Strolling along Rodeo Drive, it wasn’t uncommon to see one of our Asian visitors decked out in a fabulously trendy outfit and donning a mask. I knew this was quite common in China and thought perhaps they wanted to protect themselves from the Los Angeles smog or simply didn’t want to catch a cold.
Read MoreYou choose what you notice; then, what you notice, becomes the “map” of what you do next. Like the GPS in your car, you set your course with stories you tell yourself. Then, away you go in that direction. The course you take is based on your most dominant thought. Unless you change your perception, you’ll just hum along on automatic pilot without a second thought.
Read MoreWhen candy shops spelled shop ‘shoppe’ and children saved their nickels to buy candy cigarettes, you could buy unwrapped horehound cough drops covered in powdered sugar. These cough drops were soothing to sore throats and enjoyed as candy. Today, you can find horehound as an ingredient in Ricola cough drops.
Read MoreThe print forecast for Spring-Summer 2021 is going to be full of bold as well as surreal smudgy prints. RTW in Spring Summer 2020 has witnessed the play of a wide variety of bold florals, jungle leaves, and animal prints.
Read MoreThe Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (Conservancy) presents its 7th Annual Wild & Scenic Film Festival virtually on Sunday, January 17th at 4:00 p.m. and is accessible on the Conservancy website through January 24th. The Festival showcases six specially selected films about individuals demonstrating that each person can make a difference when it comes to not only enjoying, but the importance protecting, open natural land.
Read MoreIt seems like 2020 has taken forever to leave, but that means that Spring is just around the corner, and the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (Conservancy) is engaged in its annual Adopt-A-Goat program.
Read MoreGuest rooms don’t have to be large or fancy, they don’t even have to be dedicated guest spaces. The room doesn’t define the guest experience; the time spent with you, the memories made and the ease of the stay are the things that have the most impact. There are simple things you can do to make your guest space comfortable, functional and effortless for your visitors.
Read MoreWho did you like best to hang around with as a kid? Most likely, they were playmates who brought out the fun in you. Think of your happiest memories. I’ll bet they include being playful. Connecting with your inner playful child instills joyous memories and may be the best gift you give yourself and your family. So, here are easy ways to focus on fun that I teach students at the Creativity Learning Institute.
Read MoreAnswers: In Honor of National Trivia Day, January 4, 2021, Here are Three Questions From the President of the Palos Verdes Historical Society.
Read MoreIn Honor of National Trivia Day, January 4, 2021, Here are Three Questions From the President of the Palos Verdes Historial Society
Read MoreOn December 21st, the Winter Solstice not only marked the shortest day of the year but heralded the return of lighter, longer days. Traditions around the world celebrate this season as a harbinger of not only the light needed for the growth of crops but also the light of spiritual hope and unity.
Read MorePalos Verdes Pulse wishes you a Happy New Year filled with health, happiness and new opportunities. Please join us in celebrating the New Year with original photography from Rick Thompson, a peninsula resident and a contributing photographer for the USAF and the USCGA among others.
Read MoreDo you know all the positive effects of physical exercise on your body and your mind? I bet you don’t. And even if you do know some of them, you may think that the recommended-by-the-Mayo clinic 30 minutes per day of moderate aerobic activity (about 150 minutes per week) is unattainable.
Read MoreThey say that revolution brings evolution and one of the descriptions of “evolve” is to develop gradually from a simple to a more complex form. This occurs through an original and authentic group of humans coming together, hopefully, with head and heart working together to create new methodology that will be sustainable as well as useful.
Read MoreWho knew? The second Monday of January is dedicated to cleaning off our desks! Well, perfect timing if you ask me. Our desks are doing double and triple duty now more than ever. Many of us are working from home and have added one or two new activities to this space. So let’s roll up our sleeves and get to it!
Read MoreJanuary is rather monotonous month after the end of the year holiday festivities and flurry; and a time of too many (unfulfilled) resolutions and new year’s projects to begin or fulfill. Take a break, dust off your passport and take a cinematic culinary whirl around the world with movies to tantalize your intellect and senses. Bon appetit!
Read MoreYou know you’re on track with your true self when thinking about a goal makes you smile. So how do you keep that smile on your face and make it happen? Here are my three steps to keep you in step with your smile:
Read MoreRing in 2021 with Palos Verdes Pulse!
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