My year didn’t exactly go as planned (whose does?), but I graded myself on how I did in 2022 anyway. Do I get an “A for effort” or an “F for hiding away and binge-watching TV”? Click to find out.
The thing about time is that it slips by unnoticed. The days are long, but they run together so quickly—one week turns into a month, then an entire summer, and suddenly it’s fall. I certainly never intended to take such a long break from this blog. In fact, I carried my laptop to work for …
What does it mean to have an unsuccessful hike? Running has objective measures of success and even the DNF or did not finish. But what about hiking? If you are doing a hike to a specific destination, I suppose not making it there could be considered a DNF, but you still went hiking, right?
I think I am done with winter, which is a unique position for me. I’m usually quite happy with winter activities. I live in expectation of the next season all fall and relish the first opportunity to pack up my crampons and strap my piolet onto my winter pack. Likewise, I often lament the late …
Consistency is commonly said to be the secret—the secret to success, athletics, or perhaps even a long life full of rainbows and unicorns and cookies. Along with this, people also often say that consistency is not sexy. Too true. In fact, I would say that consistency is downright boring.
I wouldn’t particularly call myself a resolution maker because, let’s face it, most resolutions are destined to fail. But I do like to set goals, especially goals that are both flexible and have a distinct end point or time. These are my 2022 goals.
It can be easy to be pessimistic as we end yet another year of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially as the Omicron variant runs rampant and communities re-institute confinements, curfews, and outdoor mask requirements. The desire to wish away and write off yet another year lost to abnormality is strong. But as with last year, I’m choosing to reflect on those times that I lived my life well this past year.