https://oliviaobryon.com/2024/01/14/come-follow-seed-sage-my-newest-adventure/2024-01-15T01:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/about/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/screen-shot-2023-11-03-at-9.47.44-am.pngScreen Shot 2023-11-03 at 9.47.44 AMhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/olivia-obryon-15.jpgolivia-obryon-15https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/olivia-obryon-29-e1373587858961.jpgMehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_1493.jpgKauaiLove travel, my husband.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_3384.jpgHardly Strictly BluegrassMy life has changed a lot in the last few years. I'm forcing myself to try new things, have adventures, and be happier in the process.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/simon-writing.jpgSimon WritingNo kids yet, but you can probably tell from this picture that I'm one of those crazy dog people. Meet Simon.2023-11-11T20:10:39+00:00weekly0.6https://oliviaobryon.com/freelance/2023-11-11T19:53:13+00:00weekly0.6https://oliviaobryon.com/2023/11/11/little-bird-the-graveyard-is-live/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/cover-3.jpgcover-32023-11-12T18:17:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2020/05/10/our-next-leap-homeschooling-because-we-want-to-not-because-we-have-to-leap-of-mama/2020-05-10T18:41:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/contact-me/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/writing.jpgWritingWritinghttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0078.jpgIMG_00782020-05-10T18:36:39+00:00weekly0.6https://oliviaobryon.com/2019/04/26/saying-goodbye-to-a-beloved-fur-child/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58751242_834966603502755_9202695428636672000_n.jpg58751242_834966603502755_9202695428636672000_nHis last morning at home, the sunrise held him in the most beautiful light. I had a feeling it was the last picture I'd take.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58441406_594534511029765_6580911330889302016_n.jpg58441406_594534511029765_6580911330889302016_nBy the time our second daughter came around, he knew the drill: Kids = Snackshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/421288_10100933824704633_378222533_n.jpg421288_10100933824704633_378222533_nHow I'll always remember him best.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/268597_10100448095100653_3560779_n.jpg268597_10100448095100653_3560779_nHe went everywhere with us, but was always happiest at the beach.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/417175_10100933828761503_2050465345_n.jpg417175_10100933828761503_2050465345_nhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/20969_838350895953_2524690_n.jpg20969_838350895953_2524690_nThis is the picture that started it all — an online listing for a puppy who was the last one left from his litter.2019-04-28T22:38:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2017/01/20/where-to-find-me/2017-07-16T19:14:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2017/07/16/to-die-under-a-great-reaching-tree/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/originalphoto-493310579-45043911.jpgOriginalPhoto-493310579.450439https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/originalphoto-493310579-4504391.jpgFeatured Image -- 57182017-07-16T19:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/be-brave/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0095.jpgChick.See? Tiny!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_00781.jpgIMG_0078My other daily reminder I wear around my neck. Live Life, Be Brave. https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0097.jpgChickGiven the tiny size of this good luck charm, I'm amazed it survived my childhood!2016-12-16T14:54:40+00:00weekly0.6https://oliviaobryon.com/2016/01/08/are-you-a-jackhammer-or-a-hummingbird/2017-10-04T21:40:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2015/11/27/finding-gratitude-in-the-dark-spots/2015-11-29T06:03:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2015/10/21/the-words-are-back/2015-10-23T00:16:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2015/04/18/be-brave-teaching-teenagers/2015-05-02T21:41:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2015/03/24/middle-grade-fiction-ive-got-that/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/dsc05483.jpgDSC05483Excited to have finished Little Bird in time for this spirited little person's first birthday!2015-04-25T06:55:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/12/17/update-oh-hi-its-me/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/photo-on-12-16-14-at-6-04-pm-3.jpgPhoto on 12-16-14 at 6.04 PM #3Still here! Just a little preoccupied with the creature in my arms.2014-12-22T18:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/10/10/month-seven-changing-the-meaning-of-home/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dsc03293.jpgWe said goodbye to our first little home as a family this month, good thing the path ahead is so exciting.2014-12-17T20:11:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/14/to-ireland-back-again/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2679_655500749113_2004007_n.jpgFiatOur trusty Fiat.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2679_655500624363_3822608_n.jpgDingle PeninsulaMy favorite spot on the entire island, the Dingle Peninsula.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2679_655500539533_5344029_n.jpgBrotherThe smiling reason we went to Ireland.2014-11-30T17:27:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/10/16/getting-meta-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_5201.jpgStorytellingThinking about how we craft our present has also got me thinking about the future-- time to get back out that notebook and create the story I hope to be telling five years down the road.2014-11-09T20:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/09/20/living-my-bohemian-writer-fantasy-a-couple-months-at-a-time/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/img_20140918_113335.jpgThree years ago, I hoped my future would look like this, but had no idea how to pull it off. The lesson, we can shape the future but it might look a little different than we imagined.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/547123_10101102210677793_2026734864_n.jpgThe sale-pending sign hangs outside our house. This leap is getting real!2014-09-20T18:43:32+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/31/gearing-up-for-fall-focus-writing-inspiration/2014-09-20T19:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/21/beacon-of-vengeance-a-novel-of-nazi-germany-corridor-of-darkness-volume-2-now-available/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/beacon-front-cover-jpeg.jpgBeacon front cover jpeg2014-08-22T17:42:43+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/14/saying-good-bye-for-now-to-my-little-sister/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140814_105252-1.jpgKThis is the face I always remember best.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140814_105152-1.jpgFamilyIn our family of five kids, K managed to still stand out.2014-08-19T00:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/11/wordpress-org-vs-wordpress-com/2015-01-09T01:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/07/month-five-the-leap/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/dsc00455.jpgI miss my village.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140807_162107.jpgMonth 6 and year 31 may be the most exciting yet.2014-08-08T11:02:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/05/come-join-me-over-at-my-new-blog/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140712_184844.jpgJoin the fun!I'm sure you don't want to miss what is happening in the world of this cute face.2014-08-06T05:54:43+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/03/fourteen-years/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_20140803_175801-1.jpgFourteen Years2014-08-06T05:54:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/08/01/the-old-lady-at-the-door/2014-08-03T21:06:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/07/27/deciding-to-jump-to-go-back-to-work-or-not/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dsc02778.jpgWith a face like this, it is hard to leave home.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/mendocino-050.jpgIt's the sweet, quiet moments like these I hate to give up.2014-07-27T17:23:57+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/07/11/natural-childbirth-what-worked-for-me/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/506.jpgLaborThis is not the face of a particularly confident mother about to give birth without pain meds, but I did it anyway.2014-07-12T06:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/07/10/month-four-awake/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/20140707_170245.jpg20140707_170245People like to warn us we'll regret sleeping with her later because we'll never get her out of our bed. We just smile. Some experiences are just to sweet to pass up, even if we might have to do a little extra work later.2014-07-14T04:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/06/11/what-ive-learned-from-daddys-kitty/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1512397_10102732750443033_123145634367793882_n.jpgDaddy's KittyI wish I could get a better picture of him, but he is so desperate for love that he won't hold still long enough to snap one.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10440720_10102732750472973_4585780486144928857_n.jpgDaddy's Kitty2014-06-12T17:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/06/07/anyone-up-for-a-summer-health-challenge/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/1074524_10101940878241273_1143207102_o.jpgYear Ago MeUsing year-ago post-yoga-challenge me as my inspiration... I don't expect (or even want) to ever look exactly the same as pre-baby, I just want to FEEL the same if not better. This picture is probably the healthiest I have ever felt.2014-06-09T22:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/06/05/month-three-the-end-of-the-fourth-trimester/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dsc02506.jpgBabyHappy, sleepy girl.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20140529_201712.jpgMobyAttachment parenting at work during colic hour in Mt. Shasta.2014-06-07T03:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/05/16/breastfeeding-in-public-get-over-it/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/o-when-nurture-calls-1-900.jpgo-WHEN-NURTURE-CALLS-1-900https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/o-when-nurture-calls-2-900.jpgo-WHEN-NURTURE-CALLS-2-900https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/o-when-nurtur-calls-3-900.jpgo-WHEN-NURTUR-CALLS-3-9002014-05-24T00:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/05/15/i-found-myself-mama-yogi-occasional-writer/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc02358.jpgEloiseAmazing how one little person changes everything!2014-05-24T00:20:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/05/08/month-two-a-good-enough-mom/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc02396.jpgEloiseAnd, the moment of peace that follows and makes it all better!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc02395.jpgCrying BabyThe face that makes me question myself.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dsc02385.jpgMotherhoodWhat new motherhood actually looks like. Please note, I resisted the urge to make this picture more attractive in Photoshop.2014-05-09T23:46:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/04/10/what-i-didnt-expect-about-the-first-month-of-parenthood/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dsc02250.jpgOne month!2014-04-24T19:44:04+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/03/23/birth-surrender/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01827.jpgEloise2014-04-11T20:01:06+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/03/01/37-weeks-almost-time/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/dsc01802.jpgnestingEven the dogs seem to know it is almost time.2014-03-02T04:18:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/02/22/36-weeks-now-is-about-now/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc01793.jpgWaitingAll the love we have received from students, coworkers, friends, and family has surpassed anything we have ever experienced. It is amazing how people come together to celebrate new life, my heart is truly touched. Now all there is left to do is be present and wait.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc01790.jpg4/5 OnesiesMy team of teachers is amazing. These onesies will keep me laughing through some exhausted newborn days, I am sure.