My favorite Mexican restaurant isn’t in Bloomington…

My favorite Mexican restaurant isn’t in Bloomington…

Now, not to make a bunch of Bloomingtonians mad…but my favorite Mexican restaurant is not in Bloomington, IN. It is in Brownstown, IN a far cry from Mexico, but WOW what a find. Growing up in CA, taking many family vacations all over Mexico and going to college in San Diego, spending a [...]

The DALAI LAMA comes to Bloomington, IN

The DALAI LAMA comes to Bloomington, IN

I don’t know about you, but I am so excited about His Holiness The Dalai Lama arriving this week in Bloomington, IN. How lucky are we? What a spiritual icon! I’ve wanted to see him for years and it has never worked out so I am just [...]

Some fun things to do in Southern Indiana…

Some fun things to do in Southern Indiana…

After first moving to Southern Indiana, I decided I needed to know what attractions, sites, events, restaurants, cultural happenings, natural phenomena existed to explore in the area. I started researching various books, magazines & visitors bureaus along with inquiring amongst the locals about what to check out…”must do’s for a newcomer”.
These are [...]

LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY’S SPRING AUCTION IS BACK & YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT!!

LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY’S SPRING AUCTION IS BACK & YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT!!

Lakeview’s First Annual Spring Auction last year was a HUGE success! People were raving about it for months it was so much fun and for a such wonderful cause. The Auction last year boasted over 120 items to choose from, raffles, games, incredible food from 12 local restaurants [...]

The Office Lounge was surprisingly fun!

Not as big on the nightlife these days, more of a nice dinner and music kind of gal, but a bunch of my friends got together for a night on the town the other night. We wanted to go to the Players Pub but it was sold out, so the only other option for [...]

Tasty delectables in Bloomington

Tasty delectables in Bloomington

Being originally from CA and having traveled a lot, I have developed a taste for fine food. I have to say after living here for a year and a half and frequenting Bloomington for years before that, I am extremely impressed with the variety and quality of food.
I am a vegetarian who [...]

What I love about Bloomington

What I love about Bloomington

I moved to Indiana from California in 2001. Not long after I lived here I discovered Bloomington. I’ll never forget that first day. It was a warm summer day on the square and people were sitting outside at the cafes eating, drinking, talking and watching the [...]

Why I am so happy with Rainmakers Networking Organization?

Why I am so happy with Rainmakers Networking Organization?

I moved to Bloomington in August of 2008, coming from Brownstown, IN and before that all over CA for most of my whole life. Within a week of actually moving to Indiana, I really discovered Bloomington…I had seen it before on vacations but didn’t really get to explore it like you do when you [...]

Bloomington is an active place to be all year around!

Bloomington is an active place to be all year around!

There is really no excuse not to exercise or just get out and about in Bloomington even in the winter months and especially if you are willing to broaden your horizons a little bit. Bloomington is very centrally located for one thing, if the roads aren’t covered in snow, you can get to Indianapolis, [...]

Have you ever thought about your own CARBON FOOTPRINT?

Have you ever thought about your own CARBON FOOTPRINT?

I just about freaked out when I saw the Human Footprint video in a class I was taking. I had never really thought about it in that way. Actually breaking down one’s consumption of products starting at day 1, yikes. I mean laying out every single product ever consumed by a single [...]