Thank you for visiting my blog.
It’s now been almost 8 years since I retired and 6 years since I started my first blog. During that time, this space has evolved although I like to think that I’ve been somewhat successful in my original purpose to provide inspiration to others to challenge their comfort zone.
I still believe in ‘living on the edge’. It’s not about trying death-defying activities (although I’ve done a few of those too), but about being adventurous and challenging myself to do new things.
I like to think of myself as an explorer. I’m a hiker, cyclist, amateur photographer, and wannabe artist. I look for the unusual, the curious, and the simple beauties that surround us.
Those are the kinds of stories you will find here in my space.
I hope you will enjoy your visit to my blog and find my stories entertaining, thought provoking, or perhaps even a little inspiring.
I can also be found on my other blog Following a Bold Plan
Updated January 2019
your blog is very amazing. God bless you and shower you lots of blessings.
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Enjoyed every bit of your post.Really looking forward to read more. Really Cool.
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Thank you 🙂
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Joanne, I’m ready to get out of my comfort zone. . .love your blog!
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Thank you so much 💕
I am reminded of a poem by Mary Oliver – Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. 😊
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“Instructions for living a life” I love it. That’s what we do here on our blogs! #FullLiving
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Hello Joanne,
We saw your comment on Widow Badass Blog and are so happy we did. Your attitude and your outlook on life are so refreshing. We love your blog. Will follow!
Cheers,
John and Susan
Medellin, Colombia
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Thank you! What a lovely comment 💕
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UM I SWEAR I didn’t read your “about me” page prior to writing mine – haha! I see LexKlein is one of your followers. she is a GEM!!
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See?! I told you we were a lot alike 🙂
I recently found Lex and it seems we are all kindred spirits. This is the best part of blogging …. where like-minded people manage to find and inspire each other!
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It is the best part of blogging – makes my heart happy. I have had the privilege of meeting her in person – she is exactly like who you would envision. 🙂
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Hi Joanne,
For the past couple of weeks we’ve been writing about how we’re simplifying our life – and we invited you to share your thoughts on the subject. The response was wonderful! Thanks so much.
We loved reading your real-life experiences and have included them in our next post with a shout out to you and link to your blog. It will be published next Monday, July 29.
Thanks again. You made our day!
Terri & James @ gallivance.net
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Thank you! I’m really honoured!
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I love this saying…I will try to take up less space!
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No,you’re supposed to take up space….by living life to the fullest
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Nice! I love this 🙂
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I do appreciate you for the great work you’re doing!!!
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Thank you! You’ve just made me smile 🙂
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I did? You made my day, thank for the positive comment!
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you said you like living on the edge hope you dont fall of the edge,that reminds me of stop the world
i want to get off
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Falling off is definitely a potential hazard 😏
…but I believe it’s only in challenging our comfort zones do we really discover ourselves.
As you implied in your comment, some days the limits of our comfort zone is simply to drag ourselves out of bed and face the day.
Thank you so much for visiting and sharing a thought 🙂
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[…] challenge was one I learned about from Joanne at My Life Lived Full. It felt do-able as it was just one new thing a week and new things were defined very broad. […]
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Trans Canada trail eh? Have you done it yet?
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Sadly, my hiking partner pulled out of this adventure at the end of the winter earlier this year. At this point we had covered about 1,000 km – all of it in Southern Ontario.
I’ve now modified our original goal significantly. My new plan is to travel portions of the trail in each of the provinces and territories – likely on my own. Last summer I made 2 trips into Quebec alone on my bicycle on the TransCanada. In total, I spend 6 days travelling alone on the trail. I proved to myself that I could do this – although admittedly, being alone isn’t quite the same as sharing the experience with someone 😏
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I will take “walking on the edge” lessons from you. Some people find me brave, but I think of myself as mostly playing it safe. Seeing how others live life to the fullest is always good inspiration! Glad you found me through Lisa! (I’m a hiker, too, so I will really love reading about your treks.)
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Thank you! That’s so appreciated!
I believe we all have different tolerances for risk and what ‘being on the edge’ means to us. Regardless of how we define it, we all owe it to ourselves to challenge our personal edges of comfort. I truly believe that’s where life is really lived 🙂
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I’m looking forward to sharing along in your exciting adventures, Joanne. And I like your attitude a lot. Have fun–
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Thank you 😊
The older I get, the more I realize that a happy and fulfilled life is all about the right attitude 🙂
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Potrei avere un passaggio 🙂
Piacere,
Renzo
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Spero che vi piaccia 🙂
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I like it ! 🙂
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🙂
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what a gorgeous & thoughtful site here !
