Road Trips, Parks and Places to See, Making a Living Remotely, Van/RV Life, and How Wealth is Built – and Lost
By Rachel Puryear The San Mateo area – located about halfway between San Francisco and San Jose, and known colloquially as “the Peninsula” – is known as a bustling, densely populated region with a strong local economy and plentiful amenities. In many ways, it’s a smaller urban center that rivals the more famous cities it’s…
By Rachel Puryear As the Supreme Court majority currently drafts a shamefully cruel and anti-scientific opinion overturning the 49-year-old Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision which guaranteed the right to access abortion, pro-choice forces are gearing up to battle for the fundamental right of basic bodily autonomy yet again. We’ve seen this coming for a…
By Rachel Puryear Love the open road, but don’t want to be away from your kitties too long? Take them with you! Yes, you can have your cake (or catnip) and eat it, too. Got dogs? See also Bringing Your Dogs With You to the Great Outdoors. Here are some tips for taking your feline…
By Rachel Puryear When you think of Northern California, you probably think of the San Francisco Bay Area region. The Bay Area may indeed be the most populous region in the northern half of the state, but there’s also a lot to see along the rural coast between the Bay Area and the California-Oregon border.…
By Rachel Puryear Creating workplaces which are more diverse, more equitable, and more inclusive can be a complex and challenging undertaking for many organizations, even the ones who are truly sincere and serious about doing so. (Of course, that’s never an excuse for not making the needed effort.) In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic,…
Read more Remote Work is a Game-Changer for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
By Rachel Puryear If you’ve been on social media at all in the recent weeks, you’ve no doubt heard about the bizarre and even sordid (poop in the bed!) accusations flying between mega-star Johnny Depp, and his ex-wife Amber Heard. If popular commentary is any indication, though, most people – regardless of who they’re rooting…
Read more What Johnny Depp Must Prove in Order to Prevail (and Why It’s an Uphill Battle)
By Rachel Puryear If you love nature and the outdoors, but also enjoy city life; Portland, Oregon is an exciting place to visit. With hundreds of parks and green spaces within the city and its surrounding areas, it offers beautiful natural scenery within a thriving urban scene. Portland has plenty to offer, and a visit…
By Rachel Puryear Previous posts on this blog have discussed financial abuse. This is an important, and under-discussed subject which can have strong ramifications for people’s lives, and their personal autonomy. As a legal mediator, and relationship and financial life coach of many years; I have observed that financial abuse – as well as financial…
By Rachel Puryear If you’re driving through Oregon and you have time to take the scenic route, you’d be in for quite a treat to explore Oregon’s wonderful coastal towns. Here are a few we visited: Brookings, Gold Beach, and Coos Bay. To explore Oregon’s coast, you’ll want to travel along Highway 101. Highway 101…
Read more Romantic Beach Towns Along Oregon’s Southern Coastline
By Rachel Puryear For most of us, all our lives, we’re told: don’t quit. Quitting is for losers. Never give up. Never surrender. Always persevere. Always keep going. Such advice usually comes from a well-meaning place. And certainly, most things worth achieving in life will only come following a lot of hard work, resilience, sacrifice,…
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