Is this it? Are the roaring twenties finally starting? I feel excited. This week, for the first time in over 2 years, Michel and I took a trip to Seattle. Pre-pandemic, we used to go there several times a year for concerts and dance events. We definitely took it for granted how simple it was …
Category Archives: dancing
63: Value Circles
About a year ago, I read a book called Smart Couples Finish Rich, and while it wasn’t amazing, it did have a few good takeaways that made it worth reading. I have long forgotten most of the specifics, but it was essentially about making financial plans as a team and understanding why you were doing …
60: Birthday Post
This is my birthday post! I’m going to be 42 on Monday. That being the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything, I feel like I should make this year count. The past year has felt like a bit of a black hole, but looking back on my previous birthday post, it does appear that …
59: October Update
I can’t believe it’s almost Hallowe’en. The past month has included a number of ‘normal’ activities, though I wouldn’t say it feels like things are back to normal, in general. On the abnormal (but good!) side, we’ve ticked off a few longstanding items on our house deficiency list. We put in the headers above the …
58: Fall Plans
I checked in on what I had posted in my last update to see if it would spark any ideas for today and it turns out I had predicted that I would write about my fall goals. I forgot I said that, but that certainly makes it easier to come up with something. I actually …
57: Summer Musings
It’s been just about a full year since I had to end my (involuntary) trial retirement and (involuntarily) start working again. I can’t decide if it seems like more or less time than that because the past year has contained a sense of impermanence that I can’t quite explain. I don’t know exactly what’s causing …
56: Phase 3
Oops, I guess I kind of forgot I had a blog for a while there, but I’m back now. This will be another general update post because that’s all I’ve got. Since my last post, BC has entered ‘Phase 3’ of the Restart Plan and, unrelated to that, we had a crazy heat wave. I …
52: March Madness
This week marks the one year anniversary of living in a pandemic, for me. It probably varies slightly for everyone, but this was the week last year that I packed up my computer to work from home, and then was almost immediately laid off for almost 6 months. Right from the beginning it was being …
47: Next Year
At this time last year I was in Tofino as part of my weeklong 40th birthday extravaganza, and 4 years ago today I saw Temple of the Dog at a little venue in Seattle. This year, I’m planning to walk over to the bakery across the street and see if I can get a day …
42: Trial Retirement
I’ve been mostly unemployed for about 5 months now. I’m amazed that it’s been that long actually, though I’m not really sure whether it feels like it’s been more or less time than that. Lately, I haven’t been as intent on making good use of every minute like I was trying to at first, but …
