I moved to Wales in 2009 after spending a year traveling the world. I thought it would be fun to live in Wales for a year or two... and many years later I'm still here. Since moving to Wales I've taken up a number of hobbies more suited to my home state of California, including mountain biking, road biking, rock climbing, hiking, swimming, running... pretty much everything outdoors!
I also have four kids, who provide constant entertainment and anxiety. My son was born in 2018, my daughter in 2020, and then we decided to finish our family of 5 in 2023... but instead we finished with a family of 6 when with the arrival of twins!
I don't get out mountain biking, road biking, hiking, etc. as much as I used to. I get outdoors, but often to playgrounds and parks.
I think a lot about time, how we spend our time, how I spend my time. I think about values, and how gender impacts both. I am generally wary of digital technologies and woefully unbalanced with my own smartphone relationship. I aspire to live a life free of digital interruptions and my husband and I avoid using tablets and personal screens at home, and especially with our kids.
I spent two years with a "dumb phone" from 2021 to 2023 before getting a smartphone again.
I love reading, I love making plans. I like journals and notebooks and regular books.
In my dream world I would love to help other women achieve career success by helping them during and after maternity leave to aknowedge the social, relational, and personal narratives that might hold them back.
A midlife crisis used to involve a Cadillac, now I guess it involves a blog and a return to the hobbies of youth. Including sleep.
I really love sleep.
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