These are some of the phrases that caught my eye/ear today: The F*%# you 50s – from a podcast Permission to be who I am, where I am – heard in a meditation  A difficulty early experienced is uncertain steering, and an uncertain sense of direction – sentance in a book A decision is the…

Today didn’t turn out exactly as I had planned. I was supposed to meet a friend to go for a hike at Portola Redwood State Park, a place that I used to take the kids camping almost every summer. Since I was able to leave a little earlier than expected, I decided to take the…

I’m back at home now, which has been up-and-down. I’m glad that I hit almost no traffic on my way back from Placerville, and that I saw a family of turkeys at the side of the road. I’m glad to be back sleeping in my bed and in my room that feels comforting and welcoming.…

What I’ve done during my time at Michelle‘s:

What a delicious day! The dogs woke me up early needing to go out to do their morning business so I decided to make myself some coffee and get started with the day. I journaled then read for a bit and decided to take the dogs out for a short walk up the road. They…

I only have one full day left in this magical place. I am so grateful I’ve had more time to explore. I had time this morning to put together cover letters and send off applications for two different positions, so that felt good.  Today seemed to be centered around sound. I spent most of the…

On Saturday afternoon, I went to Rucksack Winery, mainly because I liked the name. Unfortunately, I didn’t like most of their wine.  At least it was a lovely place to relax, they had a quilt square on the side of the barn as well as a free little library with some really good books, I ended…

On Friday I headed back to hike Horsetail Falls. I’m glad I went in the morning as it was a pretty steady uphill hike, and it was nice to have slightly cooler weather. It was a fantastic hike, basically right next to the river and falls the whole time, so incredible views. It brought back…

Walking around Jenkinson Lake, it’s the Wednesday after Memorial Day weekend and almost nobody is here. The main sounds I hear is water lapping against the rocks and trees, the skittering of lizards as I walk past and wind blowing through the trees. As I’m soaking up the sunshine I can see butterflies flitting all…

I’m trying to take different roads as I go for my morning walks around Michelle’s place. I’ve seen horses, cows, goats and dogs. Everyone seems to have at least one or more dogs who bark like crazy if anybody walks down the road. Because of the long distances between houses and the closest stores being…