“Most Women Wouldn’t be Prepared for This” That’s what a woman said to me at the doctor’s office last week. She was thanking me for offe...

As of 22 minutes ago, it's Thanksgiving. Things have been rough. Lots of things are not as I would like. But the scales remain tipped ...

©Cristina Kollet 2010

So in the last two weeks I turned 40 and my teaching season began again. So I haven't had much time to write, though lots to write abou...

©2010 Cristina Kollet Life's a bit of a balancing act. There are a lot of things that are not going the way I'd like and a lot of...

Like many, I have been saddened by the stories of young people taking their lives because of bullies. A lot of people are contributing video...

I've seen variations of this sign a lot lately and someone must be mass producing them because  the phrase "individual towel...

I do plan on getting back to blogging about my San Francisco vacation. I have more memories and pictures to share about that amazing trip. B...

I have, more than once on this trip, been rendered speechless and absolutely awestruck by beauty--and for that San Francisco, I thank you.

San Francisco (and the surrounding area) is beautiful. My first few hours in the city were a wonderful reminder of that. To start, the arc...

On Friday the 13th, I flew out on my first vacation in two years. I'm out here tagging along. My sister is out here for a wedding and ...

So here is my catch up post. Last  The weekend of Aug. 8-9 was amazing! For one, I finally did my dives for my Rescue Diver cert.  Specia...

I am up to my ears this week but I wanted to at least post a preview of some of the things I plan on writing about. This weekend was a ver...

This week found us back in south Jersey to see Rich again. Paul and Rich went for a quick dive in Barnegat Lake and we ended the evening in...

You can take the editor out of the office, but you can’t take the editor out of the girl. This is a picture of one of four identical window...

In a household where one person officiates weddings (and other ceremonies) and the other teaches SCUBA , summer is not the obvious time for...

I was on my way home tonight and saw this guy waiting at a bus stop. He was wearing a shirt with an ampersand on the chest. I had to make ...

Getting ready for a conference call this morning,  I couldn't stop yawning. Then I realized that it was finally cool enough for tea. I...

Photo © Cristina Kollet 2008 I work from home and I like listen to presentations or music as I work. It provides a substitute for the back...

Paul got me a new camera for our anniversary last week. I took it out tonight to try and catch the fireworks. I should have read the manua...