Monday, June 30, 2025

North to the Future: Cruising to Alaska

At the end of May, we went on a 7-day Alaskan cruise for his mom's birthday. There was a time when Matt and I cruised a lot, but this was our first non-Caribbean cruise. I think this trip taught me I've outgrown cruises in general, and I'd definitely prefer to go back to Alaska without the time-constraints that naturally come with being on the cruise's schedule at each port.

That said, I keep referencing this cruise in posts, so I feel I should at least recap the highlights!

Friday, June 27, 2025

Fit by 40 update

I wish I'd had the appreciation for slow and steady progress in my twenties that I do now. It would have saved me a lot of grief and frustration.

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Snoqualmie Valley 10k

I can't believe I worried this race would be hot and sunny. Instead, we got typical June-uary weather that arrived race morning and blew over by the afternoon. Just my luck!

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Mid-Year Check-In

Somehow, it's late June, and 2025 is halfway over.

At the beginning of the year, I set some goals for myself, and I want to briefly check in on them to see how they're going and talk about some adjustments I'm making.

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Snoqualmie Valley 10k Training Update

May was a weird month, somehow it's already mid-June, and given that the Snoqualmie Valley 10k is now a week away, I really wish the last few weeks had gone differently.

Sunday, June 1, 2025

What I read this month: May 2025

This month I read some really great books. I purposely chose literary fiction this month because I've been thinking about reading like a writer; reading pulpy romance or mystery is fine, but it doesn't offer me much in the way of instruction. I wanted to read some stuff that would get my brain percolating. 

I was mostly offline the last week of the month because of the cruise, during which time I managed to read two books, bringing this month's total to four and doubling my yearly total.

Read this month: 4

Read this year: 8