Week 123!
Last week, I mentioned I was going to be presenting at my church’s retreat. It went so well. It was wonderful seeing women connecting on such a deep level and creating the beginnings of new friendships. This past week has been a good one, too. I had VTS practice, and Nigel had P/T. Other than that, we had a nice quiet week. Anyway, welcome to the Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot! Look for the link up to go live Thursdays at 9:30pm EDT. Sue’s post goes live in Australia on Friday at 12:30 pm. Sue won’t be posting for a few weeks as she’s on holiday in the UK and then Norway! Have a wonderful time, Sue!
As part of our new year reboot, we are now shining the spotlight on a different blogger each week. We invite you to stop by their blog, take a look around and say hello! This week, we spotlight Michelle from Postcards from the 3rd Planet. Michelle was my original co-host for the Traffic Jam Reboot!
Michelle says, “In a nutshell, I am an anti-racist, lgbtqi ally, liberal. I believe there are no illegal people. We need to help the homeless by housing them. We need to forego ideologies and focus on what works to keep the planet happy for harboring humans, and our civilization alive. I am leaving the United States. Albania will soon be my new home. I like to read, blog, travel, and make things. In addition to this blog, I have a book blog, Bookish, which I write under the pseudonym, Olivia. Why a pseudonym for a book blog? It’s my calm space, and the pseudonym reminds me keep it that way.” You can find Michelle here, and please tell her we sent you!
Wouldn’t you like to know more about your hostesses? We’ve got you covered there! Please feel free to drop by the others to see what their blogs are all about! We are a very diverse group of bloggers. Links to each blog appear below.
Marsha from Marsha in the Middle started blogging in 2021 as an exercise in increasing her neuroplasticity. Oh, who are we kidding? Marsha started blogging because she loves clothes, and she loves to talk or, in this case, write!
Melynda from Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household – The name says it all, we homestead in East Texas, with three generations sharing this land. I cook and bake from scratch, between gardening and running after the chickens, and knitting!
Lisa from Boondock Ramblings shares about the fiction she writes and reads, her faith, homeschooling, photography and more.
Sue from Women Living Well After 50 started blogging in 2015 and writes about living an active and healthy lifestyle, fashion, book reviews and her podcast and enjoying life as a woman over 50. She invites you to join her living life in full bloom.
Featured favorites from last week…
Cat’s writing is not just informative, it’s also fun to read!
Jill takes inspiration from others!
Rosemary gives us sage advice on aging gracefully!
And, now it’s your turn!
Please link up your favorite posts, DIY, baking, gardening, fashion…you name it…as long as it’s family friendly! Don’t forget some of your older posts might be just right for this time of year! Link up with me, visit a couple of others, and leave a comment or two! No worries if you don’t have a blog, just look around! You may find a new blog just waiting for you!
Marsha,
My Link Ups for today’s party are # 2, 3 and 4!!
Thanks so much for hosting this charming party!!! I truly do appreciate it as I do know the time involved with it….I hope you and your family are well and enjoying your week!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
You’re so welcome, Deb! I’m very glad you link up with us. I hope your little grands are growing and doing well!
Thanks for hosting. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Rena
https://finewhateverblog.com
Thank you so much, Rena! I hope your weekend was good and your coming week is even better!
Thanks for hosting Marsha and have a good weekend.
Thanks, Nancy! I hope you have a fantastic week ahead!
Thanks for the link up, Marsha! Have a wonderful weekend!
xo,
Kellyann
You’re welcome, Kellyann! I hope the coming week is more restful than last week!
Thank you for hosting and thank you for the feature!
Michelle was how I found you and the Traffic Jam in the first place, by the way.
Have a lovely weekend!
You’re so welcome, Cat! I was wondering just the other day how we found each other. I am glad we did! I love “talking” to you.
Right back at ya!
I’m so glad the retreat went well! Experiences like that add so much to our lives, don’t they? Thanks, as always, for hosting us all. We’re sharing #45 today. Wishing you and Nigel a fabulous fall weekend ahead!