#WhatWentWell: 1. The spouse grilled the steak and I steamed the carrots and snow peas. 2. Today’s yoga class. 3. Finishing a novel.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Tonight’s dinner: Stew with baked potato and garlic bread. Rose and Fern Cellars Syrah - the perfect wine for it. 2. I read a book instead of listening to the speech. 3. Awoke to a raging thunderstorm about 4:30 am. It was over by 7 am. Hadn’t heard that much thunder in years.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Taking an afternoon walk with a friend and their dog. 2. Leftovers for dinner - didn’t have to cook. 3. Phone call with my son - they got a dog! A rescue I’ll get to meet in 2 weeks!

#WhatWentWell: 1. Tonight’s dinner: Onion and mushroom quiche with a green salad. 2. Today’s Tai Chi class. 3. Promoting a volunteer program to improve reading for local high school students who are behind - beginning this September.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Tonight’s dinner: Beef tostadas with lots of toppings. 2. Taking the whole day off. 3. Practicing yoga and walking ore than 4 miles today.

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#WhatWentWell: 1. Going to hear the Rae Gordon Band at the Beaverton Round Summer Concert series with Leadership Beaverton Alumni. 2. We were in two farmers markets for our winery and business was fantastic! 3. Between work and walking our dog I did 5.4 miles today!

#WhatWentWell: 1. Giving a private wine tasting for a benefactor of the NW Academy. 2. My spouse took me out to dinner after a very long day - Oak Hills McMenamins. The Bahn Mai Chicken Sandwich was so good! 3. Getting the blueberry stains out of my white pants.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Tonight’s dinner: Homemade pizza. I used cheese curds from Stamper Cheeses instead I mozzarella. So good! 2. Visiting with a friend. We sat on her terrace and talked. 3. Today’s yoga class.

#WhatWentWell: 1. On our morning walk n play, Cookie and her friends got treats & love from their favorite neighbor. 2. Phone call with my oldest friend. 3. Coaching call with an executive client.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Our 1st three cherry tomatoes ripened and were so delicious! 2. We made our Costco run today. The pantry is restocked. 3. Trip to Trader Joe’s for the ingredients I need to make a charcuterie board for a private wine tasting on Saturday. It will be scrumptious to look at & to eat.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Tonight’s dinner: Crab cakes with steamed snow peas and cauliflower au gratin, paired with Rose and Fern Cellars Sauvignon Blanc. 2. My new coaching client did the homework for our first session and rocked it. Can’t wait to work with her. 3. Today’s Tai Chi class. I’m improving!

#WhatWentWell: 1. Cooking with our grandson. We made our first ever yeast bread - Cinnamon Swirl, shrimp, chicken & saffron rice with a punch drink from the Dungeons & Dragons Cookbook. 2. Today’s yoga class. 3. Phone call with my sister.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Great day at Orenco Farmers Market, Hillsboro. Primativo Rosé was our big seller. 2. My spouse took me to dinner at Olive Garden. 3. Dessert at home: Almond Kringle from Once Upon A Time Bakery w/fresh raspberries & blueberries topped w/ Vanilla Cream from 503 Distilling.

#WhatWentWell: 1. 4th of July Bar-b-Qs with the neighbors. Great food, great friends. 2. Getting some down time in the sun after work, before the festivities. 3. Starting A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas.

#WhatWentWell: 1. On our afternoon walk n play running into one of our favorite human neighbors. Hadn’t seen him in a very long time. Cookie recognized him. 2. My knee’s been sore all week. It is finally feeling better. 3. Both across-the-street neighbors have invited us for Bar-b-Qs tomorrow.

#WhaWentWell: 1. Visiting the Portland Rose and Japanese Gardens with my dear friend. 2. Strolling down NW 23rd and shopping afterwards. 3. Broiled lobster tails and salad for dinner with my spouse.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Meeting new friends this afternoon when my houseguest and dear friend invited me along. 2. Sharing our newest release with my new friends. They loved the Pinot Gris. 3. My Stretch Lab session this morning.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Seeing this chalk drawing on the street that teen girls from our neighborhood are making to celebrate July 4. 2. My good friend arriving to stay with us for a few days. 3. My friend taking us out to dinner at Mio Sushi.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Good weather for today’s farmers market for our winery. The first good weather in a week and a half. 2. When I was busy, another vendor brought me a bag of the most delicious cherries & then came over to buy some wine. 3. Starting a new Harry Bosch novel, City of Bones.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Before dinner we watched “The Sheep Detectives.” What a sweet movie. Loved it! 2. Great conversations with most of my customers and fellow farmers markets vendors. 3. Finished reading this gem by Kingsolver. She wrote it before 2009, and yet, it is eerily relevant to today.

#WhatWentWell: Celebrating my spouse’s birthday at the Hillsboro Hops game with family & friends. And, the Hops won! 2. Getting furniture moved & the rugs rolled up so they can be sent out to be cleaned. 3. Taking our adult grandson out to lunch after he helped us pick up a big delivery.

Ours really did burst into bloom, too. They won’t make it to the first frost, but we have enjoyed every moment of this year’s blooming season.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Our TV is now moved and hooked up in what will become the living room of our home after the new sofa arrives. New router and better sound. 2. Coaching session with an executive client. 3. The morning walk n play group was back together after a few weeks of missing each other.

#WhatWentWell: 1. A private wine tasting for a donor to Rhino Conservation and their friends. 2. Today’s Tai Chi class. I had a breakthrough in how I use my body as I practice the form. 3. Finalizing my travel plans for a family reunion.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Yoga class this am. 2. Making summer plans with friends. 3. Rose and Fern Cellars 2023 Pinot Noir with dinner: Chile Rellenos with white rice and pinto beans.

#WhatWentWell: 1. A great day at two farmers markets for our winery: Woodstock and Orenco. 2. Meeting our new neighbor as they are moving in. 3. Wilderness Therapy Oil was at yesterday’s & today’s markets where I was. They have a remedy for insect bites that actually works! So thankful.

#WhatWentWell: 1. Ordered a new sofa w/ottoman from Key Home Furnishings in Lake Oswego. It will be made to order. We took advantage of their July 4 Sale. 2. Did our morning walk n play w/good friends. 3. Fully prepped for this week-end’s farmers markets: Beaverton, Hollywood, Orenco & Woodstock.