Taking a Break
ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ll be on vacation from blogging and posting on social media for the month of August.
ANNOUNCEMENT: I’ll be on vacation from blogging and posting on social media for the month of August.
People do NOT go back to school in July. Do the marketers know this? In fact, our local school districts don’t have their school offices open in the month of July. Why did the push of Back-to-Schools begin so early? There’s a marketing genius somewhere who’s going to answer this. I hope they do it …
Authors take vacations, but sometimes they aren’t for avoiding the keyboard. This author travels occasionally with her engineer husband, and most of the time those are working vacations. What? It’s not vacation if you’re working. Maybe you’re right. Or not. The third definition for vacation at dictionary.com says: “freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.” In this case, I’m freed from …
Everything in moderation. Even the Bible says so (well, not quite). Common sense (and maybe our mothers) tells us that a fine line exists between when something helpful becomes hurtful. Dark chocolate has health benefits. What astonishing news this was to me! So of course I added a small serving to my diet. Too much …
What’s a vacation at a resort with at spa without a few spa treatments? Let me recommend a particular trifecta in the recipe for relaxation. Worldmark at Indio has a plethora of activities for people of all ages. For women who think being pampered is a must on vacation, there is The Spa at Indio. …
When it rains…He snores I live in Oregon. I’m used to rain. I’m used to pouring rain that shivers a body to the bones. And I know all about the old man snoring (which has nothing to do with being an Oregonian, does it?) What does this have to do with a Caribbean cruise you …
While traveling away from home, deadlines are left behind not packed in the suitcase. If only I could have avoided the electronic age of mishaps while in Las Vegas this past week. Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong will do wrong.” Okay, it wasn’t that bad. The house could have burned down or been robbed. …
Underneath the veneer of this Paradise, the surf thrums. Its regularity relaxes me. The steadiness acts as the heartbeat of my vacation. Blue water, reflecting sunlight and mirroring the azure sky above, swells against the reddish sand. With this pulse, life continues. Images included with this post display the Paradise I view upon awaking and …