“Not that I have lost any hope. All the goodness and the heroisms will rise up again, then be cut down again and rise up. It isn’t that the evil thing wins — it never will — but that it doesn’t die. I don’t know why we should expect it to. It seems fairly obvious that two sides of a mirror are required before one has a mirror, that two forces are necessary in man before he is man.”
~John Steinbeck, Steinbeck: A Life in Letters
February highlights & happenings
- celebrated husband’s birthday
- baked spiced olive oil cake
- canceled Amazon accounts
- closed Threads account
- transitioned from Goodreads to Storygraph
- Sunday date day: magnolias at botanic gardens + Japanese tea garden
- Back to the Future: The Musical
- finished intro personal training classes
- tried new gym + personal trainer
- pottery class
- joined + committed to six-month Radical Sisterhood Circle
- attended one virtual and one in-person sisterhood circle
- one therapy session
- secured first Friends of SFACC sponsor!
- continued Friends of SFACC events committee activities
- beach walk + exploring Outer Sunset
- attended Creative Mornings: Creative Closure 2024
- monthly group connect with friends
- Grammy + SAG Awards
- coaching session
- afternoon solo date + Tartine treat
- combined + simplified financial accounts
- participated in economic boycott
- continued morning routine: stretching, water, healthy breakfast
- watched (TV): Abbott Elementary; All Creatures Great and Small; Severance; Mo; SNL 50th; White Lotus; Law & Order SVU
- watched (movies): Here
- read one book
- continued 2024 review (blog post coming someday)
- active 27 of 28 days (37.8 miles walked/ran; 35.2 miles cycled; 5 strength sessions)
- surpassed 2,000 activity minutes for 2025
- one post on Trajectory of Life
- continued daily Connections + Wordle + Mini Crossword + Strands
Open tabs
Why do some of us age faster than others?
Seven Ways to Shift Your Difficult Emotions
I Gave Up My Smartphone for a Dumbphone. You Can, Too.
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
The Value of Doing Nothing in a Hyperproductive World
Seven Ways to Bring More Meaning to Your Life
The Swedish philosophy of lagom: how “just enough” is all you need
Your Life in Weeks (so cool!)
What Happens to Your Brain Throughout Your Life
Recipes cooked + enjoyed
All recipes are from NYT Cooking unless otherwise noted
Spiced Olive Oil Cake With Orange Glaze
Coconut Black Bean Soup
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts Pasta with Toasted Chickpeas
Broccoli-Quinoa Soup with Turmeric and Ginger
Creamy Coconut-Lime Rice with Peanuts
Brown Butter Lentil and Sweet Potato Salad
Tahini-Parmesan Pasta Salad
One-Pot Beans, Greens and Grains
Best Black Bean Soup
Red Lentil Barley Stew
Lentil Salad with Roasted Vegetables
Roasted Kale and Sweet Potatoes with Eggs
Rice Cakes with Peanut Sauce and Hoisin
Roasted Eggplant with Crispy Chickpeas and Cashew Sauce
Black Bean Chili with Mushrooms
Mediterranean Lentil Salad
Winter Squash and Wild Mushroom Curry
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