Bottle of wine

#WhatWentWell: 1. Coaching call with an executive client. 2. Getting some time in the sun this afternoon. 3. We took delivery of our 2025 Sauvignon Blanc. Notes of white peach, pear and lemon curd. I can’t wait for our customers to taste it tho weekend at the Beaverton Farmers Market, OR.

5-leaf clover

Lilacs in a vase

#whatWentWell: 1. I found a 5-leaf clover today. First time for me - didn’t even know it was possible. 2. Today’s yoga class. 3. Having a vase full of the most delightfully fragrant lilacs from our garden.

Pizza

#WhatWentWell: 1. Great conversations with neighbors about the Iran “excursion” and the Presidency. 2. I made pizza for dinner: pepperoni, Kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, roasted garlic, onions and cheese. Mmm 3. Today’s Tai Chi class.

Floral print

#WhatWentWell: 1. The principal at the HS where I volunteer gave us a “Thank You Tea.” So lovely. 2. 1 of the students I tutor sent me this note: “I am so grateful that you are here to help me level up to become a better reader…I love how kind you are, so caring.” 3. Homemade burger for dinner!

Sunset

Pink Lemonade Pie

#WhatWentWell: 1. Ending the day with the beautiful sunset below. 2. Holiday brunch with my sister-in-love & her brother, my husband. She made the pink lemonade pie - delish. I made a savory matzo brei - carmelized onions and sharp cheddar. 3. Relaxing in the sun in the afternoon.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Both of our farmers market booths did well today. The weather was stellar. 2. Dinner out for Japanese food with my spouse. 3. Had down time this afternoon - took our dog for a walk and then sat in the sun while reading a book.

Cover of Now Is Our Time by Stacey Abrams

#whatWentWell: 1. I finished reading Now Is Our Time by Abrams. She was right then, right before COVID, and she seems prescient given what’s happening now. 2. Fully prepped for tomorrow - both of our farmers market booths for our winery. 3. Today’s yoga class.

Dog with a ball

#WhatWentWell: 1. Happy dog on our morning walk n play. 2. My planning meeting of the Leadership Beaverton Alumni Committee. 3. A package I sent via UPS was damaged and one of the gifts never made it. Found out today they are sending me a check to cover the loss.

Roast chicken & Caesar salad with a glass of wine

Plate of chocolate chip cookies

#WhatWentWell: 1. I made roast chicken and Caesar salad for dinner. My spouse made chocolate chip cookies for dessert. 2. I learned an important nuance in my posture in Tai Chi class today - no mare tweaking my back out! Yay! 3. Reconnecting with two dear friends.

Oregon grape in bloom

#WhatWentWell: 1. Seeing our Oregon grape in bloom in our garden today. 2. Working with the students at Southridge HS on improving their reading skills. 3. Today’s yoga class.

#WhatWentWell: 1. A phone call with my sister. 2. Making a pot of pinto beans with ham and green chile. 3. Starting Stacy Abrams book, “Our Time Is Now.”

Fancy Coffee

#WhatWentWell: 1. Holding our 1st staff meeting of the season for the winery at the Symphony Coffee House in Beaverton. My decaf mocha was sooo good! 2. Getting the entire schedule for the Farmers Market season scheduled. 3. Reading a book in the sun on our back deck this afternoon!

2 women smiling

#WhatWentWell: 1. Attending a fundraiser for Nafisa Fai (left) who is running for Chair of Washington County, Oregon. 2. Perfecting a recipe for whipped Greek yogurt. I added puréed blueberries and made it into a pie. 3. My spouse made dinner.

#WhatWentWell: 1. All of my meetings. 2. Today’s yoga class. 3. Getting all of the paperwork filed for the beginning of the farmers market season.

Dogs and their owners in the park

#WhatWentWell: 1. Spending the afternoon shopping and lunching with our 15 year-old granddaughter. A treat for both of us. 2. I signed a new corporate client this morning. I will design & deliver their staff retreat. Yay! 3. The whole gang was there for our morning walk n play.

#WhatWentWell: 1. We had a substitute instructor for yoga and she gave a wonderful class. 2. Leftovers for dinner with fresh made mac n cheese. 3. Our gardener came today and cleaned up all the fallen magnolia petals.

#WhatWentWell: 1. An unexpected visit from a friend. 2. Spending most of the day reading. 3. Phone call with my sister.

Dog with flowers

#WhatWentWell: 1. Seeing Sinners. 2. My spouse joined us for the afternoon walk n play. 3. Finishing one book and starting another.

Daffodils in bloom

#WhatWentWell: 1. Walking with a friend on our morning walk n play. 2. Finding out how to turn off the warning light about my tires losing pressure after I had it taken care of. 3. Talking with my sister. She is recovering beautifully from a medical procedure.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Leadership Beaverton Board mtg - planning the last program of the year and the graduation ceremony. 2. The warming light that my tires lost pressure went on yesterday. I figured out what it meant. Les Schwab checked & filled all 4 tires 4 free. 3. Leftovers for dinner!!!

Magnolia Tree in full bloom

#WhatWentWell: 1. Our magnolia tree is at its peak. The fragrance is intoxicating. 2. Cooking with our grandson: Honey glazed ham, buttermilk biscuits, pineapple onion gravy and spinach salad. 3. Today’s Beaverton Area C of C Lunch Bunch at Dos Hermanos. Great food, great networking.

#WhatWentWell: 1. My sister’s surgery. Whew! 2. Phone call with a colleague with whom I love working. We are hatching a great new project. 3. Hot corned beef sandwiches with blue cheese slaw.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Today’s yoga class. 2. The ache in my thigh that woke me at 2 am disappeared as suddenly as it began. 3. Tech support from Fintech solved my problem in less than 5 minutes.

Corned beef & cabbage with potatoes and carrots

#WhatWentWell: 1. Tonight’s dinner: corned beef and cabbage with carrots & potatoes. 2. Reading The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny. 3. Lots of dog and people friends out this morning for our walk n play.

Wine bottles

#WhatWentWell: 1. After a week of heavy rain, we had a sunny day at the Beaverton Farmers Market. Everyone was in such a great mood. 2. Attending my friend’s birthday party - we learned salsa and cha cha. Great party! 3. Dinner with my spouse at our favorite Chinese Restaurant, Taste of Sichuan.

Magnolia tree in bloom

#WhatWentWell: 1. Our magnolia tree has burst into bloom. 2. Today’s yoga class. 3. Phone calls with my son and my sister.

A tree photographed through raindrops on my windshield

#WhatWentWell: 1. Getting this photo of a tree through the raindrops on my windshield. It captured exactly what I saw. 2. Phone call with my cousin. 3. Finished reading a novel this afternoon: Live Wire by Harlan Coben.

Book cover: Harlan Coben, Live Wire

#WhatWentWell: 1. I woke with a case of the “I don’t wannas”, &still walked the dog & went to yoga. 2. Spent the pm reading Harlan Corben’s Live Wire. An oldie from 2012 we missed. Main characters have blackberries. 3. Quiet dinner at home w/ my spouse - Beef tacos w?NM green chile, rice & beans.

Flat bread cooking on the griddle

#WhatWentWell: 1. Today’s Tai Chi class. 2. Making herbed flatbread with our grandson. 3. Walking more than 5 miles today.

Dong on the grass with a ball

#WhatWentWell: 1. I finished the New York Times Crossword this morning!!! 2. A long walk with Cookie and a dear friend this afternoon. 3. Today’s yoga class.