The Tao of Me

Happy 3rd Blogiversary to me!
Three years ago today, I wrote my first blog post. I was getting ready to leave on a three week trip to Europe, and started this blog to document my travels. It was my first experience using Blogger, so I wanted to write a few posts before I left to get [...]

I had such a great time on my vacation and I’m so sad that its over. While I usually take a summer and winter trip to see the Vancouver relatives, this time there was a specific purpose — to spend some time with my cousin Jenna.

Jenna graduated from WSU in the Spring with a Masters [...]

While waking up at 6:30 am is sleeping in for me, its not for everyone else. Chip and I were the only ones up (actually its 10:30 am and we’re still the only ones up….) so I decided to take him out for a walk.
The mere mention of the work “walk” gets him all riled [...]

Saturday’s 12-miler at Lacamas Lake left me covered in bug bites. Apparently after an extended rainy Spring, the area has had a real problem with mosquitos. That left me to find new routes to explore for the rest of the week that I’m here.
For today’s 5-miler I stayed in the surrounding neighborhood. I ran a [...]

So….I’ve been MIA from blogging on a regular basis. Yes, I’ve had a lot going on, but truth be told, I actually felt embarrassed to write anything.
You see, a few weeks ago someone made the comment to me about blogging that went something like, “I’ve never been the type to assume people WANT to [...]

I’ve been so unmotivated for the past week or so. Its taken every ounce of energy that I have just to get through the day. Everything feels like a chore – work, workouts, even socializing with friends. I’ve been more or less getting everything done, but it feels like I’m just going through the motions.
I [...]

Can you believe that its June already? I can’t either, but I’m so glad its here! Summer officially upon us (by the way, that means foggy weather in San Francisco) and I have some great things planned for the summer!
June

- See Jane Run: This Saturday I’ll be running the 5K at the See Jane Run! [...]