With the unseasonably warm weather reaching 100 degrees today, I opted for something indoors. When you live in a city rich with history, a museum is a great place to visit to beat the heat. For today, I chose the Pasadena Museum of History. The Pasadena Museum of History, located at the corner of Orange … Continue reading A Day Filled With History: Personal Challenge, Day 14 (9.30.12)
Today, I decided to enlist my honorary nephew, Brandon, to help me out with my personal challenge. On the Discover Los Angeles website under 100 Free things to do in Los Angeles, I found a link to the Pasadena Roving Archers group that offers free archery classes on Saturdays. The only downside is that you … Continue reading Archery and Coffee, A Perfect Saturday Combo: Personal Challenge, Day 13 (9.29.12)
Still a bit sore after my horseback riding adventure yesterday, I decided I would take it easy and explore something closer to home. Originally I thought tonight was the full moon so I was planning on visiting the Linda Vista Hospital (despite my students and mother warning me to stop going places at night, alone, … Continue reading A Disappointing Day of Discovery: Personal Challenge, Day 12 (9.28.12)
Today I decided I wanted to do something that I hadn’t done since I was in high school back in Michigan. I wanted to go Horseback riding. I started to think about it last week when I went to the Old Zoo in Griffith Park and saw the pony rides. So I did my research … Continue reading I Wanna Be a Cowgirl, Baby! Personal Challenge, Day 11 (9.27.12)
This morning, while watching the news, I saw a commercial talking about a website called Discover Los Angeles. I thought this would be a great place to find new ideas for my personal challenge. And today, my allergies were still acting up so I thought it would be best if I found something indoors. So … Continue reading The Teacher Becomes The Student: Personal Challenge, Day 10 (9.26.12)
Thankfully today the weather cooled off a bit. Unfortunately with the cooler weather comes the winds that always set off my allergies. I woke up this morning with sinus troubles and by the time I left work, I was doing a pretty good impression of Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. But I didn’t care that I … Continue reading Taking a Hike: Personal Challenge, Day 9, (9.25.12)
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