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morningloryblue) wrote2024-08-25 07:36 am
morningloryblue) wrote2024-08-25 07:36 am
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2020 Re-Introduction
Hello Friends -
I am 48 years old and I work as a educational leader in corporate America. Prior to this career, I worked as an administrator at a couple of universities for a couple of decades.
I am married to Allyson (nickname Ally) and we have been together since 2005. Together, we have two little miracles: a son, Piers Dominic, born 9/9/10 and a daughter, Meridian Iris, born 11/29/16. My wife is director of admissions for a college. Prior to this work, she was a midwife in our community.
I earned my doctoral degree in Diversity Studies in 2007. For most of my studies, we were living in Florida. Moving from the beach to the Mojave Desert was a tremendous change, but we have deep roots in the southwest these days.
Over the last 15 years of living in Las Vegas, I have come to adore desert gardening. I write a lot about growing veggies and the flowers in our backyard. It is the hobby that is closest to my heart because it is ultra difficult and WAY EXCITING to actually get plants to grow and thrive in caliche soil!
I walk daily in the place of my former status as a runner. I still run here and there, but it is just not my passion at the highest level these days. My passion is health and wellness, though. I live to learn more about both each day.
I enjoy reading and I have a goal of making it through 40 books during 202 Reading for pleasure has always been a joy, but it has not a priority or possibility with two little kids in the mix. I am trying to return to the solitude and joy of reading for solo time and moments of peace + tranquility.
We are an active family and spend lots of our time together outdoors. We hike and we travel A LOT! our money on many things; we spend our money on travel adventures!
I have a major goal of retiring by 59.5 years old. It is not likely to happen, but it is a lofty and inspiring goal! Please do not misunderstand --- it is not that work is not good and empowering and all the stuff that comes along with the positive aspects of a career. From all perspectives, I have enjoyed a magnificent career. But, I am eager for the next phase in life. Many people express to me when I go down this road of discussion that work DOES feed life for them. Yeah, yeah, I understand. But, I am talking about the next phase of life in which all hours are mine to do with as I want and please. I dream of doing things like creating a small gardening nursery or traveling without deadline of a beginning or end date....and, and, and...I dream of life with a retirement check coming in and my time being MY OWN. 12 years...tick, tock...
I grew up in Cajun Country Louisiana. I
My home is my sanctuary. I believe this comes across in my writings as well. This is not to suggest that I/we do not have moments of discord or ordinary ups and downs, but we work actively to preserve our life n a peaceful, loving, and authentic way. Our family "rule" is to treat each other better than we treat anyone else in the world...and all of the rest of the niceness in the world will follow...
I am an early riser, so I generally update in the morning...
I am 48 years old and I work as a educational leader in corporate America. Prior to this career, I worked as an administrator at a couple of universities for a couple of decades.
I am married to Allyson (nickname Ally) and we have been together since 2005. Together, we have two little miracles: a son, Piers Dominic, born 9/9/10 and a daughter, Meridian Iris, born 11/29/16. My wife is director of admissions for a college. Prior to this work, she was a midwife in our community.
I earned my doctoral degree in Diversity Studies in 2007. For most of my studies, we were living in Florida. Moving from the beach to the Mojave Desert was a tremendous change, but we have deep roots in the southwest these days.
Over the last 15 years of living in Las Vegas, I have come to adore desert gardening. I write a lot about growing veggies and the flowers in our backyard. It is the hobby that is closest to my heart because it is ultra difficult and WAY EXCITING to actually get plants to grow and thrive in caliche soil!
I walk daily in the place of my former status as a runner. I still run here and there, but it is just not my passion at the highest level these days. My passion is health and wellness, though. I live to learn more about both each day.
I enjoy reading and I have a goal of making it through 40 books during 202 Reading for pleasure has always been a joy, but it has not a priority or possibility with two little kids in the mix. I am trying to return to the solitude and joy of reading for solo time and moments of peace + tranquility.
We are an active family and spend lots of our time together outdoors. We hike and we travel A LOT! our money on many things; we spend our money on travel adventures!
I have a major goal of retiring by 59.5 years old. It is not likely to happen, but it is a lofty and inspiring goal! Please do not misunderstand --- it is not that work is not good and empowering and all the stuff that comes along with the positive aspects of a career. From all perspectives, I have enjoyed a magnificent career. But, I am eager for the next phase in life. Many people express to me when I go down this road of discussion that work DOES feed life for them. Yeah, yeah, I understand. But, I am talking about the next phase of life in which all hours are mine to do with as I want and please. I dream of doing things like creating a small gardening nursery or traveling without deadline of a beginning or end date....and, and, and...I dream of life with a retirement check coming in and my time being MY OWN. 12 years...tick, tock...
I grew up in Cajun Country Louisiana. I
My home is my sanctuary. I believe this comes across in my writings as well. This is not to suggest that I/we do not have moments of discord or ordinary ups and downs, but we work actively to preserve our life n a peaceful, loving, and authentic way. Our family "rule" is to treat each other better than we treat anyone else in the world...and all of the rest of the niceness in the world will follow...
I am an early riser, so I generally update in the morning...