March 2026

I haven't been writing or updating much.  I haven't been writing reviews much, either, but I've been rating books as I finish them.  This seems to be my first post of the year.  Wow.  I'm slacking on my writing.  

I have not been using my desk area that was set up in the garage.  I have had a hard time going out there without my canine helper, Molly.  I'm making progress and clean it up every once in a while, but I usually get too tired by the time I get around to taking my laptop back out there to work on.  I haven't been sitting down to write.  I'm trying to make time to do it now.

I went to Las Vegas solo at the beginning of the year.  I saw a couple of shows and went to the Neon Museum a few times and became a member there.  The tours at the museum are free for members, so I went a few times and went on three of the tours.  They were all wonderful.  I highly recommend the museum.  

I went on a 16 day cruise from San Francisco to Hawaii with a stop in Ensenada on the way back.  I did a lot of relaxing/napping, and the majority of my photos are of food.  It was a much needed break.

As usual, I set my annual reading goal.  This year, I set my goal at 150 books.  I'm pretty much on track, having finished 28 books so far this year.  I had a good start while I was on the cruise.  I finished 6 books while I was at sea.  If you would like to follow what I am reading, check on my annual challenge on Goodreads.

Last year, I started taking a medication that caused me to lose weight.  Between that and weekly Pilates classes, I have dropped a pants size and many of my clothes are swimming on me.  I still need to get back to the pool.  It's on my todo list.  

I was recently made lead of my department at work.  This job also comes with more hours, so I need to get into a new routine.

A friend and I had season tickets for Stanford women's basketball and watched the team grow into a strong team that works together.  They were making great strides this year.  The season ended and they went into the conference tournament.  I look forward to seeing how they do.

I saw a personal trainer late last year, and we were waiting to see what kind of deals the gym comes up with.  Timing was bad with my vacation, and it was a lot more expensive than I thought it might be, so I delayed again.  I pretty much just need to get my butt to the gym regularly.

With the temperature at home being so different from the temperature at work, my tire pressure light comes on a lot this time of year. So I went to the gas station and got gas and filled my tire. Then I decided to get a car wash. I was ready to put my code in when the guy in front of me decides to back out of the car wash and almost hits me. He was surprised that I honked and that there were people behind him. And he had to put his code in, thankfully I hadn't put mine in yet. Then he goes to get back into his car and the car wash had already started so he got a free shower with his car wash.