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I {heart} planning stuff

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It's common knowledge in our circle that Lonnie and I plan to move far, far away once the kids are grown and moved on to their grown-up lives.  If nothing else, it's been something fun and interesting to research and talk about, and spend time daydreaming about our exotic lives in Thailand, Costa Rica, Australia, India....  you name it, we have talked about it! Some of my favorite "research methods" are reading blogs,  ExPatFocus.com , and watching House Hunters International.  I LOVE watching House Hunters International.  A lot of times it's people who are waaaaaay out of our income bracket who are looking houses and areas where we will never live. But mixed in with the Richie McRicherson's are just regular people who, like us, are looking for an adventure! I think this adventure is so exciting because the options are completely open and endless!  And because Lonnie is up for anything as much as I am... but fortunately he does bring a little reasonabl

FEAR!??? Who knew!?

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I have been on a journey of self-exploration and attempted improvement since the night last nail was hammered down in the coffin of my marriage. I read that awesome book and learned a lot about myself and worked to make changes, and I have done great with it.  I am grateful for my life and my loves.  I am just not that angry, bitter, cynical person that I once was and that's awesome. But as you may have guessed from this post... I am nowhere near done.  Well... I mean... is ANYONE ever "done"?? There are no "perfect people," and how boring would THAT be!?  Which leads me to what I have recently learned and am working on... Fear.  What does what I just typed have to do with fear, you ask? WELL I'LL TELL YA!  That word up there... "BORING."  See it?  It's one of my biggest fears.  Being "boring."  I like being 'spicy.'  I like saying things that make people go...  and doing things that make people go....