Oversharing

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2024 IN & OUT

In: long walks, deep conversations, picture-a-day, food as fuel, good books, travel, self-care Out: sitting too long, fake friends, emotional eating, self-hatred, Goals: continue family and friend relationships, lose weight, be healthy and strong, camp, backpack, hike, stick to therapy, write, write, write
On writing

I write entirely to find out what I’m thinking, what I’m looking at, what I see and what it means. – Joan Didion
First-Day Hike

January 1: I hiked a couple of miles around a nearby lake and attempted to photograph birds. In case no one has ever told you, birding is difficult. Getting a decent photograph of a bird is on another level. This is the best shot I got:

November 1, 2019

“The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something…
January 2, 2018

Goodbye, 2017!

I struggled to recall my favorite moments / memories of 2017. After spending several minutes scrolling through photos and reviewing my calendar, I decided on…
July 13, 2017

Review: July 2017 Cairn Box

She was a few months into a Cairn subscription box and couldn’t say enough fun things about it.
July 10, 2017

Chasing a Sunset

Sunday, July 9, 2017 Do you every have one of those days when you wake up ready to go on an adventure, but instead you…

I’m Leslie, the creator and author behind this blog. I’m an outdoor enthusiast who writes about what she’s reading, seeing, and thinking.