I meant to share the front of our holiday card last RTT and forgot! Here it is (I shared the back here)! Happy New Year!
I’m doing a Crucial Conversations training at work this week and it’s resonating with me so much that I dreamt about it last night.
Steven really likes highland cow artwork and we picked some out for him to put up at his office and at home on Monday. I couldn’t believe how many there were to choose from!
These are 3 of the 4 we picked – there must have been 15+?This one was <$5 so I was basically losing money if I didn’t buy it
I decided to make all of my YouTube videos private this weekend, and during the process, I saw that Steven did a discovery flight (the first flight you do in private pilot training) in 2012. I had forgotten about this, so yay for this blog serving its purpose of documenting my life. A few comments:
At the end of the post I wrote “We did not sign up for additional lessons for Steven (yet?), but would like to someday! It would be awesome to fly to Guttenberg, IA, in the summers, to see my family!” It’s very rewarding to see that and know we can do that now (12 years later).
This comment on the post cracked me up “Kim, as a private pilot with and instrument rating, I highly recommend running as fast as you can away from flying lessons. It is a really fast way to blow a lot of money and accomplish nothing. A flight here and there is fun, but getting a licence is not all it’s cracked up to be. Email me back or ask Pete how great (not) it is. Sorry to be a downer, but I’m sure you would like honesty.” I wonder what that was all about, especially the accomplishing nothing comment. Was their training not going well? Was it not the right time in their life to pay for lessons with other financial responsibilities? Was this person not realistic or knowledgeable about the amount of time it would take and how much it would cost? So many questions. Yet I don’t remember who they are (I do know the Pete they referenced though).
Steven has flown a low wing plane. And I’ve ridden in one. Huh. Sometimes we look at buying a low wing (vs the high wing style we fly now) and I’m always thinking “I wonder what that’s like” Apparently some part of our brain knows.
Curious why the decision to take YouTube videos private.
kimhastheruns
on January 5, 2025 at 5:14 pm
Steven was browsing YouTube and was served one of my videos and it made me realize I didn’t want that to happen to anyone else. A lot of them were older and from a time when I was uploading to there because it was the best way to share a video with someone, but most of it was never anything for mass consumption. And a lot of it is just embarrassing too.
Oh, wow, that comment! Kinda cool to see it NOW, lol. But what a wild thing to comment.
kimhastheruns
on January 5, 2025 at 5:14 pm
It is! I really wish I could remember what their deal was. It was definitely someone from our running club and we had quite a few characters (as most clubs do LOL).
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂
Oh, my mum loved highland cattle too.
Curious why the decision to take YouTube videos private.
Steven was browsing YouTube and was served one of my videos and it made me realize I didn’t want that to happen to anyone else. A lot of them were older and from a time when I was uploading to there because it was the best way to share a video with someone, but most of it was never anything for mass consumption. And a lot of it is just embarrassing too.
Oh, wow, that comment! Kinda cool to see it NOW, lol. But what a wild thing to comment.
It is! I really wish I could remember what their deal was. It was definitely someone from our running club and we had quite a few characters (as most clubs do LOL).