Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    I just read how most young people today consider emotional comfort to be a basic right. And that many of them feel that the people around them should be cognizant of that and take an active part in providing it. Well, it wasn’t stated quite that frankly, but that was…

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  • I Caught my Husband’s Cold

    If Bernd gets sick, I almost always catch what he had. Because of his job (optician; the guy who sells you your glasses after your…

  • Random Thoughts

    Bait and Switch My husband, Bernd, once did a a search for affordable term life insurance. We both have whole life policies, but they have…

  • Income Taxes

    I hate doing our income taxes. Yes, I could pay someone to do them, but I’m not sure it’s worth it. I used to buy…

  • How to Really Learn Something

    “The person who says he knows what he thinks but cannot express it usually does not know what he thinks.” — Mortimer Adler When I…

About Me
Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.