And that, my friends, is another annual running goal met with success! Every mile I run for the rest of the year is gravy. And…
I have enjoyed a nice, relaxing Christmas in Cle Elum with my parents. And I have to say, it’s been wonderful, although not a typical…
I built my first gingerbread house today, and I loved it! Not least because I built it with my darling Godson, whom I’ve not seen…
I’m home! After 856 days away, I have finally returned home to hug my parents. (Real hugs are way better than proxy hugs!) I began…
I lost a dear friend two weeks ago to Storm Arwen. Not a “human” friend, but rather a tree friend. My lovely, encouraging, and inspirational…
I received my COVID19 booster vaccine last Sunday and am now fully vaccinated against COVID19 – and more! I don’t know if this makes me…
This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…
Today should be a big celebration to mark my husband’s 60th birthday. But, as with too many years before, he is not here to celebrate;…
I have a new job; one that I have dreamt of for more than 20 years. Yes, as of this week, I am a Lecturer*…
I have been holding my breath for the past several weeks, anxiously awaiting news on my new work visa. As I shared at the start…
I’ll cut right to the point here: Life is really stressful right now and I am struggling to see the glass half full (visa stress…
Meet Gracie, my new (to me) bike. She arrived at my cottage on Monday and today was our first outing. I think we will be…
It’s been a month since I shared that the start of my job was delayed for a few days as I was still waiting on…
This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…
I have been feeling very unsettled lately as I am still “temporarily unemployed”* and that has been impacting my motivation for getting out into the…
When I set my goals for 2021, I tried to be realistic about what I could accomplish. You know, something that I can manage but…
Yesterday marked the last day of my post-doc life and today was meant to mark the first day of my lecturing career. But, alas, things…
This gallery is part of my monthly “photo dump” collection. Posts under the photo dump tag are a collection of random photographs that do not otherwise have…
… and I will walk 10,000 more. (Just to be the [wo]man who walked 5 million steps to smash a goal…) One year ago today,…
My quest to (slowly) re-join society after 18+ months of (near) isolation is speeding up these days. So much so that I enjoyed not one,…