a month of re-emergence + looking ahead

“I’d learned what the word ‘happy’ meant. It meant there was no weight in your belly, and if you asked yourself how you felt, the answer spontaneously came back: good.”

― Henry Shukman, One Blade Of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir

May highlights

volunteer day with the hubs – completed three Kynd Kits
began “hardCORE On the Floor” strength program + completed 16 strength workouts
32 rides, 173.5 miles, 2 PRs
fell in love with Tahoe
enjoyed our first camping trip of the year
spent time with one of my besties
participated in third month of Lucia Collective
hiked at 7,000+ ft and didn’t die
completed a number of Peloton + Apple monthly challenges
received second vaccination + celebrated being fully vaccinated (woohoo!)
explored Fort Mason
Peloton milestones: 50th strength + 350th ride + 75th yoga + passed 5k annual minutes
celebrated from afar the life of a dear aunt taken too soon
continued yoga teacher training + completed sequencing first class
participated in virtual yoga talk
watched and LOVED Soul
almost daily gratitude (missed one day)
savored peonies
read three books
onboarded new employee (work)
Goodwill donation
discovered a few new breweries in Oakland
explored East Bay
spent time walking the Embarcadero + saw the Energy Observer
experienced Clarion Alley
103 workouts + 27 hrs (cycling, yoga, strength, walks, stretching)
finished Brooklyn Nine-nine (can’t wait for season eight!)
tried a number of new recipes
wrote five blog posts
continued daily + weekly + monthly habit tracking

June intentions + what I’m looking forward to

continue hardCORE On the Floor
celebrate third wedding anniversary
complete section seven + one lecture series yoga teacher training
read three books
travel to Denver + celebrate dear friend’s wedding
minimum 150 cycle miles
celebrate 52-week Peloton streak
one coching session
complete Peloton + Apple fitness challenges
continue Lucia Collective experience
more time in nature
continue daily + weekly + monthly habit tracking

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I’m Nicole

Trajectory of Life celebrates living purposefully with curiosity, courage and simplicity as guides. I use the blog to document this philosophy through writing about my adventures in reading, travel, cooking, photography, fitness, being a dog mom, minimalism, sustainability, living childfree by choice, marriage and setting and meeting life goals. As someone new-ish to the Bay Area, the blog is also where I share tips for things to do in San Francisco as we explore this new city of ours.

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