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/dsc01789.jpgBaby NamesA favorite student question, "What are you going to name the baby?" To which I reply, "Not sure, because we want to see her first." Yesterday they decided to take matters into their own hands and help us out.2014-02-28T09:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/02/13/the-residency-will-change-you/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/olivia-pregnant-2-13-14.jpgOlivia pregnant, 2.13.142014-02-22T18:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/01/29/long-live-the-thank-you-note/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01744.jpgGramrhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01740.jpgGramr2014-02-11T03:02:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/01/26/today-in-one-picture/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/dsc01728.jpgWaiting2014-02-16T22:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/01/22/finding-your-place-as-a-writer-fiction-vs-non-fiction/2014-01-24T03:50:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2014/01/18/you-know-you-are-in-your-third-trimester-when/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/photo-13.jpgFriday NightWhile you may not get the scope of my belly, this is a typical evening on our couch, three hands on deck in anticipation of kicks: a dog's, mine, and my husband's.2014-01-20T17:15:19+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/11/23/the-girl-on-the-corner/2013-12-07T20:38:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/11/11/writing-while-pregnant/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/dsc01137.jpgA girlFor those of you haven't hear already, we're excited to welcome a little (human) girl to our family this March.2013-11-13T01:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/11/11/excited-to-share-the-debut-of-patrick-obryons-novel/2013-11-11T18:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/10/17/the-news-is-out/2013-10-19T16:47:05+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/10/15/autumn-ode/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc01118.jpgAutumnhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc01115.jpgFrom my mother's gardenhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc01110.jpgAutumnhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc01086.jpgMt Shastahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc01062.jpgMt Shasta2013-10-19T16:46:01+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/10/07/update-not-yoga-in-the-classroom/2013-10-09T21:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/10/07/the-importance-of-stopping/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/dsc00458.jpgPerspectiveOne of the2013-10-10T01:25:01+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/10/03/thankfulness-thursday-four-years-married/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/20069_856512489973_109067_n.jpgWedding2013-10-09T21:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/09/21/words-of-peace-in-chaos/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00393.jpgPeaceHappy equinox-eve.2013-09-22T20:06:58+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/09/17/a-little-fourth-grade-cheer/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img431.jpgHuskyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/img430.jpgIMG4302013-09-19T23:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/09/16/melancholy-lessons-on-love-life/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/dsc00455.jpgLove & FamilyThank goodness for love and family, blood and otherwise.2013-09-18T00:18:50+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/23/finding-words-again/2013-08-25T23:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/18/a-wordless-week/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc00081.jpgThe way Odin spends his dayOdin's favorite place to hanghttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc00274.jpgButterfly KissesButterfly kisseshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc00120.jpgInkyInkyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc00126.jpgHappy RyeHappy Ryehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc00176.jpgHappy BabyHappy babyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/dsc00181.jpgDog FriendsDog friends2013-08-20T01:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/11/sunday-song-for-peace/2013-08-13T13:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/11/sunday-meditation-for-peace-and-loving-kindness/2013-08-11T19:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/17/wordless-wednesday-one-week-ago-today/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5520.jpgDurianhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5510.jpgMorninghttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5504.jpgNorth Shore2013-08-10T04:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/06/and-sometimes-its-beyond-worth-it/2013-08-10T00:55:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/04/oh-the-difference-a-good-camera-makes/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1085182_10201115709229327_595697470_o.jpgOceanhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1085161_10201115710309354_967433319_o.jpgOceanhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1077048_10201115699789091_2083438347_o.jpgOceanhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/1077058_10201115697749040_485072800_o.jpgOcean2013-08-05T02:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/04/the-last-weekend-of-my-twenties/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5610.jpgWeekendhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5601.jpgWeekendhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5599.jpgWeekendhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5564.jpgWeekendhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5563.jpgWeekendReady to buy this place... Anyone want to invest?https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img_5553.jpgWeekend2013-08-06T01:44:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/08/01/to-begin-again/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img424.jpgClassroomhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/img422.jpgClassroomSave for the leaves on the carpet, everything feels like a new beginning.2013-08-02T18:37:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/28/the-perfect-end-to-an-endless-summer/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5541.jpgbdayhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5535.jpgbdayhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5534.jpgbday2013-07-29T22:03:57+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/23/cultivating-mindfulness-in-how-we-react-to-others/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/placesthatscare.jpgPlacesthatScareJust ordered this book recommended during class today-- anyone want to join me for an August book club reading?2013-07-25T01:14:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/20/why-beta-readers-rock/2013-07-21T15:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/01/112-degrees/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/imag1312.jpgSacramento SummerWater gun fight + swimming pool necessary for survival.2013-07-18T00:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/16/squeezing-every-last-drop-out-of-summer/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5368.jpgLove & Gratitude2013-07-18T02:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/15/launching-your-book-could-you-benefit-from-a-beta-audience/2013-07-16T04:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/12/beating-the-vacation-hangover/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5450.jpgLifeThinking about how we craft our present has also got me thinking about the future-- time to get out that notebook and create the story I hope to be telling five years down the road.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5349.jpgSisters2013-07-17T00:07:41+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/11/a-week-in-oahu-im-ready-to-move/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5313.jpgWaikikiAs much as it pains me to admit, Waikiki is undeniably beautiful.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5295.jpgTiki BarNot sure what makes tiki bars so appealing, but this place was a blast.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5439.jpgIMG_5439My favorite flavors, Blue Hawaii and Passionfruit. Definitely not going to win any health food awards on this one. https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5142.jpgIMG_5142https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5140.jpgFood TruckEasy to see why this one was Alex's favorite...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5259.jpgCatamaranDidn't get to drive the boat this time, but still saw plenty of cool stuff.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5408.jpgWaterfallThe chilly waterfall offers plenty of spots to jump in.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5394.jpgTrailThe hike to the waterfall takes about an hour and passes stunning vistas.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_5512.jpgOahuOur perfectly Hawaiian retreat.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_4931.jpgOahuOur private entrance to the beach.2013-07-16T04:29:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/03/out-of-office-response-see-you-next-week/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_4991.jpgOut-of-officeHappy Fourth of July from Oahu's lovely North Shore.2013-07-11T20:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/02/overheard-in-a-ross-dressingroom/2013-07-04T06:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/02/a-good-day-for-yoga/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/img_4928.jpgYogaVery excited for my new book and expanding awareness of yoga.2013-07-04T06:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/01/playing-the-part-fake-it-til-you-make-it/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/olivia-headshots1.jpgAuthor PicsPhoto credit: Urke Photography2013-07-11T21:08:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/07/01/judge-ruling-if-yoga-is-tied-to-religious-practice-allowed-in-public-schools/2013-07-02T19:35:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/30/saving-money-on-vacation-groupon-style/2013-08-02T18:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/29/a-call-for-beta-readers-want-to-read-my-book/2013-07-11T20:40:23+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/28/a-letter-for-peace-to-a-child/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4824.jpgMy wishMy wish for you is a deep love of nature and peace through this love.2013-07-15T06:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/26/in-other-news-i-see-why-its-easy-to-reject-manuscripts/2013-06-27T00:42:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/26/why-do-we-blog/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/photo-8.jpgBe brave.Much like riding shotgun while my husband races, blogging was one of those instances in life where I had to push myself to be brave.2013-07-11T20:37:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/24/i-always-love-a-contest-to-pitch-my-book/2013-06-25T18:17:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/23/mt-shasta-when-friends-family-collide/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4834.jpgLakeThe lake has the coolest water playground for kids. I wish I could have stayed to watch my friend's family play.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4864.jpgCampingSimon and I share a similar view of camping. Pretty, cushy chair in netted room required.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4859.jpgLessonsPart of the reason it has always been a space I have kept to myself is because Mt. Shasta is filled with a lot of lessons for me, some easier than others.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4852.jpgCampingPreparation for our campfire.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4828.jpgMy little famThis is more what Mt. Shasta usually looks like for me-- a space of solitude and hiking.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4821.jpgMount ShastaIt's hard not to fall in love with such a glorious place.2013-06-24T16:59:11+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/15/to-love-me/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_1824.jpgSolitude.2013-07-11T20:33:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/15/saturday-song-only-miss-the-sun-when-it-starts-to-snow/2013-06-25T03:42:40+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/14/vlog-follow-up-to-yoga-in-the-classroom/2013-06-26T15:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/14/friday-song-all-the-places-i-aint-ever-been-to/2013-06-28T17:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/13/changing-the-way-we-see-self-publishing/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4810.jpgKindlePart of my late embrace of the self-publishing model is also learning to experiment with e-readers. So far, the borrowed kindle kicks the iPad’s butt and I’m coming around to the idea of reading my own words on one of these screens.2013-06-26T15:36:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/13/ive-got-my-ticket-for-the-long-way-round/2013-06-26T15:35:29+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/10/why-hello-summer/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4704.jpgJoeyJoey & Odinhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4733.jpgPaintingFun party idea-- everyone has to add to the painting... Everyone.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4710.jpgSunsetI <3 summer sunsets.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4693.jpgYumBlack Berry & Meyer Lemon Gin & Tonic w/ a splash of mermaidhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4682.jpgGin & TonicBlackberry & Meyer Lemon Gin & Tonic recipe, in case you need some inspiration for a summer beverage...2013-06-26T15:33:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/08/the-infamous-question-where-do-you-see-yourself-in-five-years/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/892429_10101718074461833_686527543_o.jpgPrestonAchilles turned Preston represented a lot more than just a dog. He meant grown-up responsibility, the kind that lasts more than a decade.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/203_545828108963_4839_n.jpg2008My favorite picture from 2008, Carmel, beach, friends, Alex. Some things don't change so much.2013-07-04T06:04:08+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/07/yoga-christianity-an-unexpected-controversy/2014-04-24T19:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/06/02/bohemian-abundance-peace-at-home/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/img_4467.jpgHappinessSometimes the answers are so simple.2013-06-07T02:10:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/31/my-weekend-project-querying-a-graphic-novel-on-behalf-of-an-11-year-old/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4666.jpgEndingAfter all, you are your own superhero now. Go out and show everyone your powers!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4657.jpgResults"People like to play with me more."https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4654.jpgResultsEach chapter is organized by idea, my favorite is chapter three, "The Last Straw."https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4631.jpgAnger"I got really mad. My hands got hot."https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4622.jpgBook"Of course you have, we all get mad sometimes."https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4621.jpgBook"You ever get so angry you just want to punch a wall?"https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4615.jpgCover2013-06-02T23:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/29/being-who-we-want-our-kids-to-be/2013-06-08T00:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/28/the-secret-to-being-a-happy-classroom-teacher/2013-05-29T09:58:06+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/27/when-it-dont-come-easy/2013-05-29T04:05:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/24/the-who/2013-05-26T14:36:49+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/25/what-i-learned-on-the-26th-day-of-my-yoga-challenge/2013-05-28T01:42:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/24/week-37-fifth-grade-web-redemption/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4611.jpgOld MeI have to admit, I teared up a little bit when I imagined myself as 66 with published books living at the ocean with my husband and two new dogs. A lifetime and a moment away.