It’s been an overwhelming beginning to 2025. There are still many changes, rebuilding, and fights ahead of us. Today we saw a rainbow in the mountains, and it was helpful for morale. 😌

A step away from all the goings on events… today I experimented with “shrink to fit denim” for the first time. It meant I needed to wear these soaking wet denim pants all day until they dried… 😐 why have I volunteered for more uncomfort in these times??!

The recent #EatonFire #Pasadena #Altadena air quality warnings suggesting masks remind me my phone face recognition was set up during pandemic. I’m able to unlock looking like this!

I am safe during these devastating LA area fires: specifically the #EatonFire. In this image you can see the fire impacted area highlighted in red, my workplace NASA JPL circled in green & the proximate area where I live circled in blue. I was fortunate to not be in the evacuation zone