Posted by All the traveling for the year is through for me. I’ve ordered my custom holiday cards that I send out each year and this week, I’ll be shopping for a turkey. It doesn’t feel much like the end of the year for me though. I’m sure the global pandemic and everything that snowballed from there…Read more »
Posted by I’ve been going for early morning walks for 8 years now. It started as going with a friend for something to do on a mundane, cloudy Sunday and it continued into being a meditative, sanity break. Sometimes I walk with a friend but most the time I walk alone. I’ve walked different trails and different…Read more »
Posted by Coming off a great vacation sometimes hits you like a jolt of a blaring horn from a peaceful sleep. This time it was welcomed. Not because I had a horrible time on our trip. Not because I couldn’t wait to get out of the mountains. More because, as I’ve gotten older, whenever I travel I’ve…Read more »
Posted by The mornings have been chilly and densely foggy the last few days. Today I noticed this sort of scenic, snuggly weather lasted until about noon before the sun decided to poke out. Not only is the everlasting sunny days of summer beginning to wind down, but so is my time here in the woods. I…Read more »
Posted by Trading in my suburban lifestyle for a month out in the deep woods in a sleepy southern mountain town has inspired me in many ways and also given me several realizations… I am completely in awe of nature more than I’ve ever been, particularly with hummingbirds and butterflies. So much so, I’ve joined a neighborhood…Read more »
Posted by I’ve been out here a little over a week now and already feel like I’ve been rejuvenated inside out. My soul seems lighter, my smile bigger and my heart fuller. I relish my thoughts and my feelings and how I can find magic from the little things in the world again. Half way through lockdown,…Read more »
Posted by Getting toward the end of our first week in my country living series, I’ve had more time to think, be inspired and reflect. It’s a wonder what not being around 24/7 news coverage on a novel virus and everyone’s sheer panic over it will do for a person! It’s not taken me very long to…Read more »
Posted by It’s been awhile since I’ve blogged here. I’m out of the sunshine state for a hot minute and in the deep wilderness as I type, so hopefully, I can commit to better consistency with it. I won’t tell you how much I needed a break because quite frankly, with lockdowns and a lurking virus, I…Read more »
Posted by My mother’s birthday is fast approaching. I think of her often and wonder how she did it all, when my brother and I were small as an military wife in foreign countries without any outside help. No family to call to babysit when she needed a break. My mom never took a spa day. Not…Read more »
Posted by My brother and I were both tested for the gifted program in elementary school. My brother tested, got in and excelled at it. I tested, got in but refused to go. When my parents asked me why I didn’t want to go into the program, I told them that none of my friends were in…Read more »