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4610.jpgOld MeDon't hate on my art skills, I did this in 2 minutes flat before school to model for the students next week when they have a guest teacher. It bothered them we didn't have anything up at 2050 on our class timeline, so now we'll have us, just old (and apparently bearded in my case).2013-05-25T14:52:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/23/maybe-saying-good-bye-has-to-be-ugly-sometimes/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4602.jpgIMG_4602To be fair, good moments have punctuated the week as well. Today as I sat alone and watched them play on our field trip to Sac State, I felt at peace. 2013-05-25T21:46:02+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/19/writing-to-write-and-write-some-more/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4580.jpgCorridor of DarknessIn other writing news, I'm reading Patrick O'Bryon's Corridor of Darkness-- so far a fantastic read and a great way to readjust my eyes to my own writing as well.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4572.jpgBaby ShowersSpeaking of baby showers, I'm becoming a pro. Been to three in the last month. Yesterday's was for one of my childhood best friends. Crazy how life flies by.2013-05-24T01:16:59+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/05/my-unfolding-story-san-francisco/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3561.jpg29Captured for someday when I look back again and remember being 29, staying at the St. Francis with married friends to attend a wedding, drinking expensive drinks in the hotel bar, somehow grown-ups...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3522.jpgUnion SquareUnion Square at sunrise was not something I ever saw as a child.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3572.jpg29Captured for someday when I look back again and remember being 29, staying at the St. Francis with married friends, drinking expensive drinks and acting like grown-ups...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3557.jpgSan Francisco...still captivated by the view no matter how many years pass.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3532.jpgPost-itsIn an effort to achieve balance, I didn't bring my laptop on our little trip. So when I inevitably woke up wanting to write this entry, I had to write on thirteen little sticky notes that I stuck one-by-one on the window.2013-05-23T01:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/21/those-absurdly-beautiful-moments/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/9128_805735702063_5732001_n.jpgWeddingPhoto credit: H. Starkeyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/13837_811842933123_4579481_n.jpgWeddingPhoto credit: E. Heizer2013-05-25T00:10:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/20/peace-through-art/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/525963_10151184752751939_1969013678_n.jpgPeaceInner peace.2013-05-24T00:20:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/18/blog-mechanics-give-me-your-secrets/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/971091_10151404266795334_2014012360_n.jpgWanderlustBlogging for Wanderlust would be pretty amazing...2013-05-21T01:19:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/17/19-days-of-yoga-rambling/2013-05-18T23:48:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/17/week-36-dear-fourth-graders/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4568.jpgDear Fourth Graders"She'll let you laugh when she's laughing." My favorite line of all.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4567.jpgDear Fourth Graders"Don't get mad at her, just ask for a time out." (THEY LISTEN!)https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4566.jpgDear Fourth Graders"When you get her mad you just have to cheer her up." So true.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4564.jpgDear Fourth Graders"Don't get mad in the morning and don't take it out on Mrs. Mackey."https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4560.jpgROPESThis week we're finishing up our trifolds for our ROPES projects, a rite of passage before middle school. Activities ranged from fundraising for WEAVE to books on anger management. I have an amazing group of kids.2013-05-18T05:56:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/13/happy-mothers-day-in-pictures/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4548.jpgMt. Shastahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4540.jpgMorel Mushroomshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4529.jpgHikehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4527.jpgLakehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4513.jpgYogahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4512.jpgTulip2013-05-18T03:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/09/things-that-grow/2013-05-13T21:04:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/09/thankfulness-thursday-good-bye-star-test/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img405.jpgSocial StudiesToday we started a GLAD strategy where students express their thoughts and questions about visuals for a unit. We put ours on a map of the United States and a picture of the U.S. Presidents. Beneath is our U.S. History timeline which will soon be filled with cards from their mini-report on the presidents.2013-05-11T00:21:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/06/did-someone-say-yoga/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/524797_10151360635705334_241230225_n.jpgWanderlustMy current obsession-- whether or not to volunteer to work at Wanderlust this summer for a free pass... Any yoga besties want in?2013-05-13T22:31:29+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/04/writers-finally-a-good-use-for-pinterest/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/expecting-happiness.jpgExpecting HappinessPinterest is full of so many images2013-05-13T21:02:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/05/02/thankfulness-thursday-love-gratitude/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_4509.jpgMy weekSo much good stuff in life, so few hours in the day...2013-05-07T02:53:18+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/28/may-challenge-yoga-every-day/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_2810.jpgYogaIf you do yoga, I really encourage you to try a daily practice with me in May. I did not think it would make a huge difference until I actually made it a whole month in December.2013-05-11T00:26:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/29/yoga-challenge-prep-focus-poses/2013-04-30T04:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/27/my-triumphantish-return-to-writing/2013-04-30T04:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/27/women-we-could-learn-from-our-men/2013-04-28T22:19:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/26/i-want-to-scream-shout-let-it-all-out/2013-04-27T13:10:18+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/25/i-dont-wub-dub-step/2013-04-27T00:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/21/week-32-the-sweet-spot/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_4507.jpgTeacher Appreciation2013-04-22T23:29:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/17/fifth-grade-big-dreams-in-their-hearts/2013-04-19T01:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/13/my-grandmother-and-i-are-connected-by-books/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_0998.jpgGrandma PerkyOur grandmother on her 80th birthday last year in Bodega Bay. I'm proud to say I made the birthday crown!2013-04-17T01:37:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/11/thankfulness-thursday-to-be-here/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/photo-on-4-11-13-at-7-17-pm-2.jpgTo be here.I'm surprised the Photo Booth flash doesn't wake him...2013-04-13T03:16:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/06/week-30-mrs-m-do-you-think-love-sucks/2013-06-28T23:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/04/01/monday-words-of-wisdom-be-brave/2013-04-03T03:13:19+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/31/if-you-need-a-reminder/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4305.jpgLife2013-04-07T00:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/31/happy-easter-from-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4485.jpgDogsWolves.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_44801.jpgHappy EasterWaiting for the Easter Bunny.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4476.jpgHappy EasterSmiling2013-04-02T00:11:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/30/week-29-children-standing-up-against-domestic-violence/2013-04-06T16:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/17/the-truth-dog-adoption-is-work/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4362.jpgMy boysWe're hopeful the love and consistency will pay off.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4372.jpgOdiI laugh that unlike Simon, Odi is an actual dog. He likes being outside, exploring, getting into trouble.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/20969_838350895953_2524690_n.jpgSimonThe scrappy picture stolen from the internet that stole my heart with Simon.2013-03-30T03:44:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/25/back-to-our-regularly-scheduled-programing/2013-03-30T01:16:18+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/29/offbeat-families-post-baby-fever/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/329386_4338310585163_784357491_o.jpgBaby MeEven pictures of myself as a baby make me want a baby. That's sickness.2013-03-31T17:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/27/vulnerability-the-courage-to-be-imperfect/2013-03-29T04:04:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/25/and-the-winner-is/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4454.jpgOdinLooks pretty comfortable with his new identity, the Norse god of magic and also the father of Thor, (thanks for that suggestion Elizabeth!).https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4433.jpgOdinI know what you're thinking, wait, his name was already Odin-- but, his tag said Odi before, so he did officially receive a name change.2013-03-27T03:32:03+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/24/sunday-fun-help-us-name-our-dog/2013-03-26T02:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/21/thankfulness-thursday-girl-on-fire/2013-03-23T15:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/18/happy/2013-03-19T23:40:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/17/where-did-spring-break-go/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4385.jpgFriendshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4383.jpgFamilyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4376.jpgCaliforniahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4369.jpgOdi2013-03-23T15:47:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/13/welcome-home-otisodin-aka-odi/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4338.jpgOdihttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4336.jpgOdiOur newest family member.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4328.jpgNaughty dogAlright, he does have one bad habit for us to break-- he seems to think the planter box is a play box... Although looking at the horrible post-winter state of this box, I don't think I can complain.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4326.jpgPalsFast pals.2013-03-22T04:35:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/12/tales-from-a-first-time-homebuyer-our-story/2013-03-12T18:48:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/11/writing-improvement-program-which-authors-do-you-admire/2013-03-13T14:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/10/a-call-for-inspiration-to-keep-writing/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4298.jpgWriting PyramidInspiration. Credit: The Art of War for Writershttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4293.jpgInspirationGreat way to kick off a new season of writing.2013-03-11T21:48:14+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/09/spring-break-anticipation-list/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4292.jpgSpring readingI am an ADHD reader. Here is the pile I have been reading simultaneously. My goal, finish them all so I can start a new batch!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4289.jpgSpring BreakMy sweet husband surprised me with some spring break tulips.2013-03-12T19:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/07/the-return-of-conscious-gratitude-thankfulness-thursday/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4283.jpgTwo Trees2013-03-10T16:35:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/05/life-behind-the-wheel-of-a-vintage-car/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4256.jpgOld Carhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4282.jpgSunsethttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4277.jpgVintagehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4258.jpgStereo2013-03-06T14:12:04+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/03/i-thought-you-were-dead/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4252.jpgSpringhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4195.jpgSpringhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_4189.jpgSpring2013-03-05T00:55:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/03/02/psa-eating-clean-is-worth-it/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2baf17918e74e22514d0c9cb4ae0c128.jpgVega OneGreat health videos at www.thriveforward.com2013-03-05T01:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/28/the-secret-to-forgiveness-is-love/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/peacecat21.jpgpeacecat21For more great Peace Cats, check out: 2013-03-05T00:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/27/when-its-hard-try-harder/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img398.jpgWhen it's hard, try harder.