My house feels oversized and awkward since we returned yesterday from San Diego. Is this my couch? These must be the stairs I run up and down all day long doing chores and caring for Finn. Vacation was wonderful with its remarkable lack of routine. I stood by the toaster in the morning, reading my magazine and floating through unobligated space ( Read more... )

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I am going to do a few fitness oriented updates, so if you care not for these- feel free to stop reading. I have intermittently discussed some of my approaches to fitness and I want to follow up on some changes I’ve made ( Read more... )

I have not done well maintaining my journal recently and then it becomes overwhelming- all of the things you want to say ( Read more... )

As I explained in earlier posts, I have finished the pre-requisites required to apply for the masters in psychology/counseling program. The next step is to volunteer with the Crisis Clinic- a suicide prevention hotline. Recently, someone expressed concern this may be a misstep, “Do you realize how hard this is going to be for you?” The question ( Read more... )

Reading and listening to Michael Jackson

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I am looking out the window at the miniature Asian pear tree my mother gave me. Its tiny green buds are slowly transforming. I wonder if they have steps and instructions they follow like Finn’s transformers. If the instructions are lost, the toy’s potential is then limited by our communal memory. I’m grateful to have a life without instructions ( Read more... )

I read "Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses" recently. I wish she had named the book just "Poser" because the title makes it sound like an "Eat, Pray, Love" re-run. The latter I also read and loathed by the end. Poser is something so unique- especially for the local mom. She writes about perfectionism and the particular values and virtues ( Read more... )

My girlfriend Sara had a baby about a month ago. Her daughter is Finn's classmate, so I've had the privilege of giving her a ride home regularly as well as having her join us to swim and to play at the house. We have spent lots of time with Caitlin. In many ways, she and Finn are a perfect match. They are both head strong, stubborn and ( Read more... )

Dear Finn ( Read more... )