Life may not be entirely by design these days, but I am grateful for the cornerstones that ignite a joyful attitude in my soul - faith, family, friends, and interests. This past month was filled with reminders of all that goodness. November Recap I wrote three blog posts this month. That's a lot for me, …
Category: month in review
Present and Mindful – September Recap
Knitting daily life around goal setting and achievement created a beautiful patchwork of challenges and successes this month. Learning to 'manage' social outings and cravings was the hardest part of my weight loss plan. However, willpower remains in ample supply, and I have positive results to share. After twenty-eight days of a low-calorie, high-protein diet, …
Focus on August – a Recap
August has come and gone, but the heat lingers, and recent rains have brought mosquitoes. The hits just keep on comin' as we await the relief of autumn. Week 1 August wasn't all miserable, as we took a short break to visit Canada. We had a lovely week exploring backroads near Toronto and Niagara Falls. …
Postcards From Portugal
Today is day twenty-seven of our latest travel adventure. In the previous post, I wrote about the first two weeks of our repositioning cruise to Europe aboard the SilverRay. Friends accompanied us on the cruise, and they traveled with us for five days after we docked in Lisbon. We split the time in Lisbon and …
January Recap
Malcolm celebrated his 69th birthday this month. It wasn't exactly a celebration, just an acknowledgment of sorts. I sang "Happy Birthday..." while packing boxes. Yep, we sold the house. Before we had time to list it with a Realtor, a neighbor knocked on our door with interest. Long story short, our move date is March …
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