trajectory of a life

Don’t be afraid to be confused. Try to remain permanently confused. Anything is possible. Stay open, forever, so open it hurts, and then open up some more, until the day you die, world without end, amen.

~George Saunders, The Braindead Megaphone

March highlights + happenings

• second month of funemployment
• completed Digital Transformation course
• passed test + gained KCS certifications
• completed many onboarding tasks in preparation for new job
• completed interviews + accepted offer for new job
• lots of family time during SoDak trip
• celebrated great niece’s 2nd birthday
• chair massage
• celebrated three months with Pippa
• tried a few new neighborhood restaurants
• enjoyed having a personal shopping experience at Nordstrom
• fire and ice session (spa + cold plunge)
• haircut + 12+ inches gone
• many friend dates — in-person and virtual
• sewed my first button
• enjoyed a week in Monterey
• visited Big Sur
• yummy dinner at Chez Noir to celebrate new job
• annual Monterey Bay Aquarium visit
• weekend in Santa Cruz
• welcomed the first day of sprint
• treated myself to a 90-minute massage
• relaxing afternoon of sauna + float
• continued women’s studies class
• booked Thanksgiving in Napa
• facial
• attended writers’ circle
• celebrated friend’s success with night out
• completed + filed taxes
• continued watching Jane the Virgin
• survived another rough month of library demo
• continued training + walks with Pippa
• discovered fun neighborhood dog park
• ran/walked 40+ miles
• rode 28.7 miles
• two Trajectory of Life posts
• continued daily reflection/five-year journal

April intentions

• start new job + adjust to new schedule
• many events at Groundfloor Club
• celebrate 7th anniversary of first date with the hubs
• Japanese print exhibit
• view partial solar eclipse
• SF restaurant week
• monthly float
• weekend in Paso Robles with good friend
• figure out workout schedule w/new work hours

Open tabs

• Ultimate Roadtrip
• How Embracing Uncertainty Can Improve Your Life
• This Daily “Blue Zones” Ritual is Easy, Free, and Increases Longevity
• A Higher Dose of Morning Light Will Change Your Life
• In search of incompetence
• Out of control
• 2024 World Happiness Report
• Wheel of the Year
• The Courage of Uncertainty
• Why I Celebrate The Spring Equinox As The Real “New Year”
• Jealous
• “But what if I’m wrong?
• ‘Wi-Fi’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means