Category Archives: beach life

beach problems – tourists

Posted on July 4, 2021 by CJ

It feels great to wake up every day and think I get to live where others pay a lot to vacation!  It also means that I see the difference between tourist season and not. First off, the minute tourist season … Continue reading →

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Beach Problems

Posted on June 23, 2021 by CJ

I was looking through my google files and saw one labeled “Beach Problems”. That must be wrong. Is it an oxymoron? How can there be problems at the beach? But like this blog, I like to know the good and … Continue reading →

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Phoenix Rising

Posted on June 2, 2021 by CJ

They say the phoenix rebirths itself from its own ashes. We are like that. Life is like that.  One person’s nightmare is a dream for someone else. Things get better for everyone with time. Exactly a year ago huge problems … Continue reading →

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cohousing diary- my real diary for living in co-housing

Posted on March 25, 2021 by CJ

Here is my real diary as I lived in cohousing.  I changed some things to make it understandable. I wrote this for myself. I always wanted to blog but this was just for me – never thinking I’d move out … Continue reading →

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Bug Off

Posted on March 20, 2021 by CJ

I am attending an amazing conference with people who want to start intentional communities (yes, I still dream). Some of the attendees have visited wonderful communities and would have joined except for one little problem – the bugs.  They were … Continue reading →

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In like a lamb

Posted on March 2, 2021 by CJ

Spring is here. I know because I hear the frogs. That was one of the few things I was sad about leaving. I loved hearing the frogs. Well, I moved by a marsh and I this week I found out … Continue reading →

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Super Bowl Blues

Posted on February 8, 2021 by CJ

Grief has a pattern to it.  The first year is the toughest.  You have these milestones and remember where you were the year before without the grief.  I’ve gotten to know grief too well. My dad died after his battle … Continue reading →

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Living with Weirdos – are you a good fit for cohousing part 2

Posted on January 26, 2021 by CJ

So I have been thinking about how people react to cohousing.  Very few are so excited that they are jealous of those that are in it. That’s how I felt – jealous of those who had a cohousing up and … Continue reading →

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