Isn't

​She knows who she is because she knows who she isn’t.

• — Nikki Giovanni

​The first item on the list of things I'm not is "Consistent Blogger." Obviously.

I've had a lot of change in the past couple months and I'm staring down the barrel of my 47th birthday this fall. Landmarks like birthdays and holidays and seasonal changes always make me consider doing something rash and bold and interesting.

I quit my job this summer so now I'm thinking about what might be next. I have thoughts about where I want to go in my career but no actual pathway to get there, which is frustrating but also challenging and I do love a challenge. And then yesterday in the car I listened to a podcast about a lawyer who gave up her career to go be a free diver and spear fisher(wo)man. I did something similar to that about 5 years ago so her podcast brought back memories of Caribbean islands and living the pirate life. But her podcast also made me think about adventures and what else I might want to do that's unusual and story worthy and how perhaps now is a good time to look into all those things.

I'm still thinking on it.

And in the meantime, I'm also thinking more about this Annie photo project and where she might want to go next. Let's find out.