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/photo-6.jpgTeaching Meditation to Children"Children experience feelings such as love, joy, fear, disappointment and anger with intensity they may never match in adult life." So true. I remember that intensity. I also remember the teachers who asked us to close our eyes and imagine. 2013-03-02T18:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/25/oh-public-speaking-ill-make-you-my-friend-yet/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img3601.jpgTeacherAs a teacher I spend a lot of time putting on a show, but sometimes the performances still make me nervous.2013-02-26T04:23:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/24/whats-up-with-wordpress/2013-02-26T02:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/23/saturday-song-the-soundtrack-to-my-life/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4148-e1361645710748.jpgSisterPretty sister.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4147-e1361645681386.jpgGrass ValleyGrass Valley, CAhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4142-e1361645654505.jpgRoad tripReady for our mini road trip2013-02-26T02:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/05/30/college-for-certain/2013-02-23T04:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/22/week-25-if-i-could-just-surrender/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_41801-e1361590095218.jpgTeachingToday, a student gave me the most sincere letter of my teaching career, which will now live proudly on my home desk with the school bus, a humorous gift from a friend with me at the wheel. My heart is in it. So, why do I still need to do five things at once.2013-02-24T15:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/20/my-golden-teaching-ticket-teacher-residency-doug-lemov/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4171.jpgPractice PerfectTeacher or what-have-you, this book sounds intriguing!2013-03-24T16:25:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/18/dear-buddha/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4123.jpgBuddha2013-02-20T01:38:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/17/week-24-student-led-conferences/2013-02-18T18:47:40+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/16/google-calendar-an-organizers-dream/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4140-e1361048695596.jpgGoogle CalendarMy calendar in progress... Makes my week feel better to visually see everything coming my way, including exercise.2013-02-17T17:45:11+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/13/thirty-little-valentines/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_40991-e1360809771393.jpgValentine's.30 little hearts for my 30 little loves.2013-02-15T10:49:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/11/twenty-words-life/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_0159.jpgLife.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3280-e1360640066311.jpgWrinkle in TimePretty much sums it up.2013-02-13T02:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/10/bring-back-family-dinners/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_2958-e1360517099661.jpgSunday DinnerFamily dinner in action.2013-02-12T03:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/07/week-23-bittersweet-hello/2013-02-12T02:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/04/meet-the-warriors-of-knowledge/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_4086.jpgWarriors of Knowledge2013-02-05T20:32:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/03/is-twitter-an-empty-canyon-of-self-promotion/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tumblr_mgq2raqzc01qzap5mo1_500.jpgGarden StateReminds me a little of this scene from Garden State, one of my all-time favorite movies, btw.2013-02-21T02:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/02/all-i-really-need/2013-02-03T17:14:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/02/01/week-22-anticipating-the-small-moments/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/img_3753.jpgLittle MomentsIt's so easy to look forward to the big moments, I'm attempting to learn to anticipate the small ones too...2013-02-03T17:13:06+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/31/good-riddance-january-hello-video-blog/2013-02-02T16:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/30/unexpected-fame-youre-the-goodest-teacher/2013-02-01T01:02:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/27/big-dreams-author-platforms-twitter-video-blogs-oh-my/2013-01-29T14:04:56+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/26/week-21-a-week-of-somedays-giving/2013-01-29T03:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/24/shameless-plug-sacramento-real-estate/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/547123_10101102210677793_2026734864_n.jpgAssistantAnd, his mascot is pretty darn cute too. Like how I managed to sneak a pic of the dog into this post?2013-01-26T17:24:23+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/21/hippie-weekend-getaway-i-think-i-tried-too-hard/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4078.jpgHot Springs RetreatCameras are not allowed... Probably because of the nudity around the pools. I still snuck this one from my favorite reading spot. Those figures in the distance aren't naked people, they're Buddha statues. https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4059.jpgMy roomThe room decorations were cute, although everything felt a little dark/rustic. You definitely wanted to be outside...2013-01-23T03:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/18/week-20-its-all-about-heart/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4032.jpgHeartOnly fitting that we're studying the heart this week.2013-01-21T23:43:50+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/16/weekend-escape-an-adventure-in-the-making/2013-01-19T00:42:50+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/15/right-action-overwhelming-goodness/2013-01-17T00:44:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/13/amazon-breakthrough-novel-award-the-golden-writing-ticket/2013-01-18T03:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/11/week-19-calm-peace/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/peace2.pngPeace2013-01-15T02:45:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/09/my-humble-thoughts-on-education-did-i-mention-im-a-teacher/2013-01-13T20:38:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/08/the-girl-with-the-purple-guitar/2013-01-14T04:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/07/heigh-ho-heigh-ho-its-back-to-work-i-go/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4027.jpgLunaHappy balanced Monday!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4016.jpgLunaAnd, you get to see my cat play with a toy whale because she's cute...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4014.jpgWelcome back!My room is ready for a new year and 30 happy kiddos.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4010.jpgStudent #8Student #8 has a happy note waiting on her desk for her day as my secret focus student.2013-01-09T00:58:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/06/a-new-year-a-new-home-office/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_4001.jpgMy new windowIKEA $49 huge wall art = amazing.2013-01-06T22:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/05/blog-birth-announcement-patrick-obryon/2013-01-06T07:28:12+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/04/dont-have-children/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_27174-e1357366558561.jpgFrustration.Proof I'm not always rainbows and gingerbread houses myself... But, at least I have a sense of humor about it!2013-01-08T03:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/04/i-get-lost-in-my-mind/2013-01-05T05:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/02/hugs-the-incredible-shrinking-book/2013-01-03T22:55:40+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2013/01/01/2013-envisioned-health-wealth-happiness/2013-01-03T22:55:07+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/01/01/so-what-if-you-dont-keep-your-new-years-resolutions/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img223.jpgSo what if you don't keep your New Year's resolutions!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img224.jpgSo what if you don't keep your New Year's resolutions!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img222.jpgSo what if you don't keep your New Year's resolutions!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img221.jpgSo what if you don't keep your New Year's resolutions!2013-01-02T04:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/31/bloggers-for-peace-daily-acts-of-kindness/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3997.jpgReminderProof I won't forget. Post-it on my work laptop.2013-01-01T18:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/30/good-bye-2012-its-been-real/2013-01-02T19:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/29/help-me-write-a-better-pitch-please-and-thank-you/2012-12-31T08:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/28/who-would-you-cast-in-the-movie-of-your-novel/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/255227503851892027_zbrybkt6_c.jpgJosh RadnorOther Jake?https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/177962622744812819_vyl4msvc_c.jpgPaul RuddJake.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/79587118384541318_bboto95r.jpgOlivia WildeKristen.2012-12-30T20:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/27/time-goes-by-in-a-blink/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3990.jpgSimonAnd, of course, it's not Christmas without Simon in a santa hat.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3981.jpgChristmas MorningHere is one of the presents I took my time opening... And, yes, I was that excited to get a vacuum cleaner.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3955.jpgLoveMy youngest sister and my nephew, this picture is pure love.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3909.jpgSistersFive years from now, she'll be 21 and in college... A very strange thought!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3876.jpgTodayThis year.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3856.jpgSan FranciscoA bit of deja vu from a month ago and every year for the past 25 years...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/56_521333007343_271_n.jpgSix years agoTo add to the sense of time folding over on itself, here is our annual family Christmas pic in San Francisco six years ago.2012-12-29T04:29:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/24/happy-holidays/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/photo-5.jpgSan Francisco2012-12-28T04:23:50+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/21/week-18-gingerbread-rainbows/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3840.jpgGingerbreadhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3819.jpgSunrisehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3816.jpgRainbow2012-12-24T17:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/20/throwing-out-fifth-grade-feelings/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img392.jpgFeelings2012-12-21T05:57:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/19/wedding-dresses-dont-belong-in-boxes/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/19969_834830964923_1122648_n.jpgDress.2012-12-21T14:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/18/alternate-gravity-environments-little-romeos-yoga/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3803.jpgYoga ReadingOnly an hour or so in but already on the recommend list...2012-12-24T17:10:14+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/17/need-to-talk-try-the-feelings-jar/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img390.jpgFeelings Jars2012-12-20T03:34:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/15/yin-yoga-light-meditation/2012-12-18T02:10:40+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/14/week-18-keeping-school-safe/2012-12-18T02:12:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/15/celebrate-those-mistakes-darn-it/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/tumblr_lw3bjzzcep1qa7nwvo1_500.jpgBetter Mistakes Tomorrow"I will make better mistakes tomorrow." Credit Pinterest. Side note: I'm a big fan of this tattoo positioning, had been thinking about one on my wrist, but like this better I think... Different words, though.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/97812623127595145_eacqpzsy.jpgGrowth MindsetChart credit Pinterest.2012-12-19T02:54:12+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/13/it-wont-be-long-before-another-day/2012-12-16T18:12:29+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/11/make-today-matter/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3778.jpgMake Today Matter2012-12-13T03:50:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/09/shrinking-words-other-writing-quandaries/2012-12-13T03:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/05/writers-get-excited/2012-12-09T20:19:11+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/08/teaching-an-end-to-week-16/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3771.jpgYou're invited!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3769.jpgTeachers' Loungehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3768.jpgTotshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3767.jpgQuesadilla Bar2012-12-08T17:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/03/trees-are-still-my-friends/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3690.jpgYoga TreeMeet my yoga tree. Staring at it day-to-day, I feel calm and amazed how much changes overnight.2012-12-04T03:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/12/01/start-something-that-matters/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3716.jpgStart Something That MattersA great read.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_3708.jpgTOMSMaybe it's the good karma, maybe it's because they're cute, but days I wear my TOMS are good days.2012-12-04T03:45:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/30/twenty-one-girls-nine-boys/2012-12-04T03:50:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/29/becoming-vs-being/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3707.jpgBeingMaybe bookshelves are the real windows to the soul...