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Santa Barbara Beaches 41 to 49
Santa Barbara Beaches 41 to 49
Santa Barbara Beaches 31 to 40
Santa Barbara Beaches 31 to 40
Santa Barbara Beaches 21 to 30
Santa Barbara Beaches 21 to 30
Santa Barbara Beach 11 to 20
Santa Barbara Beach 11 to 20
Santa Barbara Beaches 1 To 10
Santa Barbara Beaches 1 To 10
My #sbbeaches2018 Challenge: Visit All Santa Barbara County Public Beaches In One Year!
My #sbbeaches2018 Challenge: Visit All Santa Barbara County Public Beaches In One Year!

I set myself the challenge of visiting all of Santa Barbara county’s public, accessible beaches in 2018…49 in all!

How Do Tides Work
How Do Tides Work

You might remember that tides happen because of the moon, but how? Why? Geeklin’gs Guide to the Galaxy explores the finer details you may have forgotten!

UCLA Meteorite Gallery
UCLA Meteorite Gallery

Explore's UCLA's collection of ROCKS FROM SPACE! Also, learn that not all meteorites are created equal...Holy variety, Batman!

Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, CA)
Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, CA)

Whether hiking, exploring, or star gazing, you can't go wrong with the Griffith Observatory.

What Do Pokemon Go and San Francisco Have In Common?
What Do Pokemon Go and San Francisco Have In Common?

Or perhaps most importantly, did you know there are ships buried under San Francisco?

 
 

Make a SMALL impact.

Change the world.

 
 
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Places To Visit

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UCLA Meteorite Gallery
UCLA Meteorite Gallery
Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, CA)
Griffith Observatory (Los Angeles, CA)
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
 

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Geekling's Guide to the Galaxy
How Do Tides Work
How Do Tides Work
What Do Pokemon Go and San Francisco Have In Common?
What Do Pokemon Go and San Francisco Have In Common?
What's So Weird About Pineapples? Everything.
What's So Weird About Pineapples? Everything.
 

PRODUCTS Recommendations

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How We Survive Car Trips
How We Survive Car Trips
"Photo Doodles" Wins My Vote for Best Doodle Book
"Photo Doodles" Wins My Vote for Best Doodle Book
 
 
 
 

Have STEAM, will travel.

STEM+Art

FOR A

SMART START

Spoiler: It's about your brain.

TRAVELING MATTERS,

EVEN IF THEY

"WON'T REMEMBER IT"

 
 
 
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See what we've been up to lately...

