Joy on a Wednesday

I don’t know what it was about thefirst Wednesday morning in September at the park. Maybe because the week before I felt cranky and kinda down in the dumps. But that first Wednesday of the month? That day, everything felt like a miracle. Ant and I have walked every morning that first week in September … Continue reading Joy on a Wednesday

Life in the Middle

We achieved a long-time-comin' goal and now I'm afraid it's not good enough. On May 29th, 2020, Anthony and I wrapped up May's budget and made our final debt payment on the student loan. WE'RE DEBT FREE! It was surreal. It still is to a certain extent. We told our landlords because they were our … Continue reading Life in the Middle

Ripple Effects

The coolest thing happened today. I jumped. Off of a 7 or 8 foot high rock into the North Fork of the American River just past the Foresthill Bridge. It was one of the most terrifying, fun, courageous things I've done in awhile. The thing is: the majority of the time I sat on that … Continue reading Ripple Effects