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3695.jpgBecoming2012-12-01T20:15:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/26/i-should-be-but-im-not/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/photo-4.jpgYoga CatPriorities. In exchange for only writing an hour a night, at least I'm getting in consistent yoga. Here's some proof yoga cat was not a one-week aberration. In fact, she's still in there right now. Didn't take the hint when I rolled up the mat against her.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img385.jpgNaNoWriMoAt least my students kicked some NaNoWriMo butt this year-- read their stories they finished over break this afternoon, amazing. Talking dogs, romantic rendezvous, magical kingdoms, oh my!2012-11-29T02:41:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/25/sunday-song-pain-vs-discomfort/2012-11-27T11:44:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/25/3245/2012-11-27T03:32:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/23/gmos-are-everywhere-do-you-care/2012-11-27T03:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/24/yoga-cat-other-obstacles/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3668.jpgYoga CatLike many obstacles, she is part joyous distraction, part menace.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3658.jpgLunaPerfectly in the way.2012-11-27T03:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/22/thankfulness-thursday-thanksgiving/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3649.jpgPeaceFull of many reminders for love and peace...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3642.jpgThanksgivingA happy, rainy Thanksgiving.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3639.jpgSimonAs well as the obligatory post-Turkey hangover.2012-11-25T18:57:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/21/my-new-experiment-develop-a-spiritual-practice/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3656.jpgInspiration2012-12-04T03:45:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/19/why-i-love-audrey-hepburn/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3630.jpgYoung AudreyI think part of what drew me to her as a child is that she looked like my mother and grandmother. (Photo credit: Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictures)https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3629.jpgAudrey Hepburn"For me, the only things of interest are those linked to the heart." -Audrey Hepburn (Photo Credit: The Audrey Hepburn Treasures.)https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3627.jpgAudrey Hepburn"Sex appeal is something you feel deep inside. I can convey as much fully clothed, picking apples off a tree of standing in the rain." -Audrey Hepburn (Credit: A Life in Pictures)https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3626.jpgAging GracefullyAudrey aged beautifully, living out her passion for helping others.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3625.jpgUNICEFPhoto credit: Audrey Hepburn: A Life in Pictureshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3616.jpgGrandmotherMy grandmother during the same era. I wish I had a picture of my mom to share, but the picture before looked just like her.2013-08-23T13:56:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/18/3162/2012-11-19T17:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/17/patience-is-a-difficult-lesson/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3396.jpgPatienceThis picture I took back in October at my Mom's in Mt. Shasta shows patience to me. My brother is building a greenhouse stone by stone. It looks like nothing now but every one of those stones lifted will matter in the end. A good lesson for me.2012-11-22T01:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/15/thankfulness-thursday-abundance/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1781.jpgTeachers in a Priushttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2552.jpgBandonhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/p7210721.jpgKauaihttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1544.jpgShastahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1423.jpgBerkeleyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1371.jpgSunflowerhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1327.jpgHomehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1262.jpgSistershttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1207.jpgSummer!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1056.jpg Bodega Bay2012-11-25T18:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/12/moving-on/2012-11-14T05:01:12+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/11/sunday-song-home/2012-11-12T03:42:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/10/fairy-lantern-adulthood/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3590.jpgFairy LanternI love the symbolism of the flower that never fully blooms but is much heartier than it appears.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_3584.jpgMeMaybe part of the problem is that I still look childlike... 2012-11-11T22:50:30+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/08/thankfulness-thursday-three-posts-left/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/261697_10100448089960953_1682704_n.jpgMy boysSo grateful for these two guys!2012-11-10T18:39:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/06/grown-up-halloween/2012-11-07T02:59:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/22/changing/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3503.jpgMoving skyIn the middle of my practice, I was drawn outside by the moving clouds. https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3502.jpgAlterI always thought alters were reserved for the highly religious. Today I made one for my yoga practice. It brought me great peace and focus.2012-11-04T16:45:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/25/thankfulness-thursday-an-evolving-mess/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0731.jpgBe Thankfulhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0726.jpgCarmel2012-11-04T16:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/04/1500-words-in-my-extra-hour/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_26381.jpgBandon, ORMore inspiration from the sea.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2637.jpgBandon, ORInspiration.2012-11-07T01:39:07+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/03/nanowrimo-day-two-gray-whales-sea-kayaking-and-mermaids/2012-11-07T01:40:14+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/11/01/thankfulness-thursday-passion/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2549.jpgBandon, ORInspiration for this year's book came from Bandon, OR this summer...2012-11-03T17:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/30/microscopes-teaching/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img381.jpgLakeshore Science BinsLet the excitement begin!2012-11-01T03:59:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/27/social-media-politics-and-friends/2012-11-04T19:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/24/cozy-little-blue-vest/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0501.jpgThe vest.2013-02-07T10:02:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/23/everything-is-a-miracle/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3423.jpgFall.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3402.jpgMorning Glory.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_33991.jpgFall garden.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3468.jpgSunset.2012-10-28T03:41:43+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/21/but-why-would-anyone-be-racist/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/marionsang.jpgWhen Marion SangI was not expecting this to be such a powerful read for my kids, but it was.2012-10-23T01:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/20/why-doesnt-everyone-have-healthcare/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/llspennies_cr2.jpgPennies for Patients2012-10-23T01:28:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/19/life-is-short/2012-10-23T01:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/18/writing-crossroads/2012-10-21T16:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/18/thankfulness-thursday-school/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img379.jpgWater CycleFunny how I never much liked science as a kid, but now I geek out on teaching it!2012-10-20T18:06:19+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/15/teachers-get-your-nanowrimo-on/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3481.jpgInner EditorsThese inner editors are classics-- will be locked up until we finish our novels!2012-10-17T02:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/13/thats-what-she-said/2012-10-16T02:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/12/seeking-balance-teaching-writing-life/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3432.jpgBalance2012-10-14T19:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/11/thankfulness-thursday-unconditional-love/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3437.jpgCastle Lake Hikehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3459.jpgCastle Lake2012-10-17T02:54:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/11/2706/2012-10-12T18:40:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/09/get-excited-about-a-wrinkle-in-time/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3284.jpgA Wrinkle in TimeAnd, most of all, I love that the story values intelligence.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3281.jpgA Wrinkle in TimeI love that the book tells kids it's alright to be different, that different doesn't mean dumb.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3280.jpgA Wrinkle in TimeThe book is full of so many little truths I don't think I properly absorbed as a child.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3278.jpgA Wrinkle in TimeThe cover alone is likely to attract more readers than the old tattered version in my classroom library.2012-10-13T04:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/08/the-accidental-vegetarian/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_33531.jpgVegetarian Puerto Rican PlateI'm discovering vegetarian options to be surprisingly delicious and more energizing than meat alternatives.2012-10-12T01:15:36+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/07/sunday-song-slow-it-down/2012-10-09T02:33:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/06/fall-break-escape-visiting-our-old-life/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3383.jpgThe LumineersAnd, what we waited for-- one of my favorite bands, the Lumineers!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3380.jpgReal EstateProtecting our precious piece of real estate as the crowd rolled in for the Lumineers-- Golden Gate Park was packed!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3376.jpgGo FishLucky hand of Go Fish! ;)https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3373.jpgGo FishA very grown-up game of Go Fish while we waited for the Lumineers at Hardly, Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3364.jpgBrunchDelicious brunch at Zazie's. Hurray for french toast!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3361.jpgMuralA little SF mural flair, Guernica style.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3359.jpgGolden GateWoke up on day two ready to cross the Golden Gate and head into the City for brunch and the Bluegrass Festival.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3353.jpgPuerto Rican FoodDinner as recommended by friends-- Sol Food in San Rafael. Worth standing in line, healthy and tasty!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3346.jpgWriting HouseWhile we couldn't quite watch the sunset, I did decide that I need to own the teal house, (although Alex pointed out we could paint any house at the beach teal...).https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_3333.jpgMuir BeachBut, we didn't stay in Calistoga. Instead we stayed in the North Bay and as soon as we reached our hotel I begged Alex to jump back in the car so we could catch the sunset at Muir Beach, next door to the Pelican Inn one of our favorite spots to grab a beer after hiking when we lived in Berkeley (healthy combo, right?). What I didn't take into consideration is that the little bay is pointed away from the sunset... Oops.2012-10-08T21:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/05/advice-to-my-sixteen-year-old-selfsister/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2596.jpgSistersLoving people means...2012-10-07T17:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/04/thankfulness-thursday-be-brave/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/19969_834830934983_5253655_n.jpgFriendsAnd to our glorious friends/siblings!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/19969_834830905043_4547164_n.jpgFamilyA big thank you to my glorious family.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/thankfulness-thursdays-final.jpgThankfulness Thursdays Finalhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img372.jpgSolar SystemStudying the planets and creating our own map of the solar system has been a highlight of our fifth grade year so far.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/396048_10101248563879803_2133049902_n.jpgKauaiThree years later!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/19969_834831064723_4858502_n.jpgCalistoga WeddingThree years ago!2012-10-20T05:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/03/five-reasons-that-hip-happy-and-healthy-people-do-yoga/2012-10-03T14:19:23+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/10/01/yoga-dog-monday-looking-for-converts/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3275.jpgYoga DogDownward Dog.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3251.jpgCaught!Finally, caught a brief stretch after a whole morning of attempts.