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Thank you 🙂
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Inspiring and heartfelt! Cheers.
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Thanks 🙂
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I heard the Canadian group the Stampeders singing “Sweet City Woman” on the radio today. The 6 Million people plus more all said the banjo, words and beat really lifted their spirits. Your blog and straightforward way of writing fits well with how I pictured friends I would make while blogging, Joanne. Leaving teaching didn’t turn my brain off, you are a smart and fun person to “know!” Smiles, Robin
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Awww … what a nice thing to say, Robin ❤️ I really appreciate it!
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Hi!
I just found your blog via Thursday Doors. Some interesting posts! I’m retired too! And agree with your philosophy that ‘life is what you make it’. We bought a boat and sailed it from UK to Greece!
What country are you from?
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Hi Georgie – nice to ‘meet’ you! You’ve probably figured out by now that I’m Canadian 🙂🇨🇦
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Hi Joanne, I just popped over from Donna’s Retirement Reflections site. And I must say, you had me at your tagline: “If you’re not living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.” Wish I had thought of that! I’m looking forward to following along on all of your risk-taking, tight-rope walking, self-determined adventures! We’re kindred spirits! ~ Lynn
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Oh yay! Another fellow adventurer!! I believe so much in that saying .. “Life Is Not Measured By the Number of Breaths We Take, But By the Moments That Take Our Breath Away”.
I wish I could take credit for the byline. I saw it many, many years ago on a bumper sticker, of all places. It resonated with me and stuck.
Happy to have you along, Lynn!! Welcome 🙂
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When retired, then You have time to plan dreams, which never came thue.
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The runway is definitely shorter with a lot less time to accomplish things.
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I have been retired since 2004. I told about my life and my blog in:
About me.
Your word runway nearly touched my work history. 🙂
Matti
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Exactly – life is what we make it. And the older we get, we take it one day at a time and do our best to make it as fun as can be. Life is too short being miserable and grouchy. Have a great day. Enjoyed reading your blog.
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I agree! It’s easy to find reasons to be miserable and grouchy. But it’s also easy to see beauty, discover new things, and find simple pleasures in an ordinary day. Why choose the former when you can have the latter?
Thanks for visiting and your kind comment.
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I agree. Life is what you make it.
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Thank you. I’m reminded of that on a regular basis.
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Me too.
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Thanks for the follow! Looks like we’ve got similar interests — look forward to perusing through your adventures and findings!
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Thanks – and likewise 🙂
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Yip! I got here thanks to Marsha.
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Thank you so much for visiting … and thank you again to Marsha!! 🙂
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Hi Joanne, are you on Twitter? I am featuring you in my post today. It’s a post of blogs to read each day. Your day on my post is March 19. Check it out. http://wp.me/p7tP3I-Ej
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Thanks Marsha – that’s very kind and I really appreciate it.
I do have a twitter account, but I’m rarely there. Instagram is more my speed 🙂
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I do Instagram, too, but not from my blog. I use it for pictures I take as I take them, so they are not tied to a blog post. Do you use Instagram to promote your blog?
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No – I’m like you. I use Instagram as a spontaneous-I-have-a photo-to-share medium. I prefer to keep these 2 accounts mutually exclusive so that people following me on Instagram don’t see the same stuff as what I put in my blog.
Having said that, sometimes a photo will overlap, but that’s usually by accident rather than design.
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Exactly. that is what I do. I’ve had Twitter for a while, but we are focusing on Twitter in our Networking Bloggers FB group. 🙂
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Hi Joanne. Max introduced me to your blog. Have had a look around and enjoyed your posts. Found inspiration on this page as I have been ‘skipping along the edges from my comfort’ zone for the past few years. I have recently tried (not so successfully) to dive a little deeper back into my comfort zone by looking for work while visiting SE Asia. Apparently the universe has different ideas for me because my job search is not progressing to plan. It has had me a bit down but your words managed to perk me up and reminded me that ‘it will all be okay, it always is in the end’.
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Sometimes the Universe delivers us a dish we really don’t like. I’m the kind of person who believes it’s for a reason … one we might never know why.
