I just got back from a wonderful supported hike and camping trip with the Bay Area Ridge Trail and Way to Go Amigos outdoor adventure group. We met at Joseph D Grant County Park in San Jose where we dropped off our overnight gear. After some fun getting to know you games and stretches, the…

This has been a really good week. I put in a good amount of time working on my Gap Year Guide book, worked with the CPA to get the taxes and other required nonprofit forms done for the last fiscal year, made some art and got out on quite a few fun outings. My sister,…

I’ve been getting out for hikes, enjoying the fall leaves in the different places that I have been staying. Also been spending time with Annemarie and Emmy during Annemarie’s last week at home. They came over to Mom’s one day with my sister Michelle. We cleaned out the cupboards in the patio and one of…

Time for an update. Since the wedding I’ve been doing paid work, I have been busy with  grant applications and putting together board recruitment and fund development strategies. I’ve also been working on my gap year book with mixed results. Some days I feel like I have useful and interesting information to convey and other times…

My sister, Chrissy, and her dog Javi stayed over at my mom‘s place on Sunday night, we had a nice quiet evening. I spent a lot of time texting friends and family pictures from the wedding, then crashed out early, very grateful to be sleeping in my own bed.  Monday was work in the morning,…

The wedding went off wonderfully, Kieran and Kourtney were both really happy and enjoyed themselves immensely, as did everyone else in attendance. It was a beautiful celebration of family and friends. Since the wedding wasn’t until 5 PM and I wasn’t needed there for photos until mid afternoon, I made plans to go for a…

The big day has almost arrived! Kieran and Kourtney have been planning for their wedding for over a year. As is often the case, stress levels increased in the weeks leading up to the wedding and in particular the few days before when there were lots of last-minute errands and decisions to make. It didn’t…

I can’t seem to get back into the rhythm of regular posting. I’ve been busy with work and making progress on my Gap year guide and I think all of that time in front of the computer makes it harder for me to want to sit down and put together a post of what I’ve…

What I’ve been up to this week: It’s been a busy week at work putting together grant applications, doing training for Department of Justice livescan administration, setting up phone apps, working on financials for taxes. I’ve also been making a bit of progress on my Gap Year guide, sorting the many pages I have written…

I got to enjoy another adventure with one of my sisters. This time it was with Christina camping at Lake Siskiyou, aka Lake Sis. I had never been there before, I’m sure if we had known about it when the kids were little, we would have spent a lot of time there. It is a…