Summer Adventures in Northern California

This past weekend my best girlfriend and I went on an adventure in Northern California. We headed up north for a day of hiking, massages and kayaking and today I’d like to share with you about the hike.

Tennessee Valley Trailhead Hike

If you’re in Northern California, I’d highly suggest checking out Tennessee Valley Trailhead.  If you park at the Trailhead, you can take a nice walk down to the beach.  We also saw a few on bicycles, some strollers, joggers and lots of walkers.  Unfortunately, no dogs!

I hope you enjoy the photos I’m sharing and that it inspires you to go and take an adventure.

I also made a cute video about the DIY Adventure Handbag that you can watch on YouTube here.  All the products I used in this video were from A Maker’s Studio and I do sell them on my website!

Summer adventures are the best!

Make it a great summer!
Cynthia

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If you follow along and read my posts, you know that Troy, my 10 year old son, and I headed up to Reno, Nevada to do some quality time in the snow. You can read the post here. We came back yesterday, because my oldest son Luke turned 14 years old.

Snow Skiing is a great sport!

Here are the five things I love about Snow Skiing at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe. If your interested in checking out the Mt. Rose website, go here. Of course I learned how to ski years ago, and then actually did not ski for about 15 years (my married life), but I am back at it and loving it. #snowboardingnotsomuch

1. The views are beautiful! It’s Tahoe’s highest base elevation at 8260.
2. It is a great workout and you can go easy or go hard! The terrain variety is perfect for beginners and advanced skiers.
3. The Resort is Small to Medium size and the parking is close by. I don’t know about you, but when I’m skiing with a kid or alone, I don’t want a to go to a huge ski resort.
4. The Ski School and Snow Area for newbies is outstanding.
5. The prices are right and they even have FREE bag check! #freeisawesome

I hope you enjoy this video of Troy Skiing.

Please check out my other videos on YouTube and subscribe to my Channel, “Create With Cynthia.” There are a couple more videos of our snow trip and my older son Luke’s birthday.

Make is a great 2019!

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Starting the New Year a Little Slow!

My youngest son Troy and I headed up to the snow on the 1st to do some skiing and have some quality time…hence, my short post. We spent the day skiing and snowboarding and will be back at it tomorrow. What a way to start the New Year! Reno, Nevada has been sunny and beautiful and the snow is just perfect.

The Best of 2018!

This Year was a BIG one for me. BIG can be scary, but BIG can also be good and that makes it the best. Three things in my personal life stand out and I am so thankful for all of my friends and family for their support; my divorce finalized, I started a new business (a lifelong dream of mine) and I moved out to the Woods!

Skiing down the mountain today really reminded me how much I have had to lean into fear and it’s okay. Usually after a few beginner trails, I start to get a little crazy and think I can hit the big slopes.

I had to remind myself all year; “I’ve got this! I can follow my dreams and be successful!” It’s scary and sometimes very difficult to shut the voices in my head. But that’s where leaning into the fear comes in.

I wrote a post about Brene Brown’s Book, “Braving the Wilderness” a while back and it’s a good one to start the year with. You can read that post here.

As Brene says, “I believe that you have to walk through vulnerability to get to courage, therefore . . . embrace the suck.” You might enjoy checking out her website and subscribing to her blog here.

We will be skiing and snowboarding again tomorrow and I’m sure I’ll need to lean into the fear just to get down the mountain. I love skiing, but I really hate going too fast and falling down in the snow, especially towards the end of the day when I’m tired. But the beauty of the mountains is something I cannot resist.

I’ll be back in the next couple days for some fun projects and diy’s.

What was your Best of 2018! Leave a comment and let me know.

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If you’ve been following me along on Instagram you’ll know I was in the yellow rose of Texas. It was interesting weather; quick bouts of rain storms, lots of clouds and a heck of a lot of humidity.  

All just to attend the Texas Pinner’s Conference?

The Texas Pinner’s Conference was in Arlington, Texas.

