Author: Carrie Green Zinn

Who is Karen? Recently, I have been hearing the phrase, “she is such a Karen,” and seriously had no idea what that meant until about one minute ago when I panicked that I might be…

If I am completely honest, in the very beginning, I was in denial. Daughter #2 had just flown in from school for the famous Spring Break that would never end, and daughter #1 was hoarding…

Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads out there! To my father, Howie Green, I think of your wisdom often and thank you for adding flavor to our lives. Things like, “It’s just as easy…

Hello all, I just wanted to share some of what we have been doing in light of the movement against racial injustice. Please feel free to comment and add to these lists if you like….

Dream Big I had a really intense dream the other night. You know, the kind of dream that was so vivid and real, that it created a real life memory, not a fleeting wisp of…

5/5/20 Quaroutine Update Here I am, like most of you, at home. Taking care of my family and keeping us out of trouble, as best we can. I have been acutely aware that this is…

Took this photo today on our walk. Even the birds are distancing. I bought eggs! 18 of them, actually. It wasn’t easy, but I was determined, and am proud of my success!   On Sunday,…

Yes, I made up that word, all by myself. SciFi Anxiety is the word of the hour. As I sip my first cup of decaf for the day, I check in on my body and…

Recently, I feared that I had nothing to keep my creative momentum going! I will not be meeting my goal of 52 blogs in 52 weeks, I have run out of things to write about,…

People say that 60 is the new 40. But I think my 60 will be the new 60. Plain and simple. I honestly think the view will be better up there on the sixth floor….

What does one do when one’s children travel? Visit them, of course! Remember the irony of being an empty nester? They leave, so you have no one at home to take care of, which means…

That day was October 17, 1989.
30 years ago today. Day of the Loma Prieta Earthquake. 63 people lost their lives that day. 42 of them were on the Cypress Structure of the Nimitz Freeway that I drove along side, and under, just a few minutes after 5:04 PM. Hundreds more are forever injured, traumatized, and changed from that event.

Sometimes I would lay in bed as a little girl, watching the head lights circle around the ceiling of my bedroom from the busy street below. I lay awake having conversations in my head with…

Today’s cup of decaf is with a book or 42… September 2001 It was September 2, the first Sunday of the month in September 2001. Just a few short days before the world, as we…

Why Go To Georgia When you can have a California Peach? Fun fact: Did you know that peaches are originally from Northwest China, not Georgia? I feel compelled to tell you the story of Carrie…

Labor Day weekend is upon us, so I’m sharing a great idea for a terrific party because it was super successful for us! I think the best part is that I did all of the…

All the songs are about September, but I think August is really a month worth remembering. August carries an ingrained rhythm. Perhaps because our childhoods revolved around the traditional school start dates, our bodies and…

You are never too old to create a bucket list. A friend shared that her 87 year old mother recently wrote a bucket list. I immediately thought of all the things this woman has already…

Believe it or not, in the time before decaf coffee, yours truly ran away to join the circus. Occasionally, one’s life will pivot on a single encounter and shoot off in a totally unexpected direction….

Today’s cup of decaf is in L.A., baby. Do you like visiting Los Angeles? I think it is a city people either love or hate. Or love to hate. I definitely had a mixed relationship…