Facing Panic and Altitude Anxiety on My Epic Adventure

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anxiety, beartooth pass, free-writing, hiking, national park, travel, write28dayschallenge, yellowstone

What a predicament – an adventurer and writer taking an epic vacation, and only sharing a paragraph about the whole experience. Check out that summary on my September Share Four Somethings post.

Back in September of last year, my darling and I drove to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons for our first visit to those parks. Along the way, we also drove through several states we had never visited. The entire trip counts as an epic adventure and I hope to share more in the future.

A Fresh Perspective on Goals and Enthusiasm

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1000gifts, flourish, free-writing, goals, gratitude, journaling, perspective, travel, word of the year, writing

Enthusiasm about goal setting can be contagious at the beginning of the year. We start off with dreams and high expectations about what we can get accomplished in the 12 months to come. To be trendy, we’ve stopped calling them “resolutions,” since nobody keeps those. Instead, we use terms like “goals” or “objectives.”

{The Glorious Table} He Walks With Us

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Bible, covid-19, hiking, mountains, scripture, travel, west highland way

Lately, rather than being jealous of the highlight reels others share on social media, I’ve been jealous of my own. Memories of the adventures I shared with my husband in the pre-COVID-19 world brought me to tears. I had a dream, set a goal, and knocked it out of the park. Will I ever be able to reach that level of joy again?

Finding Joy in Unexpected Places

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1000gifts, gratitude, thankfulthursday

This year has been wearisome. You don’t need a post inspired by some random of orange juice to tell you that. You’ve lived it. The hard moments of 2020 have been difficult and seemingly unavoidable.

February Highlights

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books, camp fradd, family, february, fiction, moving, my darling love, reading, Valentine’s Day

Once again its time to review the month and share the things which stood out most for me. February has flown by, but I’m pretty sure that’s just a combination of stress and old age. Between the doctors’ follow-up visits for Jay and the pressure of the impending move, my hair stylist is going to earn her pay coloring my hair at the end of the month.

January – Four Somethings

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books, family, illness, january

January has been a tough year, but we made it!
Just kidding, but seriously.

At the end of each month, Heather Gerwing hosts the Share Four Somethings link-up. While January felt heavy and smelled strongly of Lysol, I wanted to challenge myself to do a monthly recap. By writing about something I loved, read, treasured, and something ahead, I can remember this month for more than just “Camp Fradd got the flu – and then some.”

After all, I turn 40 this year. I’m determined to squeeze every bit of happiness I can out of 2020.

Gratitude, Revisited

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blessings, family, gratitude, holiday

I’ve kept a gratitude journal for several years now. Originally, I took Ann Voskamp’s challenge from her book 1,000 Gifts, never dreaming I could reach that number. I reached that goal in 2013 and decided to just keep going.

On our dateversary

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endurance, fandom, feelings, goals, marriage, story

Me and this guy. 156 months.

This past week at the Thomas Rhett concert

How I Journal: 4 Ways of Tracking My Adventures

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10 things to tell you, bullet journal, free-writing, gratitude, journaling, reflection, writing

The older I get, the more I find myself craving conversation. Beyond water-cooler chatter or pleasantries exchanged in passing, I want to discuss in-depth ideas with family and friends.

Camp Fradd Hallmark Christmas – Day 1

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air B&B, annapolis, Christmas, Kunta Kinte memorial, local flavor, Maryland, natural bridge, tavern, travel, virginia

Saturday morning at 9AM, Jay and I loaded up the truck and headed out on the first leg of our 15 day road trip. Day one had the longest stint in the car, although staying 1-2 nights in each place means we’ll be keeping the road hot.