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3273.jpgContemplationAs soon as the camera comes out he stops stretching...2012-10-03T00:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/29/its-almost-november-which-means-nanowrimo/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3250.jpgSaturdayThe messy look of my Saturday...2012-10-02T00:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/30/come-on-come-on-get-happy/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/happy.jpghappyAmazingness.2013-07-11T20:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/28/at-least-im-good-at-cheering-myself-up/2012-10-16T02:51:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/27/thankfulness-thursdays-inaugural-post/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/thankfulness-thursdays-final.jpgThankfulness Thursdays Final2012-09-29T16:10:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/25/for-all-the-lives-we-dream-of/2012-09-28T05:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/25/dirty-dirty-politics/2012-09-29T16:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/23/sunday-scatterbrain-making-connections/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1377.jpgSac Girls' Blogging ClubRemember my little attempt at a girls' blogging club this summer? Sacramento Bloggers has me beat. Very excited to participate!2012-09-25T02:46:05+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/24/putting-on-a-suit-to-mean-business/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3243.jpgSuiting it upOkay, so this is the new old me, because this was taken today...2012-09-25T23:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/20/dream-big-or-go-home/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_2581.jpgMe by the SeaThe writing life for me is by the sea.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/7832_789873190663_3995134_n.jpgBHAGTo write by the sea is the life for me.2012-09-22T23:25:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/18/getting-there-on-my-own-time/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3232.jpgEssential GuideThis week's extracurricular activity is query writing, oh fun!2012-09-21T01:23:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/17/playing-possum/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/luna.jpgLunaWas pretty sure this ferocious creature was not responsible for a possum death...2012-09-19T00:15:23+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/13/calling-all-emerging-writers/2012-09-15T02:48:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/12/my-charter-school-i-hope-good-triumphs/2012-09-15T01:32:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/09/the-other-parts-of-california-a-chico-day-trip/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3207.jpgParkAnd, best part, in Chico, you never have to grow up.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3188.jpgLunchHappy birthday with a sense of humor.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3183.jpgTastingBeer tasting to finish the tour.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3176.jpgSierra Nevada BreweryA la I Love Lucy.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3170.jpgBeer TourEnjoying the tour, and no, I had not sampled any of the goods.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3143.jpgCar RideCruising through Central California. 2012-09-11T02:28:01+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/03/d-o-n-e-for-now/2012-09-08T19:33:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/07/hopes-dreams/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img3651.jpgHopes and DreamsPutting up this wall of hopeful words was the highlight of my week.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img365.jpgHopes & DreamsThe pride of my day. 2012-09-08T02:46:22+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/06/blogging-while-tired-bwt/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3115.jpgSunsetToo tired to think of a whole post worthy of this picture, but was struck by the reality that the sunset is only a tiny snippet of the sky where I live down in the valley. Still gorgeous last night though, the result of thunderstorms and smoke, I'm sure.2012-09-08T17:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/04/unambiguous-happiness/2012-09-08T02:27:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/02/weddings-honoring-love-family/2012-09-05T02:20:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/09/01/what-do-you-see-when-you-look-in-the-mirror/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/photo-on-8-30-12-at-5-14-pm.jpgMirrorAs much as Photo Booth can make you feel like a teenager making duck faces for Facebook, it also provides that mirror snapshot. The chance to capture yourself and ask who you see.2012-09-03T16:22:30+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/31/the-skunk-saga-part-iii/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3061.jpgSimonThis time around he looks, dare I say, comfortable in his post skunk state. Skunk shampoo...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3075.jpgimg_3075Duh. Skunk shampoo. Why in the world did we think all the other crap on the internet would be more effective?2012-09-02T16:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/30/love-is-truth/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo-on-8-30-12-at-5-13-pm-4.jpgSimonThe truth is I already love my dog-son, King Simon.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/truth-is-love.jpgtruth is love2012-09-01T05:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/27/tiny-beautiful-things/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/shapeimage_2.pngDear SugarStolen from Pinterest. Not sure if that counts as stealing when it was already stolen, moral imperative I guess.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3019.jpgTiny Beautiful ThingsSugar says...2012-09-01T05:37:26+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/26/seek-out-sunsets/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p7210721.jpgKauai SunsetAnother evening, another Kauai sunset, everyone drawn out onto the golf course to watch the show, children dancing, playing, alive.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1327.jpgSacramento SunsetLast one, my family's backyard. Proof the sunset is beautiful everywhere, even at home.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2350.jpgKauai Sunset12. Seek out sunsets. There was this place in Kauai that locals went to watch the sunset from their cars. It was magnificent. My brother has a similar nightly ritual, stoping to take in the falling sun wherever he is. I want to add this quiet appreciation for everyday beauty to my list.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2919.jpgOregon SunsetAnother, Oregon this time.2012-08-28T00:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/26/sunday-song/2012-08-29T00:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/25/blogging-rules-to-live-by/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2552.jpgFamily.Above all, family first.2012-08-26T20:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/25/why-e-publishing-calls-my-name/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1852.jpgBooks!Of course, the goal is this, but maybe in the beginning, it's better to start somewhere than nowhere at all? (And, yes, this is a recycled pic from my leftover pile of summer reading I wish I had time for!)2012-08-26T20:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/23/superhero-training-focusing-on-the-good-things/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/payton.jpgHusky PostcardsMy favorite was titled "Husky Family."2012-08-24T03:50:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/22/sometimes-i-say-too-much/2012-08-28T00:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/20/old-friends-love-weddings/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3010.jpgBridesmaid InviteThis bridesmaid invitation was pretty adorable!2012-08-21T13:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/19/check-out-my-first-guest-blog/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0705.jpgCarmelWe loved Carmel for how dog friendly it was! (Simon seemed to like it too...)2012-08-21T02:27:41+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/19/how-do-you-really-feel-about-your-writing/2012-08-20T23:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/18/skunk-attack-survival-tips/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3008.jpgSimonAnd, now he's our minimally smelly punk rock child for the rest of the day!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2999.jpgSimonOne of the nice things about coconut oil was that Simon was actually cooperative for this one. Just like the tomato paste, he really wanted to eat it off of himself.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2996.jpgCoconut OilThe biggest, surprising secret.2018-10-29T01:07:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/17/the-stinkiest-day-of-my-life-literally/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2995.jpgSimonMy poor little love.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2993.jpgSimonLooking especially pathetic.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2992.jpgSimonPretty sure we're going to need a new sofa.2012-08-18T15:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/17/to-be-with-you/2012-08-17T18:11:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/16/why-i-3-patricia-polacco/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/51i7np7f3l-_bo2204203200_pisitb-sticker-arrow-clicktopright35-76_aa300_sh20_ou01_.jpgThe ButterflyI highly recommend this read aloud if you're prepared to build prior knowledge and set the tone for maturity ahead of time.2012-08-17T02:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/16/a-little-sunshine-on-my-shoulder/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2990.jpgSimonhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2987.jpgTomsIf you've followed my blog for awhile, you know I have a lucky pair of sparkly Toms. No joke, they cheer me up with their whimsy. Now they have a new friend. Hoping their blue-soled cousins do the same trick.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2985.jpgRetail TherapyGot home to a very exciting box of birthday presents in the mail. Who says retail therapy isn't worthwhile?https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img360.jpgThumbs UpWhere to begin... The birthday committee at school honored August birthdays with these lovely Flat Stanley versions of ourselves... Let's just say it developed out of a joke on the 4/5 road trip. My little sunshine after school helper got a big kick out of taking this picture for me.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img359.jpgFlat MeI couldn't resist posing the Flat Stanley version of myself in my classroom.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img352.jpgSunshineHappy August birthdays!2012-08-17T10:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/13/three-cheers-for-spontaneity-and-the-old-ball-game/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2983.jpgFamilyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2970.jpgGiants vs. Rockieshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2969.jpgHappy we escaped Sac!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2967.jpgLet's go Giants!2012-08-15T01:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/13/hot-yoga-saved-the-day/2012-08-14T03:04:43+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/11/cultivating-positive-self-esteem-in-girls/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0089.jpgChickThis little chick has made multiple appearances of my blog, but it reminds me of being a kid and wanting friends. Whenever I started a new school, I'd carry it in my pocket. It made me feel braver, less lonely.2012-09-15T14:13:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/11/vulnerability-fitting-in/2012-08-14T02:35:56+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/11/the-first-week-of-school-again/2012-08-14T02:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/10/teaching-kids-to-love-travel/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img350.jpgPosterhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img348.jpgMessage2012-08-11T17:28:16+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/09/vacation-withdrawals/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1493.jpgVacationI like vacation me better.2012-08-11T00:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/07/five-things-in-a-bag/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2965.jpg5 things...in a bag!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2961.jpg5 ThingsMy five things...2012-08-08T11:11:59+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/08/29/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2947.jpgWineA fitting title for a favorite new wine.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2942.jpg2929.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2958.jpgFamMy lovely family bday celebration.2012-08-09T00:19:45+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/03/the-huskies-want-to-hear-from-you/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2929.jpgHusky Fan ClubSend us a post card, the kids will be excited!2012-09-08T00:29:46+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/06/life-is-full/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2927.jpgFifth GradeHappy first day of fifth grade!2012-08-08T00:23:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/07/field-day-fun-dunk-tank-cotton-candy-the-heimlich/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1197.jpgGiftMaybe I didn't get in the dunk tank, but I did get a cool new yoga tank!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1193.jpgPrincipalEven our fabulous principal got in!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_11791.jpgOnly one..."Only one throw each!"https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_11731.jpgHappy Dunk TankDunk tank survivorhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_11721.jpgThrowNice aim!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_11671.jpgScaredI admire the teachers that got in... https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_11641.jpgDunk TankOh, the dunk tank!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1146.jpgJoyJoy.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1139.jpgLisaMy fabulous partner teacher!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1136.jpgWaitingAnxious kids waiting for the fun to start!2012-08-06T22:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/05/you-like-me-ill-like-you-back/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_1696.jpgSharingSharing is caring! (Pretty please...)2012-08-07T04:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/05/query-secrets-knowing-your-characters-at-the-end-of-your-book/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/characters1.jpgCharactersI wanted to share this to show how simple it was. Instead of agonizing over finding beautiful words, I just typed in a stream-of-consciousness-- what I discovered was a small hole in my book and a good foundation to base my query.