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Category Archives: discipline
Painting is a metaphor
When I first began water painting I embraced a 3″x3″ format, created by folding/tearing a 9″x12″ sheet into squares. In preparation for selling art in Belize, each painted piece was to be put in a 3″x3″ sleeve, which quickly brought … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, Adventure, blogs, commitment, discipline, Habits, Inspiration, life, Philosophy, Procrastination, quitting, reading, Wants, Wisdom, Writing
Tagged art, Inspiration, Life, Observations, Transformation, writing
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This time I mean it
The year didn’t begin with any auspicious resolutions or a motivational word or any personal ambition; but, things have a way of working out. Last month a friend and I chatted about goals, which led to her sharing a workbook … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, Adventure, China, discipline, Habits, Inspiration, Leadership, life, Procrastination, Transformation, Writing
Tagged aspiration, Inspiration, Observations, Transformation, travel, tropics
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my to-do list is ridiculous
If you’ve spent much time with me, perhaps you know that my weekends are managed by my to-do list. Every Saturday morning I rise, and put pen to paper, creating my weekend. Sort of. The Important and the Urgent compete for time … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, angst, Challenged, child-rearing, children, chores, commitment, deadline, discipline, employment, faith, family, Is it just me?, life, Lingering thoughts, not writing, obedience, parent, Puzzles, quitting, Rant, reward, spirit, Spring Cleaning, Venting, Wants, Writing
Tagged Life, Observations, Raising Grandchildren, to do list, Transformation
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Reflections on life at 50 (and the decade ahead)
I am 50 years old today. I was 50 yesterday, too. But, the day before that was the pivotal day that I turned 50. Last week, I was a woman in her 40’s. This week, and for the next 520 … Continue reading
Posted in adulthood, child-rearing, children, discipline, education, exercise, faith, family, healing, Inspiration, Is it just me?, support, trust, Wisdom
Tagged Goals, Inspiration, Life, Raising Grandchildren
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Transformation 2012: Day 11
I began counting the days of this transformation at a random milestone, beginning with the first day of my “vacation.” I spent ten days dedicated almost exclusively to the rehabilitation of a house we’ve acquired with the intention of reselling. … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, faith, Flipping, Flipping Houses, Inspiration, life, love, Real Estate, reduce/reuse/recycle/reinvent, Rehab, Transformation
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Transformation 2012: Day 7
If I weren’t running a series, I’d have titled today’s post, “Mr. H is the light of my life.” It’s true, you know. We have been working well together as a team, for a variety of reasons, not the least … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, education, employment, Flipping, Flipping Houses, Inspiration, Real Estate, reduce/reuse/recycle/reinvent, Rehab, Transformation, Wisdom
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Transformation 2012: Day 5
If you visited yesterday’s post, you’ll see an image of the dining area wall at the end of the day (i.e. the start of the day today). To the uninitiated, it might not look that bad. I dared to feel … Continue reading
Posted in Adventure, commitment, discipline, employment, faith, Flipping, Flipping Houses, Inspiration, life, Real Estate, reduce/reuse/recycle/reinvent, Rehab, Transformation, Uncategorized
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How the race was “won”
If you caught my post on November 13, you already know that this year’s attempt to write a novel in November got off to a rough start. By “rough start” I mean, as of then I hadn’t really started. If … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, NaNoWriMo, Writing
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It’s all relative
Last Sunday, my Novel In Progress group critiqued the first 25 pages of my novel, distributed three weeks earlier, in our twice-monthly round table forum. I’d heard warnings about the ego-bruising, described as a crucifixion by more than one veteran. … Continue reading
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Pruning
This weekend I got out the big shears and did some major pruning of the first six chapters of my first novel. This section started out 31 pages long and ended up 25 pages long. On Sunday, at the next … Continue reading
Posted in discipline, Writing
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