November is here. In a few short weeks, many of us in the United States will be celebrating Thanksgiving…that one day of the year set aside for focusing on the many blessings in our lives. Of course, giving thanks does not have to be confined to one day. I plan to spend the entire month…
Thank you Mother Nature… …for the beautiful sky and the ever-changing cloud designs. Thank you Utah for the variety of landscapes and weather you provide. If you don’t like what Northern Utah has to offer in any given moment, head south for a change in scenery, temperature, and frame of mind. Thank you Tessa… …for…
October is the opal month of the year. It is the month of glory, of ripeness. It is the picture-month. ~Henry Beecher Ward I love the changing seasons…feel blessed to live in a place where we experience all four…though winter sometimes makes me question that. Still, if I were to choose a favorite season it…
Six years ago on October 2, 2015, with great enthusiasm and more than a little fear, I pressed the publish button on the first So What? Now What? blog post. How time flies. Since then, there have been numerous highs and lows…technical difficulties conquered, friends made, inspiration gained, discouragement overcome…all resulting in 473 additional posts,…
Thank you pumpkin season (aka fall or autumn)… …and Starbucks for the delicious pumpkin cream cold brew on a warm fall afternoon and… …for the hot pumpkin spice latte on a cool fall morning. And thank you Jenny for the Happy Fall Y’all greeting, which definitely brought a smile to my face and a little…
With all these lovely tokens of September days are here, with summers best of weather and the autumns best of cheer.” ~Helen Hunt Jackson We have truly and officially come to the end of summer…here in the Northern Hemisphere at least. And that means it is time to share the final results of our Summer…
It’s fall…my favorite season…and yet this year feels different. Don’t get me wrong, I’m loving the cooler mornings, and I’ve already had my first pumpkin drink. It’s just that I’m not getting that invigorating feeling of renewal I usually get at the beginning of a new season. Perhaps that’s because it feels like we are…
When I first started this blog almost six years ago, my stated purpose was to figure out what’s next for a goal-setting, list-making, self-improvement addict like myself…one who is making the transition to the second half of life. A life that is no longer centered on raising a family or moving up the career ladder….
Thank you Mother Nature… …for the short breaks in the smoky skies to allow for some quick hikes. Thank you Utah for having so many wonderful walking and hiking trails with easy access. And thank you friends for taking the hikes with me. I just wish I had taken a picture of the heavenly ice…
The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn,…
