New Experiences #OpenBook Blog Hop

November 26, 2018

When was the last time you did something for the first time?

I'm one of those annoying people who believe that you should never stop learning. I earned a major new certification relating to my job last spring, despite being well into the 'old fart' range in terms of my age.

But I did something this past fall that I've never done before.

I took time off work to celebrate my birthday.

It doesn't sound like anything major, but I've never done it before. I've always worked unless my birthday happened to fall on a weekend. Sure, we might go out for supper or celebrate in another way, but I've never taken the whole day for myself.


That changed this year. I took two days off and me and the hubby stayed in a nearby mountain resort town. We rented a better than average hotel room and took it easy. We didn't make any plans but did things on the spur of the moment. Mostly, we just spent time together. Heck, the most ambitious we got was taking a long drive down some back roads. I didn't even do any writing!

And the best part? I didn't feel guilty about any it. Not the time off work, not the money we spent, not the temporary pause in finishing my current WIP. Oh, and we got to share the hotel with wild turkeys!

One more good thing- I bought some old Nancy Drew books - the yellow ones - at a used goods store we stumbled across and decided to check out. Maybe they'll be the start of a collection to replace the ones I gave away when I went to college.

So that's my newest new thing. What's yours?

Now I'm off to see what the other authors are doing for the first time.



November 26, 2018

When was the last time you did something for the first time?


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