I’m going to give myself a break this week.
(I do that sometimes.)
Instead of writing an original blog, I’ve been sifting through the ones I wrote this year and kindling memories of experiences, people, and places. I’d have to say that my blogs are quite an eclectic mix. I do enjoy writing them and am grateful that I have an audience that reads them!
So this can be considered my “Favorite Blogs of 2016.”
Funniest Blog: Hands down, it was the story about traveling to Nashville to deliver my stepdaughter’s cat, Littles.
Littles doesn’t like to travel. Or so says Ashley, who is prone to ever-so-slight exaggeration. According to her, Littles – her cat – defecates (shits) every time she takes him in a car. And so I heard myself say to her, in a moment of maternal selflessness, “I’ll fly… (Read more)
Most Life-Changing Post: There’s nothing like a serious medical diagnosis to turn one’s world upside down – in an instant – at the most inconvenient time. Somehow, I managed to find some humor in the situation . . . as these two posts will reveal.
A funny thing happened to me on Wednesday.
Not the kind of “ha ha” funny, but “hmmmm, that’s interesting” kind of funny.
Several weeks ago, I noticed discomfort in my lower extremities. Kind of bloating, belching, non-normal bowel movements (sorry if that’s TMI for you . . . ) and some unusual coughing.
“Constipation,” suggested Scott. (read more)
Trickiest/Riskiest Post: My blog is generally about travel, but sometimes I have to be true to my values and risk alienating people. This blog expressed my thoughts about the election and garnered some very thoughtful comments.
When I glanced at the clock on Thursday morning, it was 3:33 a.m. I could not go back to sleep.
This is the second mostly sleepless night in a row. So distressed am I about the outcome of the presidential election. I have never used the word ‘bereft’ to describe how I feel – but that’s the most accurate word I can choose at this moment. (read more)
Most Poignant Post: I’ve never been able to hide my affection for the Vietnamese people. I recently re-wrote this blog to include another experience I had in 2012, meeting a lady on a park bench with smiling eyes.
In 1968, Sister Gertrude Mary displayed a map on the front wall of my 8th grade classroom at St. Stephen’s in Saginaw, Michigan.
It was a map of Asia, with a large swath of red swooping from north to south. It was designed to show the menacing spread of communism. It was designed to generate support for the war. It was designed to instill fear.
And it did. Scared the bejeezus out of me. Communism was spreading its tentacles across the world and we had to make sure it didn’t cross the Pacific to our country. (read more)
Most Embarrassing: I do some pretty bone-headed things sometimes. And sometimes I need to publicly shame myself by writing about it. This is one of those admissions.
March 11, 2016 | 6 Comments
March 1st – Day 1: I missed my flight.
This should not happen to a travel professional.
Especially since I was the tour leader for this small group. And especially since my husband and friend, Jill, trusted me – so they missed the flight, too. (read more)
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