Non Fiction – Page 9 – Sarita Shoemaker

Good People Should Not Die Young (ESPECIALLY)

Open Letter To The Entity Taking My Friends And Family From My Life: Too young. Too young. Too young. I am still sitting in the reality of losing one of the most kind, loving, friendly, funny and GOOD friend just days ago. Collapsed at work. Autopsy has not confirmed (to his family’s satisfaction) what exactlyContinue reading “Good People Should Not Die Young (ESPECIALLY)”

How Many Pairs Of Underwear?

I had no idea how much to pack on our new adventure. In a forum about RV Travel and Working I posted that question (explicitly for clothing) and the replies didn’t really help at all. A few people work FULL TIME JOBS and need business suits, there was one gal that mentioned she prioritizedContinue reading “How Many Pairs Of Underwear?”

Amanda’s Bench

There is a bench at the Hummingbird and Rocky Peak trail intersection that my husband put there in honor of our daughter Amanda Shoemaker. The bench that was there was falling apart and he asked the Santa Monica Conservancy if he could repair it. From scratch. He ordered special wood and sanded, carved and finishedContinue reading “Amanda’s Bench”

10-4 Loud And Clear. 10-10.

I love walkie-talkie stuff. My sister and I had Chiquita Banana Walkie Talkies and inbetween building forts of our mom’s sheets in the livingroom we would run around the neighborhood testing their range (which was about 10 feet). 1985 was when I was stuffed in a Greyhound bus and taken from the secret Scientology InternationalContinue reading “10-4 Loud And Clear. 10-10.”

Good Stuff (actual quote)

Just wanted to post this awesome quote because it is so true. Today, just now, I stopped to think of all of the people that are in my life and how I treat or speak to them. When I turned 30 I made a conscious decision to not participate in rumors, negative comments, spreading anger,Continue reading “Good Stuff (actual quote)”

Sarita & Randy v. Linda Taix

Our entrepreneur plan started off AWFUL. Backstory: We met on E-Harmony over a decade ago bringing our families together. Two kids each. Then there was that time at band camp where we decided to quit our cushy full time 6 figure jobs and open a business that we believed in. Both of our mother’s wereContinue reading “Sarita & Randy v. Linda Taix”