One of the items on my Winter Bucket List is to start querying agents (again). You’d think since I have written a query letter and only need to tweak it and start researching agents, this would be an easy matter. But more than a month into winter I haven’t even begun. Part of it is … [Read more…]
We often talk about the example we set for our children and grandchildren. That’s important indeed, but let’s not forget that children can also be good examples for us—without even trying. I recently read this lovely post from Donna at Retirement Reflections about lessons she learned from her three-year-old grandson. Today I want to focus … [Read more…]
Have you ever caught yourself saying, “As soon as I get through [fill in the blank with your crisis du jour], then life will get back to normal?” But what is normal really? Turns out Heraclitus wasn’t wrong when he said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Once we give up the expectation … [Read more…]
We’re two months into spring, and I’m feeling pretty good about the progress I’m making on my Spring Bucket List. Health and fitness 1. Train for and complete the Utah Valley 10k. Training is ongoing. My regular readers have seen the weekly updates as part of Friday Favorites. I have also secured a hotel room … [Read more…]
You may have noticed that I didn’t share my usual New Year’s Resolutions post this year–or perhaps you’re not tracking my writing that closely—in which case I’m shocked, and I offer you this chance to redeem yourself: 2016 2017 🙂 I’ve actually given up resolutions in favor of seasonal bucket lists. It’s part of my … [Read more…]
I started this blog 18 months ago with three goals in mind. The 18-month mark seems like an appropriate time for a checkup. Am I meeting those goals? Is this blog healthy, developing as expected? The original goals I was looking for an outlet to express myself, a form of creative writing that would impose … [Read more…]
What better time to make a fresh start than spring—the season of new beginnings? So you’ve forgotten all about your New Year’s goals. Who cares? This is the new beginning—the first day of the rest of your life, and all that jazz. Of course, “new beginning” indicates that we will do something different this time. … [Read more…]
Many of you know that I am a lifetime member of Weight Watchers. I lost 25 pounds and have managed to keep it off (give or take five pounds) for more than 10 years now. Here is my observation. Losing weight is exciting—challenging and maddening, yes—but never boring. Maintaining weight, on the other hand, while … [Read more…]
Last year at this time, I posted New Year’s Revolution, some new ideas for successful New Year’s Resolutions. Did anyone try them? If so, I’d really love to hear what you did and what your experience was. Even if you didn’t take my fabulous advice, I’d like to know if you made a resolution last … [Read more…]
When I was young and naive—and 50 was ancient—if someone had told me I’d still be figuring out who I was and what I wanted to do with my life at the ripe old age of 54, I would have been shocked and probably devastated. I mean, for most of us, 50 is well past … [Read more…]