Vet: we go to the Mid-Peninsula Animal Hospital in Menlo Park. Not sure yet if I'd recommend, since Finn has had only minor issues thus far. All the docs have been great though. There is an emergency vet clinic on Middlefield, but thank goodness I haven't had the chance to evaluate that one yet.
Masseuse: I have a great one that comes to our work. Name is Dov, and I'll dig up his info if you like. However! He is a "working through it" masseur, not a "gentle relaxing" masseur, although he'll do that if you ask.
Public library: Both PA and MP have them and we can point them out to you. There's a Palo Alto branch just blocks from my workplace in downtown PA, although I've never been.
A dog kennel--I am happy to dog-sit on occasion, and I also know a woman who lives in the hills and takes dog-friendly dogs. They go hiking daily in the open space woods. Finn LOVED her. And Finn loves hardly anybody but us. Costs around $55/day.
An exercise facility: lots to choose from! There are two near my work that my coworkers frequent (Reach and Vivre), and at least three more I know of. If you're a morning person I'd strongly recommend outdoor bootcamp classes run by alaviefitness.com. If you're looking for a gym by your house, I can't help you, but this is the bay area. Swing a cat and you'll hit a gym or yoga studio.
Grocery delivery service: Safeway.com delivers. I can also recommend a number of CSA programs for next year.
Babysit: I am also open to babysitting in exchange for, say, dinner. However, since my last diaper-changing experience was when I was nine, I won't feel bad if you turn me down. :)
Gifts: I finally managed to convince Michael (and myself) that gifts do not equal people, and objects do not equal memories/past self. We managed to whittle down the stuff quite a lot over time. I'm very much into the "stuff if stuff, and too much stuff is bad".
I use the large shallow bowl I got as a fruit bowl.
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Masseuse: I have a great one that comes to our work. Name is Dov, and I'll dig up his info if you like. However! He is a "working through it" masseur, not a "gentle relaxing" masseur, although he'll do that if you ask.
Public library: Both PA and MP have them and we can point them out to you. There's a Palo Alto branch just blocks from my workplace in downtown PA, although I've never been.
A dog kennel--I am happy to dog-sit on occasion, and I also know a woman who lives in the hills and takes dog-friendly dogs. They go hiking daily in the open space woods. Finn LOVED her. And Finn loves hardly anybody but us. Costs around $55/day.
An exercise facility: lots to choose from! There are two near my work that my coworkers frequent (Reach and Vivre), and at least three more I know of. If you're a morning person I'd strongly recommend outdoor bootcamp classes run by alaviefitness.com. If you're looking for a gym by your house, I can't help you, but this is the bay area. Swing a cat and you'll hit a gym or yoga studio.
Grocery delivery service: Safeway.com delivers. I can also recommend a number of CSA programs for next year.
Babysit: I am also open to babysitting in exchange for, say, dinner. However, since my last diaper-changing experience was when I was nine, I won't feel bad if you turn me down. :)
Gifts: I finally managed to convince Michael (and myself) that gifts do not equal people, and objects do not equal memories/past self. We managed to whittle down the stuff quite a lot over time. I'm very much into the "stuff if stuff, and too much stuff is bad".
I use the large shallow bowl I got as a fruit bowl.