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Evacuated from St. Maarten by Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas Cruise Ship
Part Four of our Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten Experience We had arrived at the cruise ship port only to be told by the guards that the ship was full. This was one of my lowest points of our hurricane … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure of the Seas, Aruba Hilton, communication, cruise ship, Curacao, evacuation, family, Flight, friends, gratitude, humanitarian, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, life, persistence, relationships, Royal Caribbean, St. Maarten, Survival
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St. Maarten Hurricane Irma Evacuation Plans
This is Part Three of Mike and my Hurricane Irma experience in St. Maarten Our local friends, Ron and his family, leaving our resort the morning we were to be evacuated Hurricane Irma had … Continue reading
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Tagged Adventure of the Seas, ambiguity, change, communication, conflict, cruise ship, customer service, evacuation, family, family relationships, Fralix, friend relationships, friends, good customer service, hope, hopelessness, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, internal conflict, life, life changes, patience, Royal Caribbean, St. Maarten
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Tragedy in Las Vegas
The blog post I planned for today must wait until next week. Safe at home away from Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten, that continuing story must take a back seat to the tragedy still unfolding in Las Vegas. I … Continue reading
Posted in conflict, family, life, tragedy
Tagged ambiguity, behavior, change, communication, conflict, crisis, effective communication, enough is enough, family, friends, greater good, gun control, kindness, Las Vegas, life, life changes, mental illness, nonverbal communication, shooter, tragedy
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Evacuated from St. Maarten
Our Royal Islander resort, a few hours before Hurricane Irma arrived. Part Two of Our Hurricane Irma Experience Mike and I finally arrived home from St. Maarten on Friday, September 15th, nine days after … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, ambiguity, change, communication, confidence, conflict, effective communication, family, friend relationships, friends, friendship, friendships, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, life, life changes, Looters, My story, relationships, St. Maarten, stranded, Survival, tourist
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Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten
“Don’t worry about the car; just stay safe.” This was from a representative of the car rental agency in St. Maarten from whom we had rented our car for our two week stay there. Mike and I had gone by … Continue reading
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Tagged ambiguity, change, communication, confidence, conflict, evacuation, family, family relationships, friend relationships, friends, friendship, friendships, grandchildren, gratitude, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Matthew, life, life changes, organization, relationships, St. Maarten, Survival, thankful
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Just Because You Have Space Does Not Mean That You Have Room for More Stuff!
Daughter Tara spoke those words last week when she was in Raleigh. These few days later, I do not even remember the context, but her words ring so clearly in my mind. I know that I have too much … Continue reading
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Tagged adulthood, bad habits, change, clutter, family, family relationships, life, life changes, memories, new year goals, organization, past, transition
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Time in a Bottle
On a trip this week to Pottery Barn Kids and Teens, I went down memory lane. Daughter Tara, granddaughters Mary Grace (12), Elsie (10), and Virginia (5) and I were shopping for a new bed for Elsie. One of the … Continue reading
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