To say life changed in the past two months and five days since my last post is beyond understatement. From changes in our personal plans to global upheaval in a fight against a novel virus, nothing seems the same. The third week of February one of our three dogs had to be humanely euthanized. We’re… Continue reading Changes
Tag: dreams
Freedom Update
A couple of months ago I shared that Daniel and I plan to significantly downsize, sell our home, and buy an RV to live in full time in a few years. We are both super excited about this plan. We’ve moved up the date to 7/25/22, but hope to be able to make the move… Continue reading Freedom Update
When a Dream is Just Crazy
Have you ever had a dream that is just so crazy it scares you? But you can’t get it out of your mind. You research it. How do other people make it work? Is it even really feasible? You keep it a secret because it’s JUST CRAZY. But finally, one day you just can’t stand… Continue reading When a Dream is Just Crazy
Things I Learned During the #LeapAheadWritingMarathon
In February I joined my friend, Kaye Dacus, in a writing marathon. Kaye set up the marathon to focus more on developing commitment to writing rather than setting a word count goal alone. With great enthusiasm, I joined in the fun. Along the way I (re) learned some things about myself and my approach to… Continue reading Things I Learned During the #LeapAheadWritingMarathon
Confessions of a Wannabe
For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to be a writer. For some periods of my life I actively pursued that dream. But, man oh man, fear is a dream killer of the highest order. But finally, FINALLY, at this point in my life, I’m learning to pursue the dream afraid. You’ve heard… Continue reading Confessions of a Wannabe
If I Knew I Could Not Fail
In working through a creative business planner and productivity workbook to try to get me on track for 2016, this question was in the first chapter: If I knew I could not fail, I would… The exercise is to then answer that question honestly. It’s a great exercise. I can see how it could free… Continue reading If I Knew I Could Not Fail
What to Expect
I have dreams for this blog. I have goals for this blog. Some of the same dreams and goals I have for myself. To explore meaning. To dig deeper. To have fun. Some posts will be serious. Some, not so much. At least once a week I’ll focus on marriage, particularly marriages older than 10… Continue reading What to Expect
Reflections on the First Day of NaNoWriMo 2014
NaNoWriMo (AKA What the heck was I thinking) started November 1. I’ve signed up for the craziness before, but never really gave it my best shot. But this year is different. Not only do I have a different mind-set about, I have a story I like, and it just feels different. So of course the few… Continue reading Reflections on the First Day of NaNoWriMo 2014
Out of the Mouth of my Very Smart Husband
Saturday Daniel took me to watch an agility trial after we got our hair cut and ate breakfast. He’s nice that way. Does stuff I enjoy just because I enjoy it. But that’s another post. I’m not sure how long we were there watching the dogs and their handlers run agility courses, but it seemed… Continue reading Out of the Mouth of my Very Smart Husband
Pondering the Future
Been thinking a lot about the future, what I want it to be and how I can work towards that vision. There are certain things I need to give up, certain old dreams that I never realized and now understand are no longer my dreams. But there are certain old dreams that linger and beg… Continue reading Pondering the Future
Colletts on the Move 