. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman Photo Credit: EraPhernalia Vintage I had my in-laws visiting and staying with us for the last two weeks for the first time.  Honestly, even if you like your in-laws I thought I would surely want to kill them. I come from a weird family that never stays with each [...]

. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman Father’s Day gifts have never been my strong suit, but on top of having to buy gifts this year for my father and father-in-law, I also have to come up with birthday gifts for my husband and father-in-law too.  To add pressure to the gift buying situation all of [...]

. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman I am seriously obsessed with ice cream.  My ideal time to eat ice cream isn’t necessarily on a sunny day, or after a hard day, or even after a devastating break-up.  My preferred time for ice cream is for breakfast, after all what better way could a day begin? [...]

. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman Cable is frustrating.  The prices are outrageous.  There’s barely customer service.  There are very few deals (I can get HBO for free –  if I spend $165 a month).  I would switch to satellite, but apparently I bought the wrong TiVo and I just can’t part with my new [...]

. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman After being injured in a car accident I began a long road to recovering from a very annoying case of whiplash.  I did physical therapy for several months.  Eventually I was told the time had come to heal on my own when I was brought to the state of [...]

. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman Marriage is more than the merging of two people, but also the merging all the baggage that comes with them — including food baggage. My husband and I rarely like the same foods, which has been the biggest adjustment in our marriage.  One thing that we do like is [...]

. a blogumn by Debra Goykhman When my husband and I moved to San Diego four weeks ago we didn’t know one person.  Planting our roots has become a hard task.  We have tried many conventional approaches—taking our dogs to the park, going out to lunch with coworkers, introducing ourselves to neighbors, and joining the [...]

. a new blogumn by Debra Goykhman Tango and Cash aka “Double Trouble” entered my life just a few weeks ago.  The handsome duo are two medium size white and tan terrier mixes that my husband and I adopted from our local Humane Society.  We were warned that it would take a few weeks for [...]