There was this front page article on the Lifestyle section of the local newspaper last week about how single people and married people sometimes cannot socialize together. Huh, seemed like an interesting topic. The gist of the article was that younger married folks, mostly those with small children, and younger single folks just could no […]
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I want to go back to the woods!
Someone a long time ago called the return to work after vacation a “re-entry”. So very true. By the end of the day yesterday, I was yearning for the peace and quiet of the woods again. So, Colorado is a pretty awesome state. Well, except for the natural disasters that keep striking – the flooding […]
Read the rest of this entry »Long, long day
Well, look at this. I figured out how to blog using the kindle! Don’t be too impressed because I didn’t figure out how to upload a pic from my phone. Baby steps. So it took eleven hours to get here from the time I left the house until my tired self got to the hotel. […]
Read the rest of this entry »The Mountains are Calling Me
One more day of reality before making my way to Colorado for a long weekend. I’ve been told the weather has cleared out and the sun is shining once again. All good news. I grew up in Pennsylvania in an area with rolling hills and farms. The Appalachian Trail wasn’t that far from our house. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Motivation vs Inspiration
Or does it? Can you have one without the other? Does this picture inspire you or motivate you? I have been meaning to write something here all weekend but it was, for me, a disjointed everything out-of-order weekend. So while I had some idea what I wanted to write (inspiration) I lacked the motivation to […]
Read the rest of this entry »A vacation should not be stressful
Moose on the Estes Park Golf Course Vacation is all about relaxing, sight-seeing, and chilling out. Right? It’s a great theory…. For whatever reason, I decided to go to Colorado again this year. Last year the fires broke out after I booked the flight. This year, the huge Colorado Springs fire started after I booked […]
Read the rest of this entry »Waiting for what?
Pet peeve alert! Yes, as I get older, it seems I have more pet peeves. Or maybe I’m just more vocal about them. There are a lot of memes like this pic floating around over there on facebook or pinterest. At first glance, I suppose this should be a sort of positive and uplifting message. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Are you possessed by your possessions?
Yes, this is part of the minimalist thing. Have to admit, this is a fairly recent interest of mine and something that needs a bit more study. It does have a certain appeal or maybe I should say a growing appeal. I am far from a shopaholic and not really a clothes horse. I […]
Read the rest of this entry »How really and truly BUSY are you?
Think about this for a minute. Do you routinely tell people how busy you are? Do you wear it like a badge of honor? What, exactly, are you doing? Somewhere along the way, we began to think people who are perpetually busy are more important. Or maybe I should say self important. We all have […]
Read the rest of this entry »Traveling Solo
Otter Point in Acadia National Park Yes, it’s true – single people can travel and not die from embarrassment. Honest. When I was growing up, we rarely went on a true family vacation. We did some day trips in the summer time but only rarely went out of state for an overnight trip. Maybe that’s […]
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