Comments on: Things I’ll Do Differently This Year https://www.curiouswriter.com/things-ill-do-differently-this-year/ A LIFESTYLE BLOG FOR THE CURIOUS Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:12:51 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Han https://www.curiouswriter.com/things-ill-do-differently-this-year/#comment-954 Wed, 20 Jan 2021 21:12:51 +0000 https://www.curiouswriter.com/?p=4392#comment-954 In reply to Steven Linebaugh.

Hi Steven, love the long reply, no worries. I love the idea of picking a different state every year, that’s an awesome idea. Also, silence is a great pick. I totally get the thing about leaving some sort of noise on in the house when you’re alone. I’ve done that forever. Music sometimes, but a lot of time just letting the tv run just for background noise. I listen to audiobooks when I go to sleep a lot, but sometimes I just don’t want any more noise so I try to turn everything off and it is a nice break. I wonder how much just noise we have in our lives now compared to 50-60 years ago. Would be interesting if that could be measured. I think that’s one reason I like hiking and whatnot. The forest is nice and quiet.

]]> By: Steven Linebaugh https://www.curiouswriter.com/things-ill-do-differently-this-year/#comment-953 Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:07:34 +0000 https://www.curiouswriter.com/?p=4392#comment-953 Hi,
I enjoyed your post, it’s a little too close to my own journey for 2021-I think we might be kindred spirits.
First- I love the smell of pine, conflicted on the process of cutting down an absolutely beautiful tree but they are raised for such purposes-so I am a purist…I plant a lot of trees myself to replenish my real trees-2019 was the first time in my life I didn’t have a tree-this year I made a point of changing that-Life and joy is a purposeful act-we only grow old when we ignore the child that loved christmas trees and holiday.

Next- The gardening-I collect passionvine and like your social media avenues-this year, I’m just going to do it better-learn more, plant more and avoid the overwhelming state I tend to run in.

Road trip-absolutely my favorite undertaking-my son and I-before he went to the army-not doing well with that….We would take a state every year- California, Texas-hill country, coast, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Florida- we go from one end of the state to the other and visit caverns, zoos, dig for gems, pan for topaz, ghost tours, aquariums and FOOD-lots of great food-he actually became the navigator as he got older-Guss chicken in Tennessee!!

Last but not least cooking- This year I have cooked breast of lamb, shrimp toast, crab toast, shrimp roll=all from a seafood tray that didn’t get used for the holiday, chicken cordon blue, chicken and rice and a prime rib….I’ve rediscovered my joy for cooking.

One last thing- Silence! I learned that I started to enjoy the things a child tends to get excited about when I stopped and allowed silence in my life. I suffer from depression and turning off the tv in the house would cause me anxiousness, so it was always in the background-I’ve started turning it off, I’ve started birdwatching again, relaxing in silence and I’ve learned that I am more present because of it, just a small change like silence has literally changed my life- check me out on Linkedin- I write about creativity, depression, travel, art-https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenlinebaugh/ and check out the website if you get a chance. Really enjoyed your post, sorry for the long reply. Steve

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