"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."-Carol Williams Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always ...

11/17/2018

Thankful For My Vehicles (#7)

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"They say the car we drive says a lot about us. I believe the way we drive says just as much or more." -CarolLast year I wrote about my car in the 12 Days Of Thanksgiving 2017 Challenge. Whatever year it is, I can't pass up the opportunity to express my thankfulness for my vehicles.When my hus...

11/16/2018

Thankful for The Liberation of Aging (#6)

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"Aging is the extraordinary process where you become the person you should have always been."-David BowieA post by Sheila Anderson yesterday reminded me of how grateful I am for the liberation I have discovered in the aging process. As I get older, and especially in retirement, I no longer feel ...

11/15/2018

Cruise Ship Boarding Day: Auckland to Tauranga

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"Good girls don't drink and drive. They sip and sail." On boarding day for our 13-day cruise around New Zealand & Australia, we left the hotel in Auckland about 9:30 and headed to the port to get checked in and settled into our cabin. Of our group of 10 (5 cabins), there were 6 of us (3 cabins) ...

11/14/2018

Thankful For My Brother & Other Mother (#5)

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"Trust takes years to build, seconds to break, and forever to repair."Yesterday, I wrote about how thankful I am for my "Peeps". Those were my friend peeps. Today I want to express my thankfulness for my two most trusted family peeps... my one and only brother and my "other mother".My brother, C...

11/14/2018

Traveling From Wenatchee, WA To Auckland, New Zealand

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"I wish I was one of those people that can sleep anywhere... especially airplanes."-CarolMy recent cruise came about as a result of one of my golfing friends receiving a "Sip & Sail" cruise offer in the mail. Four of us were having lunch together last Spring and we decided to go for it. There ...

11/13/2018

Thankful For My Peeps (Day #4)

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"Best friends are the people you can do anything or nothing with and still have a great time."After my husband died, I was pretty much a lost soul for quite a while. Over the last 7 1/2 years I have managed to reinvent myself and am surrounded by an amazing group of family and friends. Some of t...

11/13/2018

Weekly Round-up: Nov. 4 - 10, 2018

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"Focus on being productive rather than busy." Happy Monday! I always enjoy putting together my weekly round-up of posts from the previous week. It is a productivity check for me. Although it's been a busy week for me, it has been another low production week on the blogging front. Between jetlag ...

11/12/2018

Thankful For My Husband (Day #3)

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"The couples that are meant to be together are the ones that go through everything that could tear them apart but instead makes them stronger."In my desire to write about how thankful I am for my husband, I looked back on my post from last year: 12 Days of Thanksgiving 2017: Day 2. I don't want ...

11/12/2018

Thankful For My Parents (#2)

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"Being a soldier is more than courage. It is the ultimate sacrifice of being willing to die for something greater than yourself." On this Veteran's Day how could I be anything but thankful for all U.S. Veterans who have served our country so bravely? In saying that, I include my Dad who served ...

11/11/2018