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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  • Weird Words 4

    Piaffe And no, it isn’t edible and I haven’t forgotten how to spell (the French seem to have a much harder time spelling than I…

  • Heard it Through the Grapevine

    “… opening another office,” said one of the employees she hadn’t met yet. A smallish woman with a bit of gray in her hair who…

  • Millie is Alive!

    Yesterday, after much ado, I pressed the “publish your paperback book” button on Kindle Direct Publishing. To say it was an emotional moment would be…

  • Uploading my Manuscript to Kindle Direct Publishing

    After spending what felt like eons proofreading, editing and formatting my manuscript, I came to the point where I had to upload it to KDP.…

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.