Good luck with your travels. Sometimes retreating into our comfort zone is a good thing. It helps us recharge, refocus, and gain perspective.
Thanks so much for visiting 🙂
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I have to keep in mind that when I’ve been served unpleasant dishes from the universe in the past, they turned out to be just what I needed in the end…and often followed by experiences as yummy as cupcakes. Looking forward to getting past the ‘tripe’ and enjoying more cupcakes 😀. Thanks again for your ear.
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The lesson learned is that what we want often isn’t what we need. A bitter lesson, but still helpful in the end … or so I keep telling myself 😉
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#metoo 😄
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I love that quote at the top of your blog: “If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re taking too much space”. Brilliant and inspiring! Looking forward to following your adventures (door-related and otherwise) 🙂
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Thank you! That quote has been with me for most of my life. Every once in a while I need it to give myself a good nudge 🙂
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Hi Joanne, may I begin by thanking you for not only visiting sgtcookie but liking and commenting on it. You’ve single handedly quadrupled my audience figures and from overseas too! Of course I should be berating you for causing my tumble (shock and surprise has that effect on me) but what sort of guest would I be, visiting and leaving my good manners on the porch with my dirty, cricket covered footwear?
So… yes tea’s good thanks, milk, no sugar…
So, nice place you’ve got here, I think I’m going to enjoy my visit, although it’s so busy! You’ve got followers, proper, real followers and lots of them! I suspect this may be the legacy of writing a quality blog so I look forward to having a good rummage through.
Sgtcookie has reached it’s conclusion and I’m unsure what to do next. I’ve got a collection of verse that I’ve started posting on another site. This may interest you more than dusty old cricket related essays and almost guarantees an existence out of your comfort zone. ‘What is he doing to Shakespeare’s English!!!!!!’
Anyway, before I completely outstay my welcome. Thanks for the tea. Best wishes. 🙂
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You are one very entertaining writer!! If you have another site somewhere, I would love to read it. Please let me know 🙂
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Thanks Joanne, that is lovely of you to say. My verse can be found at http://www.someversetobuysometime.wordpress.com
I’ve posted 3 poems so far but have a few more to buy that time while I consider the next step along the path to world blogging domination. 😉
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I’m looking forward to more 🙂
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Always spirit lifting to visit. Regards Thom
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Thanks Thom. I appreciate that 🙂
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Hi Joanne. How are you? Thank you for registering to participate in the Cherished Blogfest 2016. I look forward to reading your post.
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Thank you Peter. I’m back for a 2nd year and looking forward to it 🙂
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Hi Joanne, as promised Yvonne and myself are now followers of your blog.
Hoe to read many interesting stories!
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Thank you!! I hope you enjoy them too. I hope to get back into my blogging routine soon 🙂
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Just want to pass on the nomination for the Ewonderhub Blogger Award to you
as I love your writing.
Details of what is involved are on this link https://chezsheasite.wordpress.com/2016/05/18/aw-thanks/
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Hi Joanne – I am enjoying (and am being inspired by) your Bruce Trail blog, and wanted to know about the logistics of your adventure. Did you have two cars (one at each end) whenever you went out to hike a section of the trail?
It was great to see you go out on the trail in all kinds of weather. Fantastic!
Doug
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Thanks Doug. It really was a wonderful adventure and I encourage anyone to give it a try 🙂
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Hi Joanne,
I’d like to nominate you for a Blogger Recognition Award! If you’d like to accept, you can find the details here:
https://adventuresinthirtysomething.com/2016/05/02/blogger-recognition-award/
Best,
Shannon
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Thank you Shannon. I really appreciate that you thought of me and my blog.
I accept with gratitude, but I prefer not to respond to rules of the award. I’m bad that way 😉
Thanks again!
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Hello, Joanne! Nice to meet you! You have a great blog! Looking forward to explore it 🙂
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thank you! I appreciate the visit 🙂
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Have just discovered your lovely blog through the blog challenge. Really look forward to hearing more of your adventures!
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Thank you! I love the A-Z challenge. It’s fun and I *meet* so many new and interesting people! I appreciate you visiting 🙂
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So much talent here!!! Lots of dope stuff in your blog. Amazing writer.
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I like your way of thinking, staying positive. I´ll jump on the wagon for the ride and drop by when time permits.
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Thanks Charly … back at you 🙂
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