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A Life Less Ordinary
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“Are you going to join the A to Z Challenge this year?” my best friend Rosie asked me on the phone a few weeks ago, “I’d love to take it on, but I don’t’ think I will have time in April with all the sailing we plan to do.” The what challenge? And, why would this take so much time? I had never heard about the A to Z Blogging Challenge, so I looked it up online. The idea peaked my interest and a few days later, I signed up. Continue reading
Often We Create Our Own Issues
Instead of creating joyful experiences
Doing the things we love and appreciate most
At our own pace; without stress and pressure
Savoring those unique moments
Embracing the wonderful things of our world
Don’t forget: we have a choice,
And life, while precious, is pretty short!
Irie in peaceful Taravai, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
This is the second blog in my series “A Day in the Life of a House Sitter”. The first one described an average day during our two week house sit in The Villages, FL last December.
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- All together in a living room
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- Koo Koo and the squirrel
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- Everyone loves to cuddle
House sitters can mostly stick to their own schedule while taking care of somebody’s home while the owners are on holiday, a sabbatical or a business trip. As long as the owners’ pets have a happy life, while they are away. The pets – two dogs and two parrots here in Kent– are our priority. Of course, we also watch the house, run a few errands and communicate with the owners about anything that comes up or needs attention. Most of the time, we live our own lives in our “borrowed” home and enjoy the company of our “borrowed” pets. In our current situation, we also appreciate the inspiring vibe created by the home owners, who are accomplished and well-known artists. I will get to that in a future blog… Continue reading
I will miss this guy!
(Submitted to Wordless Wednesday)
A little while ago, last year’s sitters of our current house and pet sitting assignment in Kent sent me a list of their favorite parks and hikes in the area. One destination Mark and I had not checked out yet was Lover’s Leap State Park.
On Saturday, the weather was right (a sunny 50°F) and Henry and Mickey were in the mood to join us (when are they not?) for another walk. We followed the GPS directions to Lover’s Leap in New Milford. Of course, I had forgotten to write the address down from my research on the computer, so we blindly trusted the computer voice in our car. My laid-back mentality about things like this will get me in trouble one day, but not yet. Continue reading
Why am I having so much trouble finding a focused book idea or common thread for my book? Why is this so important?
As I mentioned in a previous post, I have written a lot of useful material over the years, I did a month-long outline course online in November, collecting another tens of thousands of words, and I started writing a couple of “real” chapters the previous weeks. All without that needed theme to tie it all together. Why don’t I keep plowing through all the content and forget about that supposedly important theme? Continue reading
In February, Mark and I did much better than the month prior. Almost twice as good. (If only we could keep this trend up… :-)) The reason for the decent number: we locked ourselves up inside, cooked all of our meals with the exception of two Chinese take-outs and focused on work and projects on our computers. There is an increase in alcohol, though… Here is an overview of our expenses in US$ for the two of us last month:
Walking to a pond with dogs and without coats!
Cooking asparagus and shrimp
The answer: marry Mark. But, since Mark is already taken – sorry ladies – try marrying someone who loves to cook, someone who cares about healthy food, someone who is as frugal as you and someone who is creative in the kitchen. Ideally, all these someones are one and the same! In appreciation, you can do the dishes and, to keep the scrumptious meals coming, take care of the shopping as well. 🙂 Continue reading
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