I have been much busier with work and the new barn move than I’d like to be. Setting up a new facility is a lot of work! It’s been 5 weeks and the horses are settled into the new barn. The property owner is serious about cleaning it up and making it look nice, which… Continue reading Beginning of Summer…
Recently the kids and my mom and I spent an afternoon walking on the soundside. We call it “marshing” or “mucking about.” All kinds of things get uncovered in winter storms, so you never know what will wash up. We found sea glass, old bottles and lots of small pieces of driftwood that I collected… Continue reading A day at the soundside…
There’s a quote, “Fight for what you love, not against what you hate.” The implication is that we should try to focus on positive things, that by drawing attention to the good we automatically place the bad in the shadows. This is what I’ve tried to do on my blog. I don’t talk about politics… Continue reading Fight for what you love…
The other day I went to Dollar General, which is pretty much the only chain store on the island, to buy conditioner for my hair. I needed a few toiletry items like chapstick and razors, but mostly I was excited to buy some new conditioner. I love getting some tropical scented hair products in the… Continue reading Finding Happiness through Contentment…
Every morning at 7:00 am, I go to the barn to feed the horses, and I go back around 6 pm to feed them dinner. To some people that might seem like a real drag, but it’s one of my favorite parts of the day, especially the mornings. Taking care of livestock is more rewarding… Continue reading Taking care of livestock keeps you grounded…
I think one of the chief temptations of the social media age is to get sucked in to social media (and media in general) and allow ourselves to feel that we are missing out. It’s easy to look at social media feeds and think that everyone else is living their ideal life. The phrase “living… Continue reading A good life…
I am especially thankful this Thanksgiving. We’ve been in our new home on Hatteras Island for almost 2 months. When I was trying to talk my husband into making this move, there was an unspoken fear inside of me that I would go through all the hassle and expense of moving, uprooting my life and… Continue reading Happy Thanksgiving!
As you know, if you’re a regular reader, I’m moving from suburban Atlanta back to my hometown of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Hatteras is not much more than a sandbar. The nearest Wal-Mart is an hour and a half away, and fishing and tourism are the main industries. It’s tiny in a way that most… Continue reading The Real Reason for the Big Move
I recently finished a book called “10 Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now.” You might expect something like that to be written by some counter-culture guy living off grid on a compound in Utah, or a homeschool mom with 14 kids who believes rock music is from the devil. Surprisingly, the author… Continue reading Why I Deleted My Facebook and How it Made Me Happier
My daughter is really into “Little House on the Prairie” right now. I never liked those books as a kid. I always thought they were kind of boring, but my daughter is fascinated by life in pioneer times. Reading the books with her has given me a new appreciation for them, not only because they… Continue reading What we can learn from Ma and Pa Ingalls…
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