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About 365 days of marriage

I started this blog in April of 2011. At the time, Bret and I were wedding photographers and it was a way to share how marriage is more about the day to day and so much more than the wedding day itself. For about 5 years, I blogged about the joys and sorrows of the Christian walk, marriage, work, family and friends. I’ve blogged every day since a few weeks after I started. In May of 2015, we photographed our last wedding. Now, I have become passionate about simplicity, particularly in marriage, Christianity, business, travel and life. For a number of reasons, we have become minimalists. I’ve found that having simplicity makes life so much deeper, refreshing and joyful. I hope that this blog will help others see the benefits of living simply.

Day 2906 – I Left My Heart In West Virginia – or – Happy Log Cabin Day!

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I just love all of the fun “holidays” people celebrate. I adore log cabins, so I was happy I could share my love today!

This view is from a cabin we stayed in with friends back in 2013. It’s funny, West Virginia (where this was taken) is on my radar for my personal retreat!

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Day 2905 – Library Adventures

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One thing I’m trying to make time for in my life is fun and following my heart. I had a random urge to find a whole stack of books by the same author. I did some searching last night, and mapped out my plan. I ended up visiting 3 libraries today. All within 10-15 minutes of our apartment. It brought me so much joy to spend so much time around books today. I have absolutely NO shame in admitting I currently have 92 items checked out of the library. Ahhhh, so many books. I realized while driving around that it gave me the opportunity to follow two of my passions – books and travel. Even though I only spent about 30-60 minutes in the car, I still felt the joy of travel. It was a great reminder that you can still do the things you love with a low budget, and little time. I even came up with a new fun project….but I’m going to save that for another day. 🙂

What fun things do you do to enjoy your joys?

And if you’re wondering what 92 items look like, here you go…..well, actually 90….I have one ebook checked out and I THINK one item unaccounted for…..eeeek! But I will say, in all my years of having lots of books out, I’ve only had a couple of bucks in fees.

EDIT: The missing book was hiding in my backpack! Whew!

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Day 2904 – My Rings Are Lovely In Pencils

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This morning, I had the pleasure of breakfast with a few of my favorite photographer friends. They like to sketch and paint, and I HAD to take photos of my rings in the pencils!

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Day 2903 – Am I A Best Seller?

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I check my Amazon stats every day or so. To see how many people have ordered using my Amazon link, and ordered one of my books. I really shouldn’t because I’m not getting serious traffic or money. Ha ha, but I still can’t help myself. Here’s a little known fact – it’s really easy to become a best seller on Amazon. I priced my book at $0.00 on Sunday, and shortly after, I was at #4 and #5 for two categories in the free lists. Yesterday, I was jumping around between 6 and 7 in a paid category.

To me, success in a book launch is just one more person making a change. I lucked out, and one of my reviewers had a change from reading the book, so the book was a success before it even launched. I will say, I am at the top if you search “Planning a road trip” on Amazon.

What do you think? What makes a book launch successful? What makes a person a best seller?

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Day 2902 – My Road Trip Struggle

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There’s something you don’t learn about road trips and cross country travel until after you take a few trips…..they’re really, really addicting!

As I’ve been checking my On This Day on Facebook this week, I’m reminded of our amazing road trip last summer. This time last year, we were leaving our little cabin at a KOA and driving to Yellowstone.

Ahhhh, road trips. 🙂

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