"To fail, you merely have to cultivate a few bad habits." (12 Rules of Life by Jordan Peterson, page 81) This one really struck me. The entire chapter is about making friends with people who want the best for you, but this section in particular describes how most people just take the easy path in… Continue reading Failure is Easy
Category: Life
Touring a Maple Farm
This past weekend, on Friday, I fulfilled yet another bucket list item (speaking of which, I should go see if it is actually on my bucket list, so I can cross it off. . . I don't know about you, but I have lots of mental bucket list things I don't actually write down...). I… Continue reading Touring a Maple Farm
Mind-Stretching
I fairly recently finished reading the book Ordering Your Private World by Gordon MacDonald. I feel like I've talked about various parts of it enough, I might have even posted about it here already. But then again, I've been so awful lately about posting, it's entirely possible and even probable that I haven't mentioned it.… Continue reading Mind-Stretching
Camping Practice: Part Two
The first order of business once we finally finished the interminable task of unloading the car and setting up the tent was finding firewood before it got dark. I might add that one of the only things I was actually looking forward to during this camping trip was sitting in front of a fire and… Continue reading Camping Practice: Part Two
Camping Practice: Part One
Have you ever heard of a "practice" camping trip? Yeah, me neither. But my husband insisted that it was necessary. When he first suggested this abominable plan in January, gently noting that I hadn't set foot in a tent in almost two decades and insinuating it might be better to know how to set up… Continue reading Camping Practice: Part One
Working Up to Success
I know, I know - I didn't post last week. Based on the previous weeks' delays, I have decided that it might be time to move back to an every-other-week schedule for my blog posts. After all, with everything else on the internet, who has the time or energy to read a weekly blog post… Continue reading Working Up to Success
Babies and Games
I know, I know, this post is technically a day late. What can I say--I am not perfect, no matter how much I strive to be. And yes, I do strive to be. My brother, his wife, and their two-month old baby came to visit for the week and it was delightful. Not just because… Continue reading Babies and Games
A Writer’s Goals
As anyone who knows me at all is aware, I am generally the type of person who has New Year goals/resolutions/intentions (whichever your preferred phraseology is) planned out well in advance. By the time New Year hits, I know without a doubt what I want to accomplish that year. This year, for the first time… Continue reading A Writer’s Goals
Perspective: Half Empty or Half Full?
So, I am well aware I missed two weeks worth of posts--believe me, Chadwick won't leave me alone about it. But I have good excuses! Well, okay excuses. The week before last. . .well, I was just tired after and in between the holidays and had no energy left to expend on a post. And… Continue reading Perspective: Half Empty or Half Full?
Pioneer Days. . . and Camping
Remember the simple days? Before phones, electricity, running water. . .Those days, like in Laura Ingalls Wilder, when people built their own houses, and lived on the land. You don't? Well, I do. Okay, maybe not those ones specifically, since I may have been born after electricity and running water was invented, but I can… Continue reading Pioneer Days. . . and Camping
Forest Idylls 