Somewhere in the dark on a windy mountain road outside of San Luis Obispo, I heard light puppy snores coming from the backseat of my Prius. In preparation for our eight-hour road trip, I walked Westley nearly three miles before getting in the car to tire him out. An hour in, my normally quiet dog […]
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Puppy Challenge Continued! May’s Challenge
The room was still dark when I opened my eyes. On the floor next to my bed came the sounds that woke me up, quiet shuffling and scratching, followed by a small whine. Next would be a quick bark. The first few times I woke up this way, I rushed my new puppy outside in case […]
13th Challenge: April’s Chapter
April was a month of more work and less reading. I’m already more than halfway done with the reading challenge, which gives me time to slow down and enjoy my time, and the books more. Also, I have finished the easier categories, and am now reaching the categories I’ve put off, e.g. “Read a classic you’ve never […]
April Challenge: Order out of Chaos
My April goal was to make order out of chaos, create a somewhat minimalistic life and therefore live happily ever after in all of the additional space I created by getting rid of stuff. In my head, that’s what I meant by the “Tidying Up Challenge”. I successfully tidied up and organized these areas of chaos: […]
April’s Challenge: Getting Started
Really? A month dedicated to “tidying up”? Who have I become? I’ve always been good at getting rid of clothes and stuff, I hold very little sentimental attachment to most items, with the exception of books, music, pictures, hand-made awards from our annual outrigger “Mock Race”, a shell I found while on a small beach in […]
April’s Goal: The Life-Changing Magic of What?
It’s nine days into April and I’m just now getting started with my challenge. I tried to start it last weekend but instead stabbed myself in the thumb and ended up in Urgent Care instead. My limited willingness to take the extra time required to do things like cook and clean while being one thumb […]
13th Challenge: March’s Chapter
First, I miss writing. March was a whirlwind of extremes, with its lows (company I worked for closed down abruptly) and its highs (new job for several of us at an awesome new company), with weeknights of three hours sleep some nights, and weekends spent only trying to get more sleep. Of finally paddling a […]
Reading 50 Books: February’s Chapter
Continuing my reading challenge for the year, I found that February was a month filled with the magic of books and vacation. It was also the month of travel and stress that pushed me to long workouts and evenings spent diving headfirst into books late into the night. My February books can be classified into […]
February Part Four, Taking it Through Leap Day
The last installment of my February Challenge. February 22 La Jolla Village. February 23 I spent my day at work until very late with little/no photo ops. At home, however, everything on my fridge makes me smile, sometimes it’s the little things that catch your eye. February 24 Sun, palm trees and the trolley, in downtown San […]
February Picture a Day: Week Three
February 13 Valentine’s Day Massacre Outrigger Canoe Race. First place winners received heart-shaped glasses. What? Oh us? Don’t mind if we do. February 14 Love. Apparently I was walking around looking for signs. February 15 Downtown sunset. February 16 Finding Hawaii back at home. February 17 Working too late. Where did all the people […]