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  • Baseline: Contentment

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    It’s time for another writing exercise from the blog A Journey of Joy. Here’s this week’s prompt: “We thought it would be fun and interesting to write about contentment. I’m interested to learn what you think of contentment. Does this word have a positive or negative connotation to you?” I have mixed feelings about contentment.…

  • Pure Pleasure

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    I’m going to join in on the Self-Discovery Word-by-Word Blogger Series. I found out about it on Being Joy. The word for February is “pleasure.” I think pleasure is a signpost, pointing me toward my callings in life. Sometimes the call is just to be really present in the moment, like the pleasure of walking…

  • A Bio for Fun

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    One of the blogs I like to read is called A Journey of Joy. The author decided to share some prompts and exercises that she’s using in a writing group. It sounded like a cool idea, so I’m in. The first prompt was to write and share a 100-word autobiography. So, here’s who I am…

  • Tips for Creative Entrepreneurial Types

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    Over the past couple of days I’ve come across two great articles that appeal to my creative side. The first one I found through a link on one of the blogs I read regularly, Blog of the Zombie Princess. She’s been talking about doing “Morning Pages,” and shared a link to an article written by…

  • Turning 40: A Retrospective

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    A year ago today, I turned 40. We celebrated with a huge party for the “1969 Club,” eight of us who all had our fortieth birthdays that year. It was an awesome bash, with nearly eighty people in attendance (and several dogs, too). I love birthdays. Today I’m having a quieter celebration, with family and…

  • Writing a Paper

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    As well as unschooling with my own two kids, I’m now teaching and tutoring other kids in our homeschool support group. As the kids reach middle- and high-school age, some of them have requested more formal learning, particularly the kids who are interested in attending college. The other parents and adults in the community are…

  • Reflection and Rediscovery

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    I’ve been going back through some of my old journals, looking for inspiring quotes. BlackLion and I are going to start a weekly Feline Dreamers e-zine (a newsletter sent via e-mail) and we plan to include a quote in each issue. We now have over eleven pages of quotes typed up, and the file continues…

  • Why I Don’t Like Chess

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    I don’t usually talk that much. I’m more of a listener, an observer. But I do think about things quite a bit. And when I’ve thought things through for a while, particularly if it’s a topic that has piqued my interest, anomalies I’ve noticed, or an area where my personal philosophy seems to differ from…

  • Sweet Success!

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    This is the final post in our 30-day blog challenge! Sweet success! I’m glad we did this experiment. I thought for the last post in the challenge I’d share what I’ve learned and what my plans are for the blog as I move forward. It was indeed a challenge to sit down every day and…

  • A General Update

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    Well, it finally happened. Day 9 of the blog challenge, and I’m at a loss for what to write about. Huh. I guess I’ll just give a general update, for you, my loyal readers. The kittens, Merlin and Percy, are now 10 months old. I think they’re nearly full grown. They’re beautiful! They like to…