Complex sentence: From 1977 to 1981, Croce served as Vice-Consul of Costa Rica in San Diego and wrote and sang her own songs, completing two solo albums, and establishing the publishing company Time in a Bottle.
Split into simpler sentences: From 1977 to 1981, Croce served as Vice-Consul of Costa Rica in San Diego. She wrote and sang songs, completed two solo albums, and started the publishing company Time in a Bottle.