It never ends. I thought stress, struggling, building, working, hard living – I somehow thought that once I “retired” from my paying career, that all these aspects of living would dissipate into the dreamy fantasy life of my new career as a writer. But no, I find myself sleepless, excited, worried, even still dreaming of that … More The Never-Ending Building
Wow, published this 2 years go. It still reflects my feelings of being a lucky Canadian. Hope you enjoy the repeat post. Many years ago, when I was young, I asked,“Grandma, weren’t there native Americans already living on your land when you homesteaded it?” “Well, sure, I guess, but they didn’t own it. They didn’t … More Canada at 150. Indigenous and the Rest of Us
With my first book a non-fiction (as much as possible) memoir of my life growing up military, then becoming an Air Force wife and Hockey Mom, and finally settling down as a new writer – finished for now and heading to the editor and publishing cycle, well.. What next? How about a sci-fi post-apocalytic heroine … More June – Ideas Month
Husbands say the darndest things. Annoying? Or is it just me, living 24-7 on the road? Winter has been long, let’s get away. Drive south till the butter melts! Ok. Then, It’s too hot here. Crank up the AC. How about : I don’t like these plates. They’re too noisy. Huh? Ok, obvious I’m not … More Roadtrip – Part 2
In the heat and sunshine of Virginia, doing the historic Gettysburg and Williamsburg and Jamestown and Yorktown and Virginia Beach. Had to drive south till the butter melted. At Yorktown American Revolution Visitor Centre, they had a recreated military camp set up from the Revolutionary war (1780ish), it had a mockup of where the wives and families – … More Roadtrip
Don’t stop reading. This isn’t another article about how great exercise is for you, or a lecture on how much exercise you “should” be doing. You know all that. We all know all that. No, this is an article about motivating yourself to go do the exercise, to make it easier for yourself to get … More How to Motivate yourself to Exercise
In case any of my readers were wondering, yes, I’m still writing, and yes, I still hope you are reading! I know I haven’t posted in awhile, because… My manuscript for “Camp Follower – A Storied Life” has been consuming me these past winter months since Christmas. It started, as you know if you’ve read … More Ides of March – beAware
“What DO you do?” “What do you do?” Polite enough question to start a first acquaintance chit-chat. It soon becomes: “What do you do all day?”, once you mention you’re retired. Like everyone else when I was working full-time, I’d smirk at the usual reply of, “Oh, I’m busier than ever! I don’t know how … More Retired? What do you do all day?
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