Journey of 2011!

2011 has been the most incredible year! Major milestones happened this year including making the decision to face my fears and follow one of my passions by taking the leap that could possibly end in failure, actually making my career transition & developing an exciting new bike touring business full-time, learning how to do stuff I never imagined myself doing decently, but as a business owner I get to do it all, realizing that all offers to help aren't necessarily offers that are beneficial for the success of my business or that should be accepted; adjusting to a lifestyle transition by learning to live on less (really almost nothing), recognizing when I need to ask for help & then asking(I'm still working on this one) for help, learning to enjoy cooking(this was a shocker to me!), no commuting for work(yes!) & getting around by bike, basically going from the rat race to the slow roll; turning 40 on my birthday and waking up in a Caribbean paradise to a life that I enjoyed, a life filled with love, laughter, family & friends, a life that has been good to me; enjoying loves & likes, friends & associates, appreciating all of the support that you've shown me through my transition this year.

I have enjoyed each & everyone of you. My heart was especially warmed when I was finally able to reconnect & make amends with a dear, old friend this year.  I know that some of you are for a lifetime, while others were for a season. Even if our season was just through 2011, please know that for 2012 I wish each & everyone of you all the best that God has to give to you.

This year was incredible, but I am convinced that it has nothing on what 2012 has in store.  I'm so excited & ready for my new amazing year & I hope yours is far more than anything you could ever imagine!

I wish you a healthy, prosperous, joy-filled New Year!

Enjoy the journey!

A Full Moon Tonight

What a day! Chilled on a retreat with my sista's in San Diego, was excited to be the welcoming comittee for my cycling folks coming home from their San Francisco to LA ride this afternoon, and then waiting in the ER for my mother's test results & to see a doctor. What a day! I'm ready for it to end on a happy note.

It was a full moon tonight and although I didn't get to view it, I saw it's presence being represented repeatedly.  First my mother didn't fight me on taking her to ER after a fall. My mother hates going to ER and can & has resisted for extremely long periods of time wearing me down. There was a guy being escorted out of ER who didn't seem sick or willing to leave. After a couple of attempts to re-enter, he cursed the guard and left while we were waiting for a wheelchair to take my mother in. We also saw a fight across from the ER that was unrelated, going on kind of simultaneously. After several tests & waiting 5 hours, my mothers results all come back normal, thank God!!! I pass by my house on the way to my mothers and I see police near my house. WTH? I drop her off, head home and see that my neighbors hot BMW has been sideswiped by the guy who's near my house. I make it inside my house, in my bedroom and I finally feel safe and glad to be home. What a day and night. Can full moons actually cause people to behavior strangely?

Enjoy the journey!

Did It Anyway

I know it's been a long while since I've blogged and I've missed you.  Not cool.  But my journey has led me on some wild adventures, the main one being FINALLY making a decision to take the leap out of my ordinary, predictable existence and into my new life lived with passion, purpose and fulfillment.  I'm so excited, I just can't hide it!  :-) I'm also so exhausted, but don't really mind it because I know my efforts are fruitful and are leading me to a much better quality of life.  Yay!  I'm so happy and feel so alive!  I am also so thankful for all of my life experiences that have led me to this time in my life.  God has continued to show me favor and for that I am grateful.

On another note, I'm trying out my new Vibram FiveFinger workout shoes this week.  They look a bit odd and cool at the same time.  Because of their design, I'm suppose to ease in to wearing them, so my body doesn't freak out and I end up in discomfort.  Well, tonight was my 2nd time wearing them while I ran the stairs at the beach.  I had to do a lot to convince myself that I need to do some sort of physical activity because I am unbelievably tired from commuting and working my day job, setting up my new company, meetings, and trying to have a social life (even if not so much these days).  I didn't want to do it, but I did it anyway.  And I'm glad I did :-)

Enjoy the journey!

Beautiful, Sunny, White Friday

Literally chillin' in Denver helping Hicks get settled in and unpacking.  It's sunny with snow on the ground, 37 degrees and amazingly beautiful.  Definitely a treat for my first visit to Denver! 

Although, the movers are gone and a nap has been taken, not one box has been unpacked yet!  And I'm hungry again!  Lol!  Looks like this will be a long night hopefully emptying most of the boxes and making this place livable and closer to feeling like his new home. :-)

Enjoy the journey!

Portland Bike Vacation

Wow! I just came back on New Years Eve from visiting Portland, Oregon for 6 days and I had an awesome time experiencing their bike community. I'm tired from riding the trails, bike lanes and sharrows of Portland and the surrounding cities, as well as from sight-seeing; and excited because it was such an eye-opening experience to see what can be done to make cities truly bikeable. I'll post more about my adventures this week.

Enjoy the journey!

Christmas Candlelight Tour

The Saturday night Rancho Los Cerritos Christmas Candlelight Tour in Bixby Knolls was a real treat! This year was my first time attending and Eric and I rode our bikes from my house up to Bixby Knolls and had a fun time doing it. I've been breaking in my "new" vintage 3 Speed Schwinn and it is definitely different from riding on my rode bike. I still need to confirm this, but based on my research, my bike is either a 1955 or 1957 Schwinn made out of good ole' American steel. So it is very heavy compared to my aluminum Trek rode bike, and makes for challenging climbs even on small hills. Even with that, and issues transporting it, I have a ball riding it around town. Eric cleaned it up and got it in working condition with a cute new seat, basket and bell, so now I can roll around town in style on my spruced up vintage Schwinn. Now that's hot! Lol!

Enjoy the journey!