On Saturday morning the rain was down to a light drizzle when I broke camp hurriedly folding all the wet stuff up together and throwing it in the back of my Subaru. Thank goodness for the heavy duty rubber liner in the back! I headed down to Del Mar where the Tiny House Fest was…

I headed out on Thursday on a road trip down to the Tiny House Fest in Del Mar. My first stop was at Philz to get a coffee – I got on the road very early in order to miss the incoming storm. At Philz there were a couple of guys wearing shorts and ordering…

When I was working full-time my morning walks were something I always enjoyed, but they were also one more thing that I needed to get done in order to move on to the rest of my day. The walks were mandatory for me because I knew how important they were for my physical, mental and…

One of the things I am trying to do is spend less time on distractions that I don’t actually enjoy, especially being conscious of how often I pull out my phone when I’m feeling bored or anxious. So I’m trying to stop myself when I do pull out my phone and check and see if…

It has been a chilly week, I think this is the coldest, rainiest and snowiest winter that we’ve had in the Bay Area in a long, long time. I’ve been getting out for a couple of walks a day, the first one in the morning is always very cold, but also a refreshing way to…

On Saturday, we continued our quest to traverse the Bay Area Ridge Trail. Because it had been raining a lot we decided to do a paved part of the trail, this time down in San Jose along the Coyote Creek trail portion. We were only supposed to walk a little over 9 miles, but it…

On Thursday morning I went for a walk to one of my favorite places, Tennessee Valley Beach. I know I’ve talked about it before in my blog, it is a place where I always find serenity. The walk out to and back from the beach is good for letting my thoughts swirl and then relax…

I’ve spent a good amount of time in downtown Mill Valley the last couple of days. Yesterday I treated myself to a Havana cappuccino at Peet’s while I was waiting for the second hand store where I was going to be dropping off some donations to open. I unexpectedly found a bench next to a…

On Friday and Saturday I got to take yoga and guided visualization classes with Gina, my favorite yoga instructor from the Y. She no longer lives in the Bay Area but was in town for a couple of days and put on a series of classes and workshops. It was such a treat to listen…

Woke up early Wednesday morning, so did my journaling by candlelight while it was still dark out. I just love being up early and having that quiet time to myself. I don’t know why it’s such it’s still such a big deal for me, it’s not like I have a kids at home that need…