During the month of April last year, I participated in the A to Z Blogging Challenge - one alphabet-themed post per day (except Sundays). I had such a good time with it that I'm doing it again this year. I'm loosely organized on the theme of downsizing, minimalism, and small-home living that I've learned in 14 years of living on a small boat. I'm starting with A is for Anchoring Out, Anger-ing Out, and ending with Z is for Zout and Zwarte Peper (Dutch for salt and black pepper). Click on the A to Z logo on the lower left sidebar for links to many other bloggers participating in the challenge.
My plan for today was to write how we could only Take a Tenth of our Toys, and Technology coming (somewhat) to our rescue. But instead, I'm taking time out to travel. We had an unexpected opportunity and we've rented a car (a treat in itself!) and are headed to meet up with a blog friend I made while doing A-Z last year. When we get back on Monday or Tuesday, there will be stories, and I'll write about Toys, and Uniforms, and Virtual Privacy...
Enjoy your land trip. Happy weekend
ReplyDeleteThanx! I most definitely did enjoy it!
DeleteHave a great car-day! Your photo of the day and mine are basically the same! Time = clocks! :-)
ReplyDeleteLiesbet @ Roaming About – A Life Less Ordinary
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DeleteSounds fun! It's awesome to have the freedom to accept random opportunities that come up! - Lucy
ReplyDeleteOh, and this one was worth it ... so fascinating to meet someone in person and see how well s/he matches up, or is different from, their online persona.
DeleteBlog hopping from North Carolina during the #Challenge. I started WAY down the participant list figuring they wouldn't get as much traffic. I have scrolled back through your theme posts. Love this about finding other bloggers....new information I have been writing about hotels and inns, come and have TEA on the letter T day if you have time or interest.
ReplyDeleteLoved this quote on your blog, Stepheny, “I do not think that when in a hotel you have to feel “at home”, on the contrary, you have to get the feeling that you are definitely elsewhere…” I'm pretty sure it's going to inspire a blog post for me. In May, though...
DeleteI keep trying to downsize from a six bedroom house to a two bedroom. Can't imagine what you have to give up to live as you do.
ReplyDeleteSusan Says
The hardest part of all is what you've just alluded to: shifting my mindset from "what I was giving up," to "what I was making room for." Luckily, I stored the most sentimental things rather than gave them away forever.
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