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I'm best known online for my Internet Marketing Blog and my Low Carb Diet blog (where I also talk about my fun travel adventures). But there is SO much more to me than work, food & travel. Which is why we're here. ;-) So let your hair down and let's have some REAL fun! *cheers*
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Hey Lynn
So Cool to hear you home schooled your kids and that your daughter has found a good youth group in your local church!
The “For Now” part is what I kept wondering about…. What’s pulling you to get your house sold – I guess that’s the topic for another video hmmmn?
Wayne
All the best…
Hi Wayne!
I’ve actually been discussing it in the last several videos – how miserable I am here and how there is NOTHING to do in this town for adults, or to meet people & make friends.
Once I see Annie through school, I plan to move somewhere I fit in better, that offers more in the way of social outings for adults (alone or not).
Hey Lynn,
Great video! It’s always nice to hear more of your back story. It seems like you are starting to put some structure to your needs. Good for you!
I am sure that things will work out with your house as your plan unfolds.
I remember when we sold our house in 96′ after owning it for almost 14 years. We had a firm offer within two weeks of listing for a little over double what we had paid for it. I kinda figured that it would sell quickly because it was a nice house in a great location.
The one we had prior to that sold even before we could list it. Someone heard through the grapevine that we were buying a different house and contacted us to see if they could buy the one we had. They called, came, looked and bought, all within a few hours.
I hope you are having an AWESOME future plans coming together day.
smiles,
p.s. I got your email for this post. I was up around 5 a.m. to work on the press release that had been requested for this morning. (it’s done and sent)
p.p.s. We have our writer’s poetry workshop event this afternoon with the four writers from Toronto. Looking forward to it. I have a poem that I wrote sometime in the past year that I will use as a review piece. I found a drawing that I would like to use with it but I will have to get rights from the artist or have have a similar original created. Still torn on which way to go. Maybe it will become clear this afternoon. (IF it survives the review process <grin, )
Thanks, Gary! Enjoy your writer’s poetry workshop.
Thanks!
Just back from the workshop and the readings. Great event.
The workshop lasted two hours and we had six register . (just the right number) I found it to be very well presented and well worth the small investment of $25.00. Two presenters from Black Moss Press, Toronto, along with three support writers. One of which is the current poet Laureate for our province. We were a half hour late getting the workshop started. (my fault) We focused mainly on the three areas of writing, editing and self editing. We had the opportunity to give a response individually but skipped reviewing any of our personal work.
We had about thirty attend the readings of works by all five writers. We were very pleased with those numbers.
Great story, Lynn! McMinnville always reminds me of Minnie the Mouse – I suppose they are not related though..
Have you already decided where you’d like to move? I suppose to some bigger town where you can do more stuff and see more (varied) people.
I’m “lucky” in that I already live in the biggest city in Finland (Helsinki is the capital and has a population of plus 500 000 !). Basically I could do almost anything here but I often feel trapped – not because of the place, but because of lack of money…
It’s not that long ago that I dabbled with the idea of moving back to where I come from or even to the town where my younger sister and my little nieces lives. I’d love to live near them, but it’s much harder to find a job in the smaller towns than it is in the capital.
I’m so behind in your videos, I haven’t even watched the “How people change” -video. Maybe tomorrow morning…
Nope, not related! lol…
I am thinking about Chattanooga, TN – near the Tennessee River – but I am WIDE OPEN to options at the moment. Chattanooga appeals, particularly the downtown area, because there is tons to do… and it’s a very artsy district. It’s a community FULL of creatives, which would be a great environment for me to make interesting friends.
I’m making a list, and you may want to do the same!, of things to do or places to go around here locally (yes, it’s a short list for here, lol). My first list is all the places that have wi-fi and/or outdoor seating. Places I can go work or read, outside my home office, as a means of just getting out of the house.
There are parks too, which are all free – for walking trails, hiking, wading in the water, feeding the ducks, etc.
Chattanooga sounds promising.
I googled it and the first site on the list was chattanoogafun.com Lots of lakes, not too small and it’s the birth-place of tow truck!!
The energy there is GREAT. It’s one of my favorite getaways. In fact, I’m going this weekend to spend some time writing, in a room overlooking the river.
They have a lot of different organizations and programs that attract artists and creatives, which are cool people to meet! And of course they have tons of events and things to see because of that. Very different from the town I live in now which is quite dead in terms of growth, community, events – or even conversation.
lol…
Wonderful video to start my day! Thanks!
Sounds like that house was just what you needed when you bought it but you have outgrown it now… time to move on and find a home where you can transition into the next phase of your life! What a wonderful adventure that will be! Since you can literally work ANYWHERE it should be great fun deciding where!
I agree. It’s exciting, and gives me something to look forward to!
It’s entirely too much house, especially with my son gone. We don’t use the upstairs at all (which is where he lived), or the downstairs (basement), and my daughter and I maybe use half of the main floor.
When they were younger there were friends and family and sleepovers, and big ideas of entertaining friends (that I never made, lol). I look forward to downsizing into something lower maintenance (less housekeeping, etc) once I’m on my own. And definitely near water and cool people!
Surely you’ve considered Asheville, NC? You can literally live “downtown” and in secluded in the mountains at the same time if you pick your property right. Lots of artsy/craftsy stuff, outdoor cafe type places, good pizza, and lots of people. Plus you’d be closer to Charlotte for visits with your son.
Me? Put me on a deserted island with no people at all and I’d be ecstatic! (Seriously.) When I watched the movie Castaway years ago it always puzzled me as to why Tom Hanks wanted to leave the island.. hmm. I’d have been perfectly happy there. Or… I want a huge chunk of land in a forest so no one can build near me. But hey, I’m weird, which is fine.
I lived in a secluded cabin on the lake for a couple of years, and I enjoyed that – at that particular time in my life. But I’ve spent far too much of my life alone, and I aim for my forties to be a new and exciting decade.
Asheville is beautiful! I know Chattanooga (visit often) and have a couple of friends there. Plus it’s closer to the ATL airport, which is a great hub for all my travel (practically nothing direct out of Nashville). I doubt I’ll anchor anywhere for awhile, do some travel, and just be open to ideas & opportunities. Should be good for my creative flow too!
Glad to hear about your plans Lynn. We moved to Ormond Beach, FL from the ATL almost two years ago to help care for my mom who has alzheimers. Talk about culture shock. It was quite a change. But I couldn’t ask for a more tranquil environment, which has been very helpful in this journey we’re on.
Its beautiful, with lots to do outdoors, a gorgeous Ocean at the end of my street, and amazing parks and recreation. But boy do I miss good food, cafes with wi-fi, a choice of meet up groups and as you said… cool people.
Sure we’ve met some. But the pickins are slim. We’re definitely thinking we’ll be relocating when the time comes. I am in love with the Wilmington, NC area, have you been there?? Or perhaps some of the other coastal cities in Florida…. I guess wherever the cool people lead us.
My wish for you is that your journey of discovering where the future takes you is an amazing one, and that wherever you land, it will be exactly where you need to be.
Hugs to you.
AM
Thank you so much, Annemarie! I’m feeling renewed hope and inspiration, and getting exited about all the possibilities in the very near future!
*hugs* backatcha!