Friends, family and giving back – April in review

“The antidote to doom is curiosity.”

Ezra Klein

April highlights & happenings

  • continued six-month Radical Sisterhood Circle
  • volunteered at the Green Hairstreak Corridor with Nature in the City
  • bio on Friends of SFACC website
  • brunch, dinners and walks with friends
  • Orpheum Theater open house + tour
  • 8th anniversary of first date with the hubs
  • successful Paws for a Cause fundraising event with Friends of SFACC
  • spent day with family visiting from Wyoming
  • one year at job
  • continued Spain trip planning
  • sprint closet clean-out + donations
  • booked Japan 2026 flights
  • surprise peonies from the hubs ❤
  • picked up pottery from class (mine was terrible – haha)
  • rejoined book club + attended meeting
  • many yummy spring recipes + (veggie) meals at home
  • Embarcadero coffee + people watching
  • watched (TV): The Studio; Abbott Elementary; The Last of Us; White LotusLaw & Order SVU, Righteous Gemstones
  • read two books
  • active 28 of 30 days (41.75 miles walked/ran)
  • surpassed 5,000 activity minutes for 2025
  • one post on Trajectory of Life 
  • continued daily Connections + Wordle + Mini Crossword + Strands

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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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