The nervous system is a funny thing. It hasn’t kept up with the fast pace of human society. It’s still operating on good, old fight or flight: when something stressful comes your way, it’s either getting you ready to defend yourself or run away.
Less than two days before leaving for my trip, I’m not sure which way my body is leaning.Read More »Nerves and Butterflies
I leave for my bike tour in five days. The trip is starting to feel truly real. Butterflies have migrated to my stomach.Read More »5 Day Countdown
Friday evening, I drove to Hillsborough River State Park to begin my yoga adventure (more here). As I drove, it occurred to me that it was May 18. It was that day, 7 years before, that Dad died.Read More »May 18, 2018
This weekend I signed up for a yoga camping adventure.
Yoga! Camping! And I took my bike, so biking!! Yes, yes, yes!Read More »Yoga Adventure
I’m not quite sure why I’ve been so tired. Grading is pretty much done. I’m mostly working during school hours. But on that drive home, I struggle to keep my eyes open. Very literally. Not the safest, but it is what it is.Read More »Running on Coffee and Kittens
Last Tuesday I celebrated my 40th birthday. If I live the average U.S. life expectancy for a woman, I truly became middle-aged. And it feels Ok!Read More »Cheers to 40
I went to a tiny home festival last weekend, and I looked at a used RV this weekend. While the RV wasn’t in as good of shape as the owner put in the ad (the words “death trap” come to mind), the trip has gotten me thinking about my future living situation.Read More »Realistic Dreams
Once upon a time, I lived in a 400 sqft studio apartment. It was then I began thinking about tiny home living.Read More »Tiny Dreams
Saturday evening my friends joined me at the campsite. They worked their shifts and then rode the 20-ish miles. They arrived after dark. (First part of trip here.)Read More »We All Need Somebody to Lean On