Author: hlockwoo
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March Media Wrap-up
I miss writing. Has it really been 3-4 years? The sad state is that I often don’t prioritize writing, especially after a long work day when I can sit and easily scroll TikTok instead. And if I do prioritize writing, I find myself staring at a blank page for about 5 minutes… and then go…
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An absence of choice — Notes to my dead mom
Hey Mom. It’s Thanksgiving. I know this holiday was one of your favorites, maybe not quite Christmas Eve level, but up there given your love of cooking. There is also the fact that in your marriage years to dad, it was one of the holidays that required the in-laws to do the 7-hour drive to […]…
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I just quit Facebook
Now, before you tell me, I know. They own Instagram, blah, blah, blah. And as frustrated as I am with Zuckerburg’s recent testimony in Congress and the ridiculous policies towards allowing political ads containing outright lies, I’m not going full-out boycott of the empire. I’m just leaving what I consider its most dangerous platform. It’s…
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Iceland Part III: THE hike
(Editorial note that this is the part III blog of our trip. Part II is linked here, part I is linked here and a preamble with links to our full itinerary is here.) [HIKE DATE: JUNE 30, 2017] After Gullfoss, we are off. It is now destination Skogafoss, to park a van, and Selgalanfoss to…
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Iceland Part II: Another Day in Reykjavik & Off to the Golden Circle
(Editorial note that this is the part II blog of our trip. Part I is linked here and a preamble with links to our full itinerary is here.) At some point in the middle of the night (which actually looked like daytime), our final 3 friends arrive from their delayed Air Canada flight. I groggily…
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My own 60 day challenge
I’ve been in a rut. Bad habits, bad coping mechanisms. Loads of stress. You could say some of this started from a personal trauma from almost three years ago now. Lots of healing has had to happen since then. And while the overall trajectory of this path has been positive with a lot of growth,…
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Iceland Part I: Reykjavik, Day 1
As I mentioned in the previous blog post, we had a narrow window for this trip and it happened to be the peak season for going to Iceland. Late June / early July is the best chance for good weather. It’s Summer on the island. It also means no darkness which is great for exploration…
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Another trip of a lifetime
It wasn’t supposed to happen so quickly after Patagonia. We had both savings and vacation time to rebuild. But when adventure and opportunity called, well, we couldn’t pass it up. The circumstances were that the crew we met and immediately bonded with in Peru and then met up with again, two years later, in Chile…
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It’s about damn time I wrote that Patagonia trip recap, right?
Perspective is so important. It’s something we all know. During setbacks and challenges, it’s a “yes, duh. Needs to be done.” Me? I’m a pretty lucky gal with regards to general lifetime developments. No major tragedies or traumas (at least that I can share). I have loads to be thankful for. I know that. But…
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Podcast Round-up
I, like a lot of you, have been obsessed with Missing Richard Simmons. If you are unfamiliar, it’s a 6-episode podcast that goes deep into Mr. Simmons’ absence from public life since 2014. And the story is extremely compelling, but it also left me with some guilt for buying into the whole frenzy surrounding his…
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