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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.

What’s right with you?

October 24, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 32 Comments
Whats right with you?

As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than there is wrong, no matter how ill or how hopeless you may feel.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn I recently came across this quote in a Wilmind blog post, and it really got me thinking. Why do we focus so much on what we … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: positive thinking

Fall bucket list update

October 20, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 27 Comments
Fall Bucket List updated - take a fall hike

A month has flown by since I created my Fall Bucket List. I guess that means it’s time to account for my progress. So here goes… Health and fitness 1. Try a new workout. Nothing yet. I hope to check this one off by the time I report again next month. If anything, I’m getting … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: bucket list

A guest post on Retirement Reflections

October 17, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 4 Comments
My first guest post: Retirement Reflections

Well, this week I had another blogging first–my first time being invited to write a guest post for someone else’s blog: Retirement Reflections. Donna’s Retirement Reflections is a well-respected, award-winning blog, so it was quite an honor to be included in her Sunday Guest Guest Post Series. Here’s a little snippet: I’d love it if … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: Guest post, retirement

2nd blogiversary celebration (aka a give-away)! [Contest closed]

October 2, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 19 Comments
2nd blogiversary celebration (aka reader give-away)!

Two years ago today, I released my very first post, and So What? Now What? was born. A lot has happened in the past two years–in this blog, in my life, in the world. In October 2015, Barak Obama was president of the United States; I still clung to an illusion of control; and I pushed … [Read more…]

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

Fall bucket list and final report on summer’s list

September 20, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 26 Comments
Fall bucket list and final report on summer

According to my calendar, fall officially arrives tomorrow, and while autumn may not typically be considered a time of renewal (like, say, spring), for me, the start of each season brings with it a feeling of beginning anew. That’s even more true since I started creating seasonal bucket lists with my blogger friends. That’s my … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: bucket list

Happy Grandparents Day!

September 10, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 16 Comments
Collage of grandchildren photos

There are so many wonderful things about being a grandparent: obviously, the spoiling, the cuddling, the adventures, and the sleepovers. One thing I especially love is hearing the delightful things that come out of their mouths. Remember that show “Kids Say the Darnedest Things?” Well, if you have grandchildren, you know it’s true. Last summer I … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: family, holidays

Summer bucket list update

August 21, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 16 Comments
Summer bucket list update

Two months ago I joined a group of bloggers in creating summer bucket lists. Summers just seem to fly by, and I never do all the things I want to, so a seasonal bucket list seemed like the perfect solution. I came up with 16 things that I wanted to accomplish before September 21, with … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that, Travel Tagged: bucket list

Why “So What? Now What?”

August 8, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 17 Comments
Why "So What? Now What?"

Several of you have asked how I came up with my blog name and what the significance is. So today I answer the question, “Why So What? Now What?” At the time I started my blog almost two years ago, I was going through a transition of sorts—from a lifelong go-getter with her eye on … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: joy, mindfulness, purpose

Love letters to my siblings

July 18, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 17 Comments
Love letters to my siblings

Two years ago today, my youngest brother Bryan was taken from us suddenly and without warning. We didn’t get a chance to say goodbye or to tell him how much he meant to us. Shortly after his passing, I wrote him this letter, hoping that putting the words out in the universe would somehow comfort. … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: family

My summer bucket list: 16 things I plan to do

June 20, 2017 by Christie Hawkes 18 Comments
My Summer Bucket List

Tomorrow is the official start of summer. With temperatures reaching triple digits here in Utah, it definitely feels like it! Knowing how time flies, and not wanting to reach the end of the season asking “Where did the summer go and why didn’t I do anything?,” I am joining a group of blogger buddies in … [Read more…]

Posted in: This and that Tagged: bucket list, exercise, Hawkes Landing, kindness
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