I have been married to the love of my life for 35 years. I am recently retired as the US Manager of Email Support at Homeaway.com/VRBO.com and am also a recent “empty nester”. I love to travel, read, write, go to yard sales and meet new people. My constant companion is my little yorkie named Bebe! I am looking forward to discovering our next new adventure!
Valerie
May All Who Enter As Guests Leave As Friends
The next adventure is just around the corner!
The next adventure is just around the corner!
The next adventure is just around the corner!
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The next adventure is just around the corner!
The next adventure is just around the corner!
The next adventure is just around the corner!
The next adventure is just around the corner!
The next adventure is just around the corner!
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The View from My Corner of the World 
I like your entry on your home page about ‘new normal.’ My world turned on its head just about 2 weeks before Christmas, and even prior to that it was pretty unorthodox for a variety of historical reasons. New normal, which I achieved a little over 4 weeks ago? Well, it’s more orthodox, yes, but I will never say that the mad five years before were a big mistake. It was an adventure, forced on me admittedly, and I just had to roll with it. Now? I can look back on the toughest five years of my life and say, ‘Well, at least I did it. I never gave up.’
Exactly! We wouldn’t be who we are without those experiences….welcome to the club!
I know a few people who have unfortunately been knocked down by that club.
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I had friends say to me, before things began to re-stabilise a little while ago, ‘How the hell do you live like that?’
Answer. ‘The alternative to living is a lot worse worse.’