Week Two of Changing My Life is a success! After leaving my job two Fridays ago to start a new life of freelance writing, I am happily able to focus on writing projects, reading and researching rather than on daytime television. I begin my day “in the office” at a respectable 8:30 a.m. The 10:30 …
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Transition
A dear friend at church was so ecstatic over my “retirement” that she treated me to a fancy lunch last week. We had a lovely afternoon visiting over a delicious meal and lingering over tea. The day before I had treated myself to a massage, and all week pretty much luxuriated in a sweatpants-and-no-makeup existence. …
Quit. (or not)
I am not a quitter. I’m actually something of a pit-bull when it comes to things like computer trouble-shooting (please, don’t email me for tech support), under-performing processes and problem-solving in general. I do not let go. Needle in a haystack? Don’t throw away your thread. Lost your wedding band in the snow picking up …
Free. (or not)
The following is a test of the SuddenWriteTurn escape system… Hasty decisions are generally not my thing. On the contrary, I tend to mull a decision both consciously and subconsciously for days, weeks, sometimes months. Even when I’m not thinking about it, I’m thinking about it. In the same way that I write an exhaustive …
Goals (or not)
Is the question, “if you set a goal, do you have the courage to pursue it?” Or, is the real question, “if you set a goal, do you have the courage to achieve it?” I’ve spent a lot of time pursuing my goal, and I’ve gotten damn good at it. Too good. Eighteen months ago, …
You’ve Got The Look
2011 is the year that I really started to “go gray.” The light would hit just right as I used a mirror, and a new silver flash seemed to appear on a monthly basis. The one gray hair I had for years hidden in the unruly brown pixie atop my head suddenly has many companions. …
Hallelujah and light the Yule Log! (I’m published again)
The Winter Solstice, this dormant season’s official start, occurs in three days. It marks on the calendar the longest night of the year. It is an ancient holiday that precedes a newer holiday by four days – one that dominates the season for a variety reasons. But Christmas and Winter Solstice are similar in an …
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Opening
Five years ago this Christmas, I gave The Husband a digital SLR camera. His film rig, which is a fairly professional set-up, had been gathering dust for a few years at that point. As the prolonged death of film photography hastened, so did his interest in taking pictures. He studied photography in college and already …