This feels especially true for me this year. The summer brought lots of milestones in my personal life, from home-buying to marriage. With those milestones, I’ve begun reassessing my work life, too, figuring out what I want to do next. When you do one thing for a long time, and (for the most part) enjoy it, it’s hard to imagine going out on a limb to try something else. But this year, I’m feeling more emboldened. I hope I can hang on to that feeling long enough to make something happen.

Sorry this is rather cryptic, but I’m not terribly  comfortable talking openly on the web about my work. I just have been thinking about lots of stuff in the last few days, and this September seems like a fresh start. When I was kid, I used to feel sad when the weather would start to turn, sad that summer was over and that cold weather was coming. But the whiff of fall in the air (yes, there’s a tiny bit of it, even in Southern California!) feels like opportunity this year. Here’s hoping it’s an excellent September for everyone.

And just for fun, here are some photos, taken on Monday in Boston, of delicious-looking treats. Yum!

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This is actually something I’ve never really bothered with before, because I’ve had jobs that really didn’t demand much more than 40 hours a week very often. In fact, maybe my balance tended a bit too far toward the life side, at least by the standards of American work-ethic culture.

In my first halting attempt at finding this balance, I went for a run this evening after not having time to exercise for two weeks previously. In my second act of balancing, I’m ending this blog post here. The issue is open for discussion, if you want it.