So what? Now what?

Your route guidance is now finished.

  • Home
  • About
  • Favorites
  • Privacy
Your route guidance is now finished.

This and that

One woman's junk My brain is not a tidy place. My thoughts–and therefore my posts–are not easily categorized, so I find it necessary to create a holding place for the things that do not neatly fit into a specific category. Those are the posts you will find here–a bit of this and a bit of that.

Winter 2019-20 Bucket List

December 21, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 8 Comments
Winter Bucket List 2019-20.

Are you as shocked as I am that we are just days away from 2020? As for winter…I must confess I feel like Old Man Winter has been with us for awhile (rather than just arriving). I’m kind of over it already and tempted to look ahead to spring. But evidently Mother Nature has not … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running, This and that Tagged: 10K training, bucket list, goals, seasons

Gratitude for all the senses

November 26, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 4 Comments
Cloudy sunset over Mazatlan

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder Sight Sound Smell Taste Touch I am truly blessed, in every sense of the word. Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends in the United States and around the world. Your turn What are … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: gratitude, senses, Thanksgiving

If at first you don’t succeed

October 29, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 48 Comments

Have you ever attempted something and failed? Have you ever let fear of failure stop you from trying something? Which did you regret more? I hope it was the chance not taken. Amazing facts about the world’s biggest failures Walt Disney went bankrupt…several times. Thomas Edison tried more than 6,000 materials as the filament in … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: fear, life-long learning, quotes

My fourth blogiversary give-away

October 1, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 54 Comments
Woman holding a gift.

Tomorrow marks four years since I published my first blog post. I truly cannot believe it. Several of you have been with me for the entire journey and many more of you have joined me along the way. I couldn’t be more grateful for your support. In keeping with tradition, I will be thanking four … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: blogiversary, give-away

We are more alike than different

July 23, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 38 Comments
People from various ethnic backgrounds.

I’m a people watcher. Always have been. One of my earliest memories is going into town with my grandma to pick up Grandpa from work. While we waited for him to emerge, we’d watch the people. There were office workers in business attire striding purposefully to their destinations. There were shoppers, weighted down with their … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: compassion, relationships

Summer 2019 Bucket List update 1

July 20, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 2 Comments
Summer bucket list.

The first month of summer has flown by, and it’s time to check in our summer bucket lists. Have you accomplished what you had hoped to so far? I’m feeling pretty good about my progress, but let’s look closer, and see if that confidence is warranted. Health & Fitness 1. Train for and complete the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Running, This and that Tagged: bucket list, Hal HIgdon, Hawkes Landing, seasons

Summer 2019 Bucket List

June 21, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 13 Comments
Summer bucket list.

Hello summer! So long spring. It’s time to take one last look at our spring bucket lists and then jump into summer. Spring bucket list Did you get everything done you wanted to this spring?  Mother Nature pretty well skipped over spring in my neck of the woods, but for the most part I plowed … [Read more…]

Posted in: Link parties, This and that Tagged: bucket list, goals, seasons

Heart vs. head: can you over-analyze your intuition into silence?

May 28, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 34 Comments
Woman surrounded by books

I’ve been thinking about retirement a lot lately. Several of my coworkers recently retired after decades of service, and one of my own employees will be joining them at the end of this month. Some of them were excited, some were nervous. In truth, they were probably all a little of both. It has me … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: intuition, planning, retirement, transition

Let’s Google: inquiring minds want to know

April 30, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 44 Comments
Google

If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ve no doubt run into this disclaimer, “I am not an expert, but I Googled it.” I’m a big fan of Googling. I can’t help myself. After all, if it’s on the internet, it must be true, right? And even if it’s not true, it’s likely … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: Google

Spring 2019 bucket list

March 21, 2019 by Christie Hawkes 22 Comments
Woman with bag of flowers

Spring is finally here! After a long, hard winter, I couldn’t be happier. Spring means flowers, birds, warmth, and a new bucket list. Before I get too carried away, here is a quick report on how I fared with my winter bucket list. Final winter bucket list report Health & fitness 1. Choose a race … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health and wellness, This and that, Travel Tagged: bucket list, seasons
« Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next »

Want to be notified of new posts?

* = required field
unsubscribe from list

powered by MailChimp!

Recent Posts

  • Thank you notes – January 2021
  • Winter bucket list: 60 before 60 – update 1
  • Welcome Buddy: What to expect when adopting a dog
  • Protect your brain: a simple prescription for fighting off dementia
  • Thank you notes – December 2020

Categories

  • Book recommendations
  • Happy Monday vlog
  • Health and wellness
  • Link parties
  • Reading and writing
  • Running
  • Thank you notes
  • This and that
  • Travel

Copyright © 2021 So what? Now what?.

Lifestyle WordPress Theme by themehit.com