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/characters.jpgCharactersI want to share last night's brainstorm because it was so simple. Sometimes it's much easier to start informal, without worrying about finding beautiful words and then to work from there.2012-08-07T00:05:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/02/balancing-priorities-looking-for-secrets/2012-08-03T03:18:23+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/08/01/the-birth-of-our-inspiration-wall/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2926.jpgInspiration WallI find that sharing my own inspirations is highly motivating for students, especially as they strive to emulate my habits. I'm nervously excited for our new year together.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_2925.jpgInspiration WallNew words for my evolving inspiration wall.2012-08-06T00:02:20+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/31/he-is-why-i-teach/2012-08-16T03:05:27+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/30/how-do-you-pick-where-you-live/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0758.jpgCarmelI think my first choice of places to live would be somewhere near Carmel, but my husband favors even rainier places like Portland or Dublin, (yes, really).2012-08-07T00:04:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/29/farewell-beach-yoga-night-walk-poetry/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2919.jpgSunsetGoodbye sun.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2878.jpgYachatsGoodbye Yachatshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2808.jpgBeach YogaAlways time for one more pose off the beach... I'm telling you, beach yoga rocks.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2807.jpgBeach YogaPost-yoga with my fabulous travel mat.2012-07-30T23:17:05+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/28/big-girl-writing-advice-needed-the-end-again/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_29191.jpgIMG_2919https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_28781.jpgIMG_2878https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_28081.jpgIMG_2808https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_28071.jpgIMG_2807https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2757.jpgMermaids.No real time for mermaids, or my less-than-stellar drawings of them, until Expecting Happiness is finished.2012-07-30T20:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/27/oregon-coast-the-last-hurrah-for-now/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2804.jpgNightNot a bad way to end a great day on the coast, just wish I could slow it all down a little.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2779.jpgIMG_2779Told you, this song has haunted me for nearly a decade. Taking every last second to write in my little notebooks.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2754.jpgWhalesIf you look closely, you can see two spouts. I drove myself crazy trying to catch them breaching, my camera just wasn't fast enough, but they put on a show all afternoon.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2750.jpgIMG_2750https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2733.jpgFlorenceSee, I'm not the only one in the family with a love for murals!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2732.jpgDragonCheck out the little dragon on the river, very cool!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2727.jpgIMG_2727https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2687.jpgPelican Here was my pelican friend we said good-bye to in Bandon.2012-07-29T05:53:44+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/26/mermaidspiration/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2671.jpgMermaidhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2645.jpgStarfishhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2639.jpgDriftwoodhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2638.jpgDriftwoodhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2637.jpgTide poolhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2635.jpgReefhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2630.jpgBandonhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2579.jpgStarfish2012-07-28T06:06:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/25/something-worth-remembering-digging-for-childhood-memories/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2552.jpgBandon, ORNew family memories in Bandon, OR2012-07-26T22:47:11+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/23/its-not-an-adventure-until-you-get-lost/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2488.jpgShasta HeadwatersA stolen moment along the route to Ashland today, the headwaters in Mt. Shasta have a beautiful little labyrinth trail filled with streams and a place you can actually drink water coming off the mountain.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1493.jpgIMG_14932012-07-25T22:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/21/routine-vacations-from-blogging/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2308.jpgCaptainEven got to drive the boat, no biggie.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2356.jpgSunsetMore beauty.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2350.jpgSunsetSunset outside Princevillehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2327.jpgWaimeaWaimea Canyonhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2298.jpgNa Pali CoastMore gorgeous coast before snorkeling.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2281.jpgNa Pali CoastNa Pali Coast by boathttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2207.jpgTunnels BeachTunnels Beach = Amazing.2012-07-25T03:18:51+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/19/the-real-hawaii/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2120.jpghotdogPuka Dog, may be a Travel Channel find, but cheap and amazing! (Thanks, Anthony Bourdain!)https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2115.jpgpukaPuka Dog in Poipuhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2101.jpggreat dayAmazing day exploring the real Kauai, (and we managed to only spend $20 apiece on awesome food!).https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2084.jpgpoipuPoipu Beach, very popular public beach, makes a lot of the top world beach lists, awesome snorkeling.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2082.jpgpoipu beachPoipu Beachhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2069.jpgda crackDa Crack Mexican food. Amazingness just outside Poipu.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2065.jpgsmoothieSmoothie from Tree Juice Bar, next door to Da Crack.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2061.jpgjuice barMy heaven.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2060.jpgjuiceThe juice bar is located in the back of a little local market.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2052.jpgbubba'sBubba's is a local favorite, awesome burgers made with grass-fed local beef for just $4.2012-07-19T17:31:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/18/it-did-not-rain-on-our-parade/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2037.jpgDragon FruitDragon fruit tastes just like kiwi, delicious.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2032.jpgDragon FruitNew fruit adventures... The one on the left was really stinky and weird, we don't know what it's called.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2023.jpgSunsetHard-earned sunset.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_2000.jpgWaterfallEphemeral waterfall running off the mountain from the rain.2012-07-18T18:14:48+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/16/permission-to-enjoy-life/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/p7160337.jpgBudweiser YachtI'm on a boat and I'm going fast and...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1956.jpgBeach at St. Regis2012-08-01T01:07:01+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/16/wanderlust-vs-sleep/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1946.jpgCanopyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1942.jpgBeachhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1938.jpgSunrise2012-07-18T06:43:39+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/16/day-one-kauai-in-three-pictures/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1915.jpgKauaiGarden Isle.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1903.jpgPineappleDid you know pineapples are supposed to be yellow? I didn't...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1902.jpgFruit StandFreshest fruit of my life.2012-07-16T08:24:48+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/14/travel-rant-3-oz-really/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1888.jpgTSAWhat's wrong with this picture? Pretty sure the pile of sunscreen containers on the right is the same as the nice, protected container of sunscreen on the left...2012-07-15T01:47:57+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/14/around-the-world-in-words/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/preview-of-e2809cwordpress-come2809d.jpgMaphttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/list.jpgCountry List30 countries and counting!2012-07-16T08:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/13/kicking-it-old-school/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1883.jpgiPod MiniWelcome back old friend. I guess I named you Spunky.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1880.jpgSpunky.Welcome back old friend.2012-07-16T08:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/16/drafts-and-drafts-and-drafts/2012-07-13T17:02:08+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/12/new-rule-good-books-leave-my-house/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1876.jpgPackage.Life's little pleasures: Passing on good books and mailing packages.2012-07-13T16:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/12/little-blog-renovations/2012-07-13T01:17:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/11/enough/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_18722.jpgEnough.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_18721.jpgEnough.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1872.jpgEnough.2012-07-12T18:46:30+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/11/scenery-writing-thank-heavens-for-the-internet/2012-07-12T00:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/10/happy-one-year-blog-birthday/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0083.jpgBe BraveLive Life, Be Brave is still the guiding principal for my blog, one year later!2012-07-11T16:53:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/09/squeezing-every-second-out-of-summer/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1841.jpgTravel Mathttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1852.jpgSummer ReadingAll the books that remain on my overly-ambitious summer reading list that sits staring at me on my dresser each morning.2012-07-26T22:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/09/overexposure/2012-07-11T16:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/06/how-did-you-pick-your-writing-tagline/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/blue-room.jpgblue roomEven Powell's blue "literature" room is a catch-all for the genres that do not fall under the traditional umbrellas. But, how does calling something literature describe it at all?https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_17601.jpgPowell'sOkay, repeat picture, but even Powell's has trouble categorizing everything. And, note that the blue "literature" room houses just about every type of story imaginable that does not fit into the other traditional genres...2012-07-10T16:20:56+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/05/the-joys-of-writing-in-circles/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1403.jpgManuscript2012-07-08T06:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/07/memory-writing-set-to-music/2012-07-08T05:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/07/writing-inspiration-from-google-maps/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/barcelona.jpgBarcelonaAlright, if my female protagonist wanted to walk to a school in the Sarrià-St. Gervasi neighborhood, what would she see along the way?https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/preview-of-e2809cparc-des-buttes-de-chaumont-google-mapse2809d-copy.jpgParisI needed a church and a running path for my male protagonist in Paris, google maps helped make it happen.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hitler-rally-ground.jpgHitler Rally Groundhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/german-street.jpggerman streethttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/burgos-spain.jpgBurgos, SpainHmm, I wonder if I could find my dorm room while studying abroad in Burgos, Spain... Okay, side tracked.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/annas-apartment.jpgAnna's ApartmentWhat do the suburbs a couple of stops past the Hitler rally grounds look like? Thanks Google Maps.2012-07-08T14:42:31+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/04/lessons-learned-from-three-teachers-in-a-prius/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1781.jpgFour Teachers in a PriusOur little road family.2012-07-05T18:27:02+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/03/oregon-coast-old-man-the-sea/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1821.jpgSunsetSunset picnic on the beach.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1792.jpgHikingOur hike to the sand dunes.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1831.jpgOregon CoastEvery time I visit the Oregon Coast I do not want to leave.2012-07-03T15:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/01/dumbstruck-by-powells-books/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1766.jpgBountyThe bounty of my 60-minute shopping spree, (including two t-shirts to profess my love).https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1760.jpgPowell's DirectorySo many choices, so little time.2012-07-04T02:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/07/01/keep-the-pacific-northwest-weird/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1717.jpgDerby TankGroupie status.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1712.jpgMuralhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1711.jpgWhalehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1710.jpgAlleyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1709.jpgMore Wall ArtThis may have been where I encountered the broken glass...