overcoming fears – Books, Balance, & Beyond

December 12, 2025

Hiking

What are your favorite physical activities or exercises? My favorite physical activity is hiking. Theres just something about being outdoors and seeing views that makes the “exercise” seem like it isn’t a chore. Hiking can be incredibly challenging for me due to my physical limitations, but I do my best not to let these limitations…

I am SO socially awkward!!

I feel out of place in almost any social setting. I am that person who, when the server tells me to enjoy my meal, I say “you, too!” like a bumbling fool. Please tell me I am not the only one! Any time I have to go into a situation where I don’t know the…

Furthest travel from home

My furthest trip from home (and this is pulling from way back in my memory for details!) was to Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. It was a reward trip for being on the General Motors Business Accounting Manager’s Council. This had to have been about 20 plus years ago, so the exact specifics of the…