25 YEARS
This week marks my 25th California-versary. I arrived in California as an exchange student on September 9, 2001. Two days before 9/11. Most people share where they were and what they were doing on September,11...
The lightkeeper’s Log: August Gratitude
Elisabeth invited us to join her for a gratitude practice in August [THANK YOU!] and it was the perfect time to flex that gratitude muscle again. Despite my actual physical exercise routine, gratitude is still...
2026 | Weekly Run Down 36/52 – a strong week
Some of you had asked in the comments on last week’s post if they missed that I am training for a marathon (and which one!?). I just want to reiterate: I have not committed to...
Five Things Friday Vol. 133
DICHOTOMY My eyeballs hurt so badly (from rolling back into my scull) when we received an email at work on Friday, asking all bureaus and offices to take immediate steps to implement the name change...
Another health update
photo credit: @wildsoulmagsyogi via Unsplash TL;DR: The echocardiogram and the Zio patch came back normal. Who is surprised? But I’ve had two episodes since the last update and I still don’t know what triggered them....
2026 | Weekly Run Down 35/52 – back to training
I jumped back into my marathon training plan this week and I really enjoy having these structured workouts again. I just feel so much better when I know what’s on schedule. I like to just...
Happy Things Friday | August 28
Morning Smiles I stopped during my run to talk to Tanja’s Doppelgänger this week. I saw her on one of my runs again, – not once, but twice! – and I decided it was time...
My Red Sox in Sacramento
I am a West Coast girl cheering for an East Coast team. That’s not unheard of, but unusual. I am a blue-and-red-capped fan in a sea of orange (SF Giants) and green (Athletics). But, you...