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…

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!…