Sabbatical Halfway Point: Psychology Experiment in Progress
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Sabbatical Halfway Point: Psychology Experiment in Progress

  I’m wrapped in a blanket with my feet nuzzled in the sand to keep warm. The waves crash down loudly in front of me. I am six miles south of Myrtle Beach. Street lights every 50-yards or so behind me offer just enough light to confirm that I am the only person here. The...

Motor-home Mom or Flight Attendant
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Motor-home Mom or Flight Attendant

Motor-home Mom or Flight Attendant? Entertainingly similar! Coffee, Tea, Snack? We are always training for something, right? Though, we may not always know what that “something” may be. For example, this morning I had a full-circle moment as we were preparing our cabin (aka motorhome) for “take-off”. I am working as a flight attendant again,...

Soul Searching, My Favorite Pastime
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Soul Searching, My Favorite Pastime

Soul searching and taking the time to draft my future are two (of many) reasons for this personal sabbatical. I use the word “draft” because we are always changing, evolving and being exposed to new feelings, desires and opportunities. I really should consider permanently tattooing this disclaimer on me: SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. I...

The Intentional Crossroad, a Mid-Life Sabbatical
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The Intentional Crossroad, a Mid-Life Sabbatical

 Create the life you want or deal with what you’ve got.  And… this is exactly what I am doing! “A one-year road trip sabbatical? Here we go again.”  Despite my husband Brian’s efforts to pretend I wasn’t serious, he knew this was happening.  Six months later, I got his verbal commitment and the planning began...