I went primarily to the Pinner’s Conference to network and learn more about blogging.   Of course I dragged along my bestie, Annie.  It also just so happened to be my birthday week.  Wednesday, September 12^th, I turned 49.

The highlight of my trip was meeting my new friend Carol from BlueSky at Home and hearing KariAnne from Thistlewood Farms speak about blogging.

I could not find the picture of Carol and I but KariAnne and I are below.

We started in Austin to visit my other Bestie Dawny, then after two days went to Waco and lastly settled in Arlington for the Pinner’s Conference.

The week or so before I left for Texas I was so thrilled to read a blog post from Rachel Tedoro on “20 places to Visit in Waco, Texas.”

We followed her recommendation and almost shopped until we dropped.  The only place I felt that she left off the list (which we thankfully drove by on our way to Arlington from Waco,) was Junky Monkey.

This store is amazing.  Don’t forget to go upstairs and outside and check out their junk. Holy guacamole…. need an old window or an old door????

I’m off to Tennessee this week for the launch a A Maker’s Studio.  I am excited and certain it will be a trip to remember.

Where are you traveling these days???  I’d love it if you left me a comment below.

Have a great day sweet friends,

Cynthia

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You know, like a trip???

Where is your next trip scheduled?  Do you have one?

I love traveling. Who doesn’t?

There’s nothing bad about it except I miss my dogs and if my boys don’t join me, I miss them too.

When I get old I should probably get a trailer and travel around the world because if I don’t travel every three months I start to go a little crazy.

Traveling allows me something to look forward to. It’s not that I can’t live in the moment, believe me I know how to meditate, but the idea of any upcoming trip is so exciting.

In fact when I called my mom to tell her I was going to South Carolina first thing out of her mouth was, “Wow, you sure travel a lot!”  Guess Mom is just a little surprised because prior to divorce I didn’t travel much and lately I’m on an airplane every three months.

I know, the flower above has nothing to do with traveling.

But really it does, because I took this picture when I went to 411 Multiversity.  I’ll tell you all about it later.  In another blog post.  But right now, I’m here to tell you about another trip.

So, I’ve come to Charleston, South Carolina, for the Haven Conference.  A Design and DIY Blog and Conference, because there’s no place like home.

This is part of my new business… to learn all about blogging –  the in’s and out’s – and a way to make an income.

Goodbye corporate world!!!  Hello blogging!!!

So I haven’t had a chance to really see Charleston yet, but I plan to do so in the morning hours when it’s cool and possibly in the evenings, after my conference. BTW it’s 90 degrees here and I just heard a bout of thunderstorms out there.

So far at Haven, I’ve been fortunate enough to receive this big bag of goodies and be paired up with a Mentor KariAnne Woods from Thistlewood Farms.  I’ve been following Kari for over five years and she is the funniest writer I know of.  She makes me laugh every morning when I read about her drinking her sweet tea or wearing her red lipstick.  You can follow along on her blog here.

I’ve also met the nicest people EVER!!!  This woman Charlotte came up to me when I was sitting by myself to introduce herself.  Her website it “At Charlotte’s House,” and Carmona also walked up who I have also been following for years at Home Made by Carmona. 

Really, the reason I was sitting alone was because I’m an introvert and I needed a minute to refresh myself, but nonetheless it was the sweetest thing ever.

Now, back to that bag of goodies…

In my corporate world days, I attended so many conferences, but truly none like this.  First off, the people here were SO friendly.  Everyone is so open to discussing “how to be successful at blogging,” it is truly amazing.  

This bag didn’t include the normal goodies you get at the Healthcare conferences I’ve been to, it included things like, a bottle of paint from DecoArt and a candle from Antique Candle Works and a stencil from A Maker’s Studio.

Haven 2019 is in Atlanta, and you bet i’ll be there!  Although thankfully, I won’t have to wait that long as in September I’ll be traveling to Texas for the Pinner’s Conference.  

Let me know where you plan to travel next?

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