It’s been raining - yay! - so you guys get picture of my rain boots - yay! * I took my kids out for a walk so we could splash in the mud - yay! - and then my 5yo spontaneous burst into bouts of vomiting in the middle of the park - yay. Isn’t winter fun?! * Hope you’re all having a better week than me!
What’s one of your favorite quotes? This is one of mine! Actually, most of my favorites are humorous rather than deep 🤪
I don’t remember who recommended this book to me, but it was fantastic! It seemed like it was just going to be silly and fun at first, but the stakes and consequences got real high real fast! Oof! Loved the exploration of culture and food, and empathized so much with this girl’s desire to stray from the life/job she is expected to fulfill.
I’m suffering from Saturday night blank page syndrome. I tried being all zen about it, but I’m afraid I’m going to need a bigger rock garden. * * * #writersarezenaf
Where do you like to write? I love being surrounded by books, and an ocean view don’t hurt. This desk will do just fine😉 * * * #bookstagram #bookaholics #vscobooks #booklife #bookishgirl #fortheloveofbooks #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorslife #writerslife #imwriting #writingcommunity #kidlitauthor #aspiringauthor
I started out the new year with a book that I’d seen recommended multiple places as a “must read” for writers, On Writing by Stephen King. I didn’t like it, though. Half of it is a memoir of his childhood - which is not what I was signing up for - and the other half can be summarized with “no one can teach you writing, just read a lot and write a lot.” I mean, yeah, read a lot and write a lot is nice... but I disagree that there’s nothing to learn from others. And I certainly wished I hadn’t spent money for this kind of non-advice. * Oh well... can’t win them all 🤷‍♀️ * For the writers, is there a book on writing that you’ve really enjoyed? * * * #bookstagram #fortheloveofbooks #onwriting #vscobook #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorslife #writerslife #imwriting #writingcommunity #igreads #bookaholics #beautifulbooks #bookstafeatures #bookquotes #vscobooks #readersofinstagram #instareads #bookpic #booklife #booksbooksbooks #bookishgirl #bookfeaturepage #booksofig
Last year my reading goal was 72 books and I blew that out of the water with a total of 93 books! I replaced all my podcast-listening time with audiobook time when I discovered I could listen to audiobooks for free via Hoopla and Libby, which boosted my count way up. * I know everyone always has the goal to read more, but honestly my goal is to read less this year! Audiobooks are nice but I miss my favorite podcasts, especially all the ones I used to listen to about the craft of writing fiction. They always helped me come up with a lot of good ideas for my writing. I also want to replace some of my afternoon reading time (I read a lot while the kids play) with writing time. I couldn’t do that before (I didn’t want to carry a laptop with me and spend all my time at the park/beach/backyard behind a screen) but now that I’ve started writing longhand in a notebook, I can take my work on the go! I’ve been jotting down a sentence here, a paragraph there... it really adds up! * Have you made changes toward your 2019 goals yet? * * * #bookstagram #bookaholics #vscobooks #bookpic #booklife #bookishgirl #fortheloveofbooks #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorslife #writerslife #imwriting #writingcommunity #kidlit
Every new year, I choose a one-word mantra/theme to represent my goals for the upcoming year. (I think I originally heard this idea from Gretchen Rubin and I’ve been doing it for years now and love it so much better than resolutions!) * For 2019, my word is IGNITE. 2018 was a good year for our family, but there were also a lot of challenges standing between me and my writing career. I had a little kid at home full time for the first half the year, and I thought I’d finally be able to focus on my writing when she started school in August, but instead, my husband started looking for a new job. We thought we might have to relocate, so most of my time and energy went toward getting the house ready to sell and studying various cities we might relocate to. It was kind of fun to think about, but also stressful and time consuming. In the end, he ended up choosing a job in town, which he started last week! * So I approach 2019 with nothing standing between me and my own goals. I will finally have the time and energy to really go full throttle on my writing projects, and IGNITE really seemed to encapsulate that emotion. I 👏 am 👏 so 👏 ready 👏 * I decided to start a writer’s notebook so I could more easily write on the go with the kids around after school. Isn’t it such a cool notebook?! Although in retrospect, dinosaurs seem a cruel choice when matched with my year’s theme 😂 * Hope you all have a fun and safe New Year’s Eve and find hope in the upcoming year! What is you goal/resolution/theme/mantra for 2019? * * * #bookstagram #beautifulbooks #vscobooks #booklife #bookishgirl #fortheloveofbooks #amwriting #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorslife #writerslife #imwriting #writingcommunity #newyearmantra #oneword #onelittleword #kidlitauthor #lifemantra #mantras4thenewyear #writersnotebook
You guys! I found out my superpower: the power to always be busy and never get anything done! It’s like some kind of reverse magic trick! * What’s your completely useless superpower? * * * #bookstagram #igreads #bookaholics #beautifulbooks #bookstafeatures #bookquotes #vscobooks #readersofinstagram #instareads #bookpic #booklife #booksbooksbooks #bookishgirl #bookfeaturepage #booksofig #fortheloveofbooks #readingoutside #outdoorsygirl
What’s your costume this Halloween?? The only family costume we could all agree on was Hogwarts, so happy Halloween from this Ravenclaw! I spent more effort on the kids’ “uniforms” but made due with what I already had in the closet for mine so it’s a loose interpretation 😉 Hope you all have a great (and safe) evening! 🦉 🧙‍♀️ 🦉 * * * #bookstagram #igreads #bookaholics #beautifulbooks #bookstafeatures #bookquotes #vscobooks #readersofinstagram #instareads #bookpic #booklife #booksbooksbooks #bookishgirl #bookfeaturepage #booksofig #fortheloveofbooks #literarycostumes #bookishcosplay
I’m not one to let a foggy morning go to waste, especially when it’s just the right mood to match this super scary middle grade book! * The Nest scared me way more as a parent than it probably would scare a child. The main character starts seeing beings (that he thinks are angels at first, but dum-dum-dum they are not) that claim they are here to help his baby brother who is sick. So as a parent I kept fearing for the baby’s safety the whole time! There’s also a super creepy knife sharpening guy hanging around the neighborhood. And people who keep calling the house phone and never talk. The whole thing was terrifying!! 😱😭 * * * #bookstagram #igreads #bookaholics #beautifulbooks #bookstafeatures #bookquotes #vscobooks #readersofinstagram #instareads #bookpic #booklife #booksbooksbooks #bookishgirl #bookfeaturepage #booksofig #fortheloveofbooks #middlegradebooks #middlegrade #middlegradefiction #mglit
My constant state: reading at the playground. And probably getting sunburnt because California doesn’t believe in providing shade on playgrounds ever. It’s not like it’s sunny all the time or anything 🙄 * Any idiosyncrasies particular to where you live? * * * #bookstagram #igreads #bookaholics #beautifulbooks #bookstafeatures #bookquotes #vscobooks #readersofinstagram #instareads #bookpic #booklife #booksbooksbooks #bookishgirl #bookfeaturepage #booksofig #fortheloveofbooks