A popular activity this time of year is reflecting on the past year and planning for the shiny, new one. For me, I am fully present in THIS minute and THIS day. Enjoying and making the most of what I am doing right now. I am fully present writing right now. Working my rusty creativity …
Tag: The Next 50
Waking-Up
Wow! Talking with a friend today I realized how much 2020 blurred into 2021 making it feel like one, drawn-out weirdness of a year. Realizing just how much time has zoomed by I wanted to look back. Was it a good year? There were plenty of low-lights but I'm focusing on the highs. One of …
Traveling without Single-Use Plastic
Plastic Free July Edition At home, here in Boise, I work hard to reduce our plastic foot-print. I've cut out most of our single-use plastic; the next challenge is keeping the same habits when traveling. Road Tripping A road trip is way easier to ensure we are not succumbing to the siren sound of convenience. …

Road Trip Diaries Vol III
Wild Horse Release Marsing, ID -- Last week, I was lucky enough to witness the release of 14 wild horses back into the wild. These horses had been rounded up during the Soda Fire. The Soda Fire burned nearly 280,000 acres in Southwest Idaho in 2015. This fire not only devastated the land but also …
Road Trip Diaries: Vol II
Mother's Day Edition Miss Herbivore is away at college (I received a lovely card from her) so it was up to Mr. Fantastic and I to have an adventure on our own. After a delicious lunch that Mr. Fantastic picked up from the Lemon Tree (I had the vegan Massaman Curry Bhan Mi -- it …