{"id":3219,"date":"2014-05-18T12:29:00","date_gmt":"2014-05-18T12:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3219"},"modified":"2026-01-15T17:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T17:37:09","slug":"bailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=3219","title":{"rendered":"Bailing….."},"content":{"rendered":"

No I am not about to give up everything and just leave or change directions without some thought to the matter. Yesterday, I posted about challenges and skydiving – a challenge, I am not about to take. However, I am approaching a turning point. My husband will retire in a year and a half and we have to make some decisions. Well, we actually don’t have to do anything, really. We could just “retire.” However, I need a project!! There has to be some purpose to the daily toings and froings and a goal to achieve!! I am obviously a person who cannot live in the moment without the future firmly fixed in the signage ahead.<\/p>\n

Here are a few ideas that I will bring to the table for discussion, when the time comes.<\/p>\n

1. I have always wanted to create a magical garden. Fortunately, my husband enjoys gardening too. It would mean selling the house and buying a place with land in an area where the winters are milder. If we stayed in Ontario, this would mean somewhere along the shores of Lake Erie. Hmmmm<\/p>\n

2. I have always been interested in “doing” Art. But these activities would be more about me, since my husband doesn’t have a hands on type of hobby. He reads or follows Baseball. We could, though, keep the house and not have to turf the kids out.<\/p>\n

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3. Experiment with living in another country, by trying to see, if we can afford to keep the house and still winter somewhere warm. It would be a project to document.<\/p>\n

4. Take on a number of walking challenges, such as bits of the Camino or other famous walks. This would take some planning. Climbing all those stairs in France, suggested that I would really like to do long, but easy walks. I hope they exist!!<\/p>\n

Well, I’ve started thinking about change. This is always dangerous. But I have time to ponder and mull over the “what ifs.” I also have a garden, here and now, to get into shape!! Sigh<\/p>\n

The picture? My unruly front garden (last year), where I just spent three hours yesterday, on three square feet of turf, digging out several invasive species including Lily of the Valley… and I want more??<\/p>\n

Have a wonderful day!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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