Marking time: New beginnings, reconnecting, and intentional growth.
Boise, Idaho, USA, February 2026
Author: Caroline W. Vargason, MD PhD
EVENTS
- Book club at the Skin Owl
- Rancher Hat Bar outing
- BSU civility workshop
- Legislative info session with Idaho Medical Association
- Idaho Society of Ophthalmology presidency 2-year term begins
- 4th year of The Boise Breakfast Club membership begins with the Skin Owl
- Joined a 2nd book club (wigs at dinner in Hyde Park)
- Revisited Human Design at a birthday party
- Breath work, kundalini yoga & sound bath event, hosted at Women’s Arc Physiotherapy, with Meditate Into It & Tedi Serge
- Connected with Asian business group @asiansinboise
- Return to Nampa Chamber breakfast & coffee events after a hiatus
- Spa night event
- Fundraiser at PIVOT (learned about myofascial release)
- Discovered the Mayor of Nampa is an equally enthusiastic Trader Joe’s fan
- Began Ayurvedic health journey
WORK
- New front desk coordinator joins NAVA
- Launched scar gel product
- Began intentional networking with women in aesthetics
- Edited & updated a textbook chapter originally written in 2018
FOOD
- Beet, celery, apple juice
- Kitchari x2
- Snickers dates
- Rainbow tahini cookies (Pinterest look optional)
- Hummus
- Thawed carrot oat muffins (first winter storing frozen food)
- Maple chai mixed nuts
- Falafel & roasted carrots
- Everything bagel roasted mixed nuts
- Oat cinnamon saffron pancakes
PLANTS
- Rescued ZZ finally sprouted
- Orchids growing
- Few-year-old jade gets shocked, struggling after years of living in the front hallway
- 40th birthday gift (5-year-old) succulent bloomed
DECOR
- Same winter “holiday” wreath: Trader Joe’s boxwood & red berry with faux pink poinsettia.
- Same bedding: Vera Bradley outlet “Hidden Hearts” fleece & snowflake pillow bedding.
BIRKS
- Overall the same rotation
- Black Uppsala for events—because some outings still deserve a touch of polish
- Shearling London to keep heels cozy (no snow yet, but staying prepared)
- Shearling lavender Boston clogs for everyday wandering and errands
- Buffalo Plaid Zermatt slippers for home
- Manolo Blahnik Boston for work clogs
- New Kay supergrip with pink flowers for surgery center
BOOKS
- Number of books read: 31 (goodreads)
- Recommend: The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife by Anna Johnston
Marking time, noting the new and familiar, and beginning intentional connections,
Caroline
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Writing across seasons. Staying grounded. Thriving together. — c.w.frosting writes
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