A gala, a yard and other things: October in review

“I am not telling you to make the world better. I’m just telling you to live in it. Not just to endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it. To look at it. To try to get the picture. To live recklessly. To take chances. To make your own work and take pride in it. To seize the moment.”

– Joan Didion

October highlights & happenings

  • lots of prep work + last-minute activities for Evening for Animals
  • successful Evening for Animals event!
  • our yard is again ours + construction crew has vacated our property!
  • Art of Manga exhibit
  • saw Shucked
  • learned a lot about our neighborhood through a City Guides tour
  • attended book club
  • met up with one of my besties for a weekend in Monterey
  • tried a new pilates studio
  • finally found tenants for Denver rental
  • saw Suffs (SO good!)
  • read one book
  • active 28 of 31 days (40+ miles walked/ran; 1 ride)
  • one post on Trajectory of Life 
  • continued daily Connections + Wordle + Mini Crossword + Strands

Open tabs

How to Be a Good Literary Citizen (in Seven Easy Steps)

The buffet problem

Exercise induces whole-body health benefits

The Power of a Slow Morning: Why Rushing Steals More Than Time

The Beauty of Being Alone

“The Maples” by Marie Howe (read by Rose Hanzlik)

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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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