Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Misunderstanding

    I read an article online the other day about being misunderstood. It had a very huge impact on me and changed how I view a number of things that are significant to me. The article was long and went into many facets of the issue and so it is hard…

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  • Random Thoughts, Part 2

    Parallel Universes and a Perfect World How many times have you heard someone say something and your unspoken (or maybe not unspoken) reply was, “Yeah,…

  • 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…

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.