Audrey Watters

I ran my first trail race on Saturday — an 8K at Lake Chabot — alongside the students with RBO. I've been fairly nervous about this one: it's the longest distance I've raced, and the weather forecast was sketchy. Rain is so needed here in California, but not really what...

I didn't write anything here last week. I'll be honest: I struggled to think of what had happened over the previous seven days that was good. It's not that things were bad. Rather things were just... I don't know… they just were. I'd trudged through the tasks on the To...

Although it's a nice reprieve when the summer heatwave breaks, it's always a bit daunting when the days get shorter and shorter. We notice it on our morning walks. We're up at 5am, and in the summer, the sun is already starting to come up when we make our way...

Typically, I write my weekly reflection on a Monday, but we were traveling yesterday, so I'm writing it today. And typically, I keep a running list of "what's good," so that I don't have to sit and stew and think back over the past week. I know "what's good" because...

So, what's good? Wide shoes are good. I have never worn wide shoes before, but with all the running I've been doing (and I guess, all the aging), I've found that my pinky toe is getting sore. So I ordered some wide shoes, and yeah. Wow. OK. Time to give...

Yesterday, Kin and I planned to visit the Camron-Stanford House for the final day of its home automation exhibit. I'd tried to buy tickets online, but I couldn't get the website to work. And when we showed up at the museum, it was closed. I'm not sure if no one...

I'm a day late posting my weekly reflection because you know what's good? Convincing Kin to take a four-day weekend. We went on RV trip number 2 this past weekend, driving up to Humboldt County for three nights. It was a wonderful getaway. There are so many hikes to do...

Going in to Saturday's race, I was pretty nervous. I mean, I always get the typical pre-race jitters, and I felt that queasy excitement the night before and morning of the race. But there were other things on my mind too — It had been so incredibly hot here in...

Just as everyone else starts talking about fall, we get summer here in the Bay Area. And damn, it's hot. The forecast is for weather in the 90s through the week, which is a lot for us here, especially since we don't have air conditioning. I've had the apartment all...

I don't like horror movies. It's not just the gore or the misogyny. I don't like the way in which the suspense takes over my body, exacerbating the tension and anxiety that already run through me. I don't like having to hold my breath, watching and awaiting some wretched outcome,...