Adventures and Endeavors

Art Supplies or Clothing?

Art Supplies or Clothing?

A three month winter European adventure Three bags - pretty small ones I’d say So the question is, art supplies or clothing? Sure, I could buy as I go, but my studio and my closet, to be honest, are already full of goodies that I need to quit...

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Here we go

Here we go

Our 3-month working (ish) adventure begins October 31 with a month in Bray Ireland. Bray is about 45 minutes south of Dublin by rail. Apparently before there were cheap flights to sunny places, this was the destination for a seaside holiday for...

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The 65-30-65 Project

The 65-30-65 Project

As the hours of planning mount up, I've succumbed to the urge to give this big trip I'm planning for the end of the year its own special brand name.  It's not only a shortcut in conversation, it's also a useful naming convention for the file...

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The Rewards of Persistence

The Rewards of Persistence

Planning continues for our three month year end adventure.  For years I’ve collected hotel reward points from business travels, and we pretty much run our life on American Express, so our plan to avoid sticker shock is to put them to good use....

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An Excellent Adventure Begins

An Excellent Adventure Begins

We've taken vacations, but only over long weekends We've taken vacations, but only in the low season or shoulder season We've expanded our long weekend-week to two week splurges We've digital nomad-ed, which isn't snowbirding because the work comes...

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Lights, Laughter, Music

Lights, Laughter, Music

Our holiday season traditions have changed over the years, but one of the things that is emerging as a favorite is visits to Chicago area light shows.  I think the COVID years pushed us to explore these events that of course were always there for...

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My Type of People

My Type of People

I’ve written before about Meredith Hite-Estevez, who leads an online cohort through The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, is a mom, professional oboist, a coach for artists and creatives and about to be a published author.  AND a podcaster.  This...

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Getting ***** Done

Getting ***** Done

I have a new favorite thing.  Problem is, I don’t know exactly what to call it  – virtual co-working, body-doubling, lots of terms for it.  In a nutshell, I’ve gotten very attached to a new productivity habit.  In its simplest form it involves...

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All the Holiday Emotions

All the Holiday Emotions

See this little girl?  When I look at this picture of myself at a long-ago family holiday, she seems a little, I don't know, stunned and overwhelmed.  Not unhappy, just in some kind of shock. Apparently the holidays have always been a bit of a...

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Oops, October!

Oops, October!

October passed me by too quickly to get this post out and included in my month-end summary email. It’s important to me, marking the passage of time even if no one else ever read it. October is a long month, but it felt short.  I met my own...

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