https://startledawake.com/2018/04/26/overcoming_obstacles/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/cottage.jpgCottagehttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/img_3947.jpgIMG_3947https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/family-photo.jpgFamily Photo2018-07-17T21:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2014/06/24/join-jeannies-journey/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/view-from-cityfront-plaza.jpgCityFront PlazaLooking towards the Hancock from my balcony at CityFront Plazahttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/streeterville-high-rise1.jpgStreeterville High Risehttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-03-10-09-14-34.jpgChicago SkylineThe View from Belmont Harborhttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20065-e1403648481635.jpgMorgan Street HomeLiving on the top floor of my grandparents' house on Morgan Streethttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ek_0019.jpgWith my siblingsFour brothers and two much younger sisters; we're still close!https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hurricane-oct-2012-1.jpgFall 2013The after-effects of a hurricanehttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/juneau-65.jpgWaterfall in JuneauThe hike to this waterfall almost made us miss the bus back to our cruise ship!2018-06-05T02:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2015/11/05/living-in-the-moment/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/baja-pictures-009.jpgBaja Pictures 009https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/img_3682.jpgIMG_36822018-06-04T02:56:27+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2015/10/12/waking-up/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/awakening-world.pngAwakening World2018-06-04T02:53:28+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2014/10/16/that-kind-of-girl/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-15-20-21-011.jpg2014-10-15 20.21.01The book cover that caught my eyehttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-08-08-20-05-51.jpg2014-08-08 20.05.51https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2013-04-22-11-48-20.jpg2013-04-22 11.48.20I am holding my little sister (at my birthday party???)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/shedd-aquarium-10_11_14-10.jpgShedd Aquarium 10_11_14 (10)Seahorses pictured at the Shedd Aquarium (and hopefully in Fiji)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-08-20-18-49-38.jpg2014-08-20 18.49.38Doing yoga at the zoo this summer. (Those are my toes.)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-08-15-09-39-40.jpg2014-08-15 09.39.402018-06-04T02:52:07+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2014/10/14/immersing-myself-in-nature-feels-like-being-in-church/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/kauai-61.jpgKauai (6)I'm really proud of these hiking bootshttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-140.jpgJ Grand Canyon (140)Headed to Bright Angel Creek (at bottom of the "crack"in the center)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-139.jpgJ Grand Canyon (139)About to start our descent into the Grand Canyonhttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-100.jpgJ Grand Canyon (100)Our little unheated cabinhttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-98.jpgJ Grand Canyon (98)Crossing an expansion bridge (scarier than it looks)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-96.jpgJ Grand Canyon (96)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-68.jpgJ Grand Canyon (68)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-35.jpgJ Grand Canyon (35)https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/j-grand-canyon-16.jpgJ Grand Canyon (16)Almost back at the tophttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/iguanas-on-exuma-4.jpgIguanas on Exuma (4)An iguana on Exuma2018-06-04T02:50:59+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2014/10/09/exercise-hobbies-and-doing-it-once/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-09-17-58-19.jpg2014-10-09 17.58.19Maggie has claimed this tennis ball.https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/t.jpgTennis Ball and RacquetPlaying tennishttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-09-17-09-11.jpg2014-10-09 17.09.11My yoga mathttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-08-17-50-17.jpg2014-10-08 17.50.17Best watercolor attempt.https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-09-15-04-13.jpg2014-10-09 15.04.13It sits by my couch.https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-09-16-30-561.jpg2014-10-09 16.30.56My collection of stained glasshttps://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-10-09-16-49-47.jpg2014-10-09 16.49.47My boxing gloves2018-06-04T02:48:49+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2014/10/06/am-i-letting-the-days-pass-me-by/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2014-09-06-18-59-08.jpgMy RetrieverI sometimes make the mistake of letting her drag big sticks home!https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/teak-table.jpgTeak TableRH website picture. I live close to Lake Michigan; not this close!2018-06-04T02:45:23+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/2014/06/25/anything-is-possible/https://startledawake.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2014-04-08-00-35-11.jpgMaggieMaggie (patiently waiting for me to finish this blog post)2018-06-04T02:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://startledawake.com/about/2014-06-23T22:20:56+00:00weekly0.6https://startledawake.comdaily1.02018-07-17T21:05:20+00:00