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1708.jpgWall ArtEvery nerdy teenager's dream mural, amazing!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1704.jpgMuralhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1701.jpgGraffitiThis love declaration reminds me of something from an indie teenage flick. I found it oddly endearing to imagine the story behind it.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1689.jpgPizzaHybrid pegasus unicorns, definitely cool.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_1688.jpgTeamFour teachers outside the Prius2012-07-02T05:09:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/30/four-teachers-in-a-prius/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1673.jpgSandwich ShopAwesome vibe in this cute little restauranthttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1671.jpgSammieDelicious 5th Avenue Sandwich Shophttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1669.jpgBlueberry Water"How do you feel about blueberries?" https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1663.jpgDerbySac City Rollers in the House!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1662.jpgLabor TempleTonight's After Party Destinationhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1661.jpgMuralLove this mural in Olympia!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1660.jpgOlympiaWelcome to Olympiahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1657.jpgStuckStuck on a bridge in Portland because we did not heed the navigation directions...2012-06-30T23:33:14+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/29/my-little-secrets-to-travel-health/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1634.jpgPharmacyStaples in my Traveling Pharmacyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1633.jpgMontrailsMy Montrails are a must-pack, officially my favorite running shoes of all time and double as great hiking shoes, too.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1598.jpgMarket MealWe picked up this meal for two for only $11 from the Mt. Shasta Super Market, which carries a wide range of grass-fed, humanely-raised meats. Way better than a fast food meal.2012-06-29T20:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/29/sweet-bluegrass/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1629.jpgTree of Lifehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1620.jpgLife from Deathhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1613.jpgBare Feet Upon the Grass2012-06-29T19:59:40+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/27/eavesdropping-on-young-vagabonds/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1517.jpgCheersGoat Tavern = My Favorite Place in Shastahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1596.jpgPerfect afternoon.Perfect afternoon.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1572.jpgNew HatRocking my new hat, thanks Mom!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1560.jpgGarden Helphttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1554.jpgDahliahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1544.jpgMomMy cute Mama.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1537.jpgRaspberry-Apple CobblerRaspberries added to Apple Cobbler = Amazing!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1532.jpgLakehttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1504.jpgMt. Shasta2012-06-28T19:55:04+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/28/is-it-a-teachers-freedom-of-speech-to-blog/2012-07-06T03:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/26/welcome-to-mt-shasta/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1508.jpgMt. Shasta CityGlorious Mt. Shastahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1505.jpgDowntown Mt. ShastaDowntown Mt. Shasta getting prepared for the big fourth of July race.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1499.jpgWelcome at sunsetSunset welcome at the edge of their property.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1489.jpgWelcome SignGarden welcome sign pays homage to my beloved childhood pets.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1488.jpgGardenMy mom & stepdad's garden.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1487.jpgGarden EntranceEntrance to my mom and stepdad's beautiful garden.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1485.jpgSimon RunSimon ready to go on a run with me.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1480.jpgFrontyardMy mom's front yard at dusk yesterday.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1474.jpgFlowersMy mom always has lovely flowers waiting for me, I love how she arranged their wildflowers at different heights.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1454.jpgSeamus & SimonMy fearless brother headed up to my mom's with me.2012-06-29T20:12:25+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/24/because-im-a-sucker-for-promoting-other-blogs/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/theversatileblogger.jpgtheversatilebloggerhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/versatilebloggerrules.jpgversatilebloggerruleshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/versatilebloggernominations.jpgVersatileBloggerNominations2012-06-27T04:13:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/05/01/what-is-your-book-about/2012-07-10T20:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/24/blog-birth-announcement/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_14281.jpgIMG_1428https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1428.jpgIMG_14282012-06-25T03:23:47+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/24/all-women-have-a-three-dimensional-beauty-that-moves/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tenaya.jpgTenayaPretty Tenaya.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pencil-box.jpgPencil BoxTenaya's super awesome pencil box.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/me-2.jpgMe 2https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/me.jpgMeWavy, messy hair, minimal make-up, avoiding participation in these pictures. Where is the girl/woman that's proud to be me?https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/kaitlyn.jpgKaitlynStill at work, and beautiful, no matter what she says.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/k-drawing.jpgK DrawingKaitlyn is busy drawing her contribution to the coffee shop bulletin board.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flowers.jpgFlowersTenaya carries around this old tattered book she bought in Germany filled with her own artwork in the margins.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/alex1.jpgAlex2012-06-25T00:36:54+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/22/the-cat-is-in-the-bag/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/luna-bag-mad.jpgluna bag mad"I'm not going with you, am I?!"https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/luna-bag-happy.jpgLuna Bag Happy"I'm going with you, right?"https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/luna.jpgCuddles"Okay, whatever, we can still be friends."2012-06-23T17:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/22/my-alter-ego-is-named-grandma/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1423.jpgFriendsHappy birthday Liz!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1422.jpgFriendshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1421.jpgFriendshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1420.jpgFriendsPirate face.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1416.jpgFriendshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1409.jpgBaksale Betty'sBest fried chicken sammies around!2012-06-22T23:26:52+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/20/through-16-year-old-eyes/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/k-art.jpgk-arthttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/k2.jpgk22012-06-21T14:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/20/will-teach-for-time/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1395.jpgSimon NapMuch like the dog, I've also lazed about. Recharging is required to be a happy teacher. My students should thank me.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1391.jpgBirthdayMy birthday came a little early today, make that a month and a half to be exact. My sweet husband bought me a new recorder of words, which I'll put to good use. The irony of marriage for me, I'd tell him not to buy it if he asked, but I'm grateful that he did. And, yes, that is the cat you see on our dining room table, maybe you should rethink coming to dinner, I've given up on chasing her, at least today.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_13271.jpgSunshineSunday dinners with family, swimming, eating, happy.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1374.jpgNachosVeggie nachos, probably the winner, but don't tell Alex.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1373.jpgHealthfoodVeggie burrito, healthy, much tastier than it looks. While other moms took their kids for Happy Meals, mine took me here. We'd feed the chickens and play in the park. I developed a fear of roosters.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1371.jpgSunflowerSunflower in Fair Oaks with my husband, he rode his bike seven miles to meet me. I drove in an air conditioned car.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1367.jpgKaitlynListened to my sister's high school poetry night, got lost in words, some funny, some sad.2012-06-21T02:40:19+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/19/bikram-a-trip-to-mars/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/04097936ba8211e180d51231380fcd7e_7.jpgYoga GearNext time I'll be better prepared for the monsoons on Mars...2012-06-20T03:07:08+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/18/my-evolving-mass-of-words/2012-06-22T22:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/17/hot-yoga-a-lesson-in-anxiety/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/1273b58eb8c711e181bd12313817987b_7.jpgYoga I'm grateful for the reminder that the purpose of life is to live, not to keep up with our arbitrary must-do list in our brain. Everyday Guru put the same idea nicely in his post today too.2012-06-24T05:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/15/afternoon-distractions-bird-by-cat/2012-06-16T01:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/15/adventures-in-blogging/2012-06-18T18:01:28+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/15/hurray-for-the-sac-girls-blogging-club/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1377.jpgBloggers unite!Bloggers unite! :D2012-06-25T02:53:22+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/14/i-just-sat-and-listened/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/f31f09ceb6a311e1a8761231381b4856_7.jpgAmtrak Card2012-06-15T05:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/14/going-back-to-spain/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/table1.jpgtableNew friends in Burgos, Spainhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roof1.jpgroofRooftop Daydreaming in Barcelonahttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/group1.jpggroup1Our Spanish Art & Architecture Classhttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/flamenco1.jpgFlamencoOur inadvertently matching Flamenco outfits.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/church1.jpgchurch1Cathedral in Burgoshttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/umbrella.jpgumbrellaSharing an umbrella in Barcelona2012-06-17T04:48:01+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/13/pretty-summer-hair-in-five-minutes/2012-06-14T00:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/12/notebooks-notebooks-everywhere/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1366.jpgExpecting HappinessMy latest list... Plans to finish my book with help from my lovely readers.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1363.jpgJoy!Still on course for finishing Expecting Happiness (originally Six Weeks)...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1357.jpgBe Amazing FishTime to get out those notebooks again and be more intentional about the stories I'm creating now and five years down the road.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1355.jpgThe magical box.And brainstorm life choices... (This was pre-quitting my old job...) I like how I thought there was a magic answer.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1349.jpgQuotesI use my notebooks to collect quotes...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1345.jpgNotebooksA collection of notebooks I found around the house... I'm sure there are more.2012-06-16T00:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/12/layers-how-do-you-decide-when-youre-done/2012-06-13T19:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/12/973/2012-06-12T16:06:13+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/11/coffee-shop-writing-distraction-collection/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/b7cf35eeb3fe11e1989612313815112c_7.jpgRevisionsMacBook ad? More distractions from revisions...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ae83c438b41611e1aebc1231381b647a_7.jpgNote to Myself.Found this in my wallet from when I quit my cube job, made me smile.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/6481753eb3fc11e188131231381b5c25_7.jpgSummer Feet.Our feet wishing they were in Roma, or Tokyo, or Paris... Wow, I'm a dork.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/7923e5d4b3fd11e180d51231380fcd7e_7.jpgDistractionsThink it's time to clean my computer screen...https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/5c70da7ab3fb11e1989612313815112c_7.jpgFavorite Outdoor Coffee Seating in SacramentoFavorite Outdoor Coffee Seating in Sacramentohttps://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/3acb031eb3fb11e1be6a12313820455d_7.jpgOld Soul at WeatherstoneOld Soul at Weatherstone2012-06-13T19:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://oliviaobryon.com/2012/06/11/my-superhero-power-time-manipulation/https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1298.jpgFamily.Family.https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1342.jpgDad & DebraThanks Dad & Debra!https://oliviaobryon.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/img_1335.jpgSmores!Smores! 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