Status 3-05-15* Yesterday was busy. Mark and I went to get our hair coiffed at the downtown salon so we will look our best when we head off on my birthday trip on Sunday, then we had lunch out, then we wrapped it all up with a creative outing to our writing group. It was ...

Status 3-03-15* I know it’s been awhile since I posted one of these. Besides being away and having chores, as well as comments piling up, I’ve been in a bit of an emotional funk. Not really depression, but a lot of feelings to process and I’ve felt a need to kind of be quiet and let ...

Hey, there are gremlins in the show notes notification system again. So I’m sending this status via email to see if it works for this post type and just not podcast show notes. So if you didn’t know, Day 102 is live and you can click here to go to it. Status 2-19-15* RECORDED show 102 at ...

Status 2-18-15* BUSY BUSY BUSY – I had my singing lesson yesterday and I’m getting ready to fly home to Washington for a few days next week. I also had some bad luck on Saturday. Our truck’s check engine light came on and I could tell by how it was driving that this wasn’t to be ...

Status 2-14-15* HOORAY got my speaking proposal in. And while I was writing it, felt a sense of excitement to actually do the session if the proposal is accepted. That’s a good sign. That being said, I’m not sure if this is the direction for me, so I’m using this as a stick in the water. ...

Status 2-13-15* WONDERFUL WALK AND LUNCH yesterday at Descanso. I snapped a few photos for Instagram that I also sent to my personal FB account. I don’t hang on FB much anymore, and it’s working out for me. By focusing on IG to send photos and here to write stuff, it is helping me to focus ...

Hey, there are gremlins in the show notes notification system. So I’m sending this one via email to see if it works for the statuses. So if you didn’t know, Day 101 is live and you can click here to go to it. Status 2-12-15* GREAT BEACH AND POOL MORNING yesterday. I took a quick ride early ...

Status 2-11-15* TOTALLY FUN BEACH RIDE! We had a great day riding new bike trails (for us) finding a cool hide-a-way by the sea to enjoy lunch, great Mai Tais, gorgeous sunsets glowing into the wild and frothy waves. It’s was a day for the memory books. So I’ll write a blog post in a day ...

I take a moment to reflect on the beauty of the day and how lucky I feel to be on this ride. I don’t take my mobility or the weather for granted. Holy F Even Cartoons Are Creating Body Shame These Days! Just before Mark and I left to drive up to Ventura for another few days ...

Status 2-09-15* TOTAL Junk TV and rest day. All day in jammies just about. Today BACK TO THE BEACH – we just got back from our sunset ride. More tomorrow. xoxoxoxoxo How about you? Please feel free to comment on MY statuses or add YOUR OWN thoughts, feelings, challenges, rants and raves on these pages too. That was one of the ...

Status 2-08-15* WHEW! GOT THROUGH CHARACTER VOICE DAY – mixed feelings for me. Worked with David on various ways to develop voice for the character from inside out. For me, a really talented voice actor did the same monolog as I did, and she did it first. Completely different take then mine, and it threw me ...

Status 2-07-15* GREAT BIKE RIDE and finished my book club book. Did a little voice practice. Think I have some denial and avoidance, because I still let fear push me away from doing character voice. Weirdly, I don’t think about it at all when I’m reading my own stories, but for class. It feels frozen. ...

Status 2-06-16* ZEN TIME was my watchword yesterday. A wonderful, peaceful walk in Descanso before my therapy appointment. I truly loved my time there watching the birds, hearing the water flow in the irrigation channels and streams. Good moment to remind myself that there is more in nature that connects me to my inner self than ...

Status 2-05-15* RESTED THANK GOODNESS! Yesterday was sooooooo challenging being bug-eyed with exhaustion. Mark and I decided to forgo bike riding, because of my ‘falling down’ danger – even on the dedicated bike path. So I spent the day trying to take a nap so I could safely drive and go to last night’s writing group. ...

Status 2-04-15* I DID IT! Got the 100th episode 1 year anniversary show recorded AND published on the day of. My hike was awesome yesterday and I had a blast recording the intros and outros I wrote Sunday and Monday as I edited all of the special audio bits. The mountain always puts me in that ...

Status 2-03-15* HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Today marks ONE YEAR since I strapped on my recorder and went for a walk in the park to ramble on about how I feel to see if it would help with my compulsive and binge eating. Yesterday, except for my singing lesson, I was head down ALL DAY and into the night ...

Status 2-02-15* THE BRAVE COMPANIONS SONG is done! Fionna sent a wonderful new version she recorded in a studio, 10 BCs strapped on their bravery and sent in their voices and the end result is FANTASTIC! I am so exited to debut it next show. I’m also humbled and happy about the messages I’ve received, by ...

Status 2-01-15* SO HAPPY AND EXCITED – I feel I’ve turned an important corner with my depression and my life. So many BCs have sent in their bravery and their good wishes for show 100, I can’t help but know this show and blog make a difference. What I’m doing makes a difference. There is no ...

Status 1-31-15* TIGER THE CAT is draped all over me as I try to type, and it’s getting in my way, because I have a lot I want to get done before I leave for voice acting class. I have to remember, that if he HAD BEEN LOST, I would have gladly given ALL THE ...

Status 1-30-15* SLEPT IN! Wow, I can’t say THAT very often. I feel rested and weirdly tired. Maybe I’m just experiencing the lack of adrenaline that having actual sleep avoids? Yesterday was pleasantly banal. I walked around Descanso in a gentle, non-exercise focused manner, because the purpose of my walks are stress relief. I find I ...