Rona_Gura timeline RSS2025-07-05T15:42:25+0000We recently flew to Michigan overnight to attend a long-time friend’s son’s wedding.  The wedding was beautiful and a reflection of the love and affection everyone who attended had for both families.  Going to and from the airport and the venue from our hotel required a few Uber trips for us.   I always try to strike up a conversation with our car drivers, no matter where we are. And I find that they’re always happy to talk to me. I have realized, in doing so, how much I learn about local life from my conversations with cab drivers.   The driver who drove us from the airport to our hotel gave us a lot of information about Detroit. He was, clearly, very proud of being from Detroit. It was fascinating hearing information about Detroit that I would have never known. Another driver drove us back to our hotel from the wedding venue after the wedding. She was driving a car that was able to drive itself. My husband and I were both fascinated with the car, and she was happy to answer all of our questions, and show us what the car was capable of, throughout our thirty-minute drive back to the hotel.   I always appreciate hearing a little slice of life from cab drivers. Do you talk to them while in their car?    

]]>2025-07-05T15:42:25+0000I recently needed a dress for a black tie wedding. I saw a few online at Nordstroms that I wanted to try on. So I went to the store and asked a sales associate to help me find them. Not a single one of them was in the store. I was told that they have about 80% more inventory online than they do in the store and that I should order a few of them online-with free shipping-try them on at home and just return the rest (with free return shipping). Such a different experience than it used to be.

]]>2025-07-05T15:20:04+0000My friend Stacey Liberty was born on the 4th of July. And she has the half of a dozen or so newspaper articles to prove it!

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]]>2025-06-29T23:36:43+0000I decided to do some spring (maybe now summer?) cleaning in my closet this week.   Cleaning out my closets was long overdue, and I finally tackled the chaos head-on. I found clothes I hadn’t worn in years, mystery cords, and more than a few forgotten memories. Letting go of clutter felt surprisingly liberating—like making space for a lighter, clearer version of myself. Now, every time I open the door, I feel a little spark of peace and accomplishment   Have you cleaned out your closets lately?

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