About Me



Hi!  Welcome to my space on the internet!  I am an evolving creature trying to find my Way through life,  and hope to share a bit of that with you here.

I am in the process of exploring my girly side.  I am slowly becoming comfortable with makeup and wearing things other than jeans and a t-shirt with no fear of ridicule from my peers.  I tend to describe myself as a girly-girl trapped in a tomboy's life.  For example, I am a corrosion engineer, and I am the only woman engineer in the office.

I love Spartan RacesRagnar Relays, trail running, and well, anything physical.

Unfortunately, I've had to put all of that on hold for now as I am struggling with some health issues.  At first I was diagnosed (again) with Lyme Disease, but now it's turned into fibromyalgia.  I have good days and bad days and tend to over-exert myself in my enthusiasm for life.  I haven't quite figured out the whole "all things in moderation" idea.    

A dear friend from long ago gave me a book of quotes about dreams.  One resonates with me deeply as a sailor and as I traverse through my path in live is:

Without dreams, we are rudderless.  Dare to chart your own course!  

Why Gingko?

The motto of this blog is "learn to sway like the gingko flower" - which is actually a quote from one of my all time favorite cartoons - the Angry Beavers.  For me, it means that you sway and accept what comes at you without fighting against it.  It's a very Taoist take on life, and I try very hard to live my life that way.  

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