Went for a walk and found a free little library that had Star Wars-related literacy quotes all over it. The library had Take Me Out of the Bathtub, one of my kids’ favorite books. On my walk, listened to The Moth podcast where one of the storytellers was one of the professors from my MNA program!…

I had a wonderful Sunday. The day started with a breakfast get together with Stacy, one of my college roommates from freshman year. I can’t believe that we have known each other for over 37 years! We spent a lot of time talking about our aging parents and our changing roles in their lives, our…

It’s been so much fun getting back into Taiko drumming, I’m happy with how much I still remember and how easy it has been to pick up the songs I had learned months ago. Kristy, the instructor has a wonderful smiley, positive energy. I practice about 20 to 25 minutes a day, and it also…

Yesterday I went by the CCCBA office, it was so wonderful to see all my old colleagues, hear about what’s been going on in their lives, and the great new things that the Bar Association has been doing the last six months. It felt strange to be there but not really know what was going…

I’ve mainly been hanging out with Winston. The first couple of days I was looking after him it was rainy, so I read – just finished The Sleepwalker by Chris Bohjalian, had a great twist at the end, now I’m onto The Serial by Cyra McFadden, a hilarious satire about Mill Valley in the 70s (it was also made…

The last few days have been fairly quiet, in between some short trips in the East and North bays I’ve been doing some research about different career areas that I am interested in, mainly reading and checking out some websites and on YouTube. I’ve also restarted practicing Taiko drumming which has been fun-I didn’t realize how…

On Monday I got out for a walk on one of my favorite local trails that leads up to the Miwok Trail. I just love the view from up there.  The two podcasts I listened to today were very relevant to my current life. One was about people doing something unexpected (This American Life) and…

Finally got out on real hiking trails! Things have dried out enough that Julie, Gabriella and I decided to get back to the dirt. Today we hiked 2 segments of the Bay Area Ridge Trail in Novato. One was a section that went near Stafford Lake, and the other connected to Indian Tree Open Space.…

I spent Friday and Saturday in San Francisco for a State Bar commission orientation. I really enjoyed getting to know the other commission members and learning more about the work we will be doing. It’s great during this time of exploration and slowing down to have an opportunity to use my analytical, interviewing, writing, and…

Some highlights of the last couple of days: Sitting next to the fireplace at my sisters book club during a discussion of We Run the Tides with the author Vendela Vida (such a great name!) It was fascinating to learn about her writing process, the different ways she decides names for characters and places, her writing community…