmond this week. Everytime I am here, I remind myself to explore the city. I seldom do that. Head to the same old restaurants, a trip to Barnes and Nobles and retire to my room. Guess this time is going to be no different.
You enjoy the other side of my family room while I try to wrap this trip up soon.

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Serenity

Not a great day at work. Actually it was pretty bad. I know ...this too shall pass. The best part, it did not bother me much. I guess there's only so much corporate BS you can ingest in a way it affects you badly. On my drive back, I mentally came up with a list of business ideas I could potentially not be working on. 
Like I cannot open up cup cake shop as I cannot ice a cake

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Paris, Paris

Source I just finished reading Paris in Love. A beautifully written journal of a women who packed all her possession, including a young family and relocated to Paris for a year. I have a love hate relationship with my job. There are moments I dream of a perfect sabbatical and yet at other times, love it dearly and look forward to it. A good book for those hate moments when you simply want to run away from everything with a huge overdose of Paris.

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Back To School Shopping List

With less than a month to go, back to school is already around the corner. My daughter is out of back packs and carries a Vera Bradley Tote for books and a cross body for cell phone, change, chap stick and other necessities for a middle school-er like pencils, erasers, markers and the likes.
The kids are both crazy about the Free Run Nike shoes. The shoes are so light, it feels light almost like walking barefoot.

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McKinney Avenue, Uptown Dallas

Looking for a hang out spot for the weekend in Dallas? The top two Dallas favorites are the Highland Village and the McKinney Avenue, not as in the suburb McKinney instead Uptown McKinney. The trolley is a great place for the kids to take a ride in. The best part, it's absolutely free.
On my radar are the Standard Pour, Malai and Sfuzzi. Would love to go to Sfuzzi for a girl's night. Most restaurants in the neighborhood did not look kids friendly. I hate to take my kids to places where they can't be themselves. What's the point in kids acting like adults? They have all their life to do that.

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Plastic Free

Source A few years ago, 4 years to be exact, I wanted to go "non-stick cookware" free. Tossed the non-stick ones out and in with new stainless steel ones and I was good. Of course with the exception of a griddle. I find cast iron ones effective in lieu of stainless steel for pan cakes, crepes, dosa and rotis. Never once did I miss the non-stick cook wares again.

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Ray Roberts Biking Trail

I was watching Office Space rerun on TV. The movie is true in today's world as it was ten years ago. The multiple time sheets, status reports that take longer than the actual work itself and other work related pet peeves. I am still on vacation (except for the two times I had to log in to work) and thoughts of work can surely wait until Monday. Now is the time to soak up the sun and enjoy the hay days of Summer with kids, of course with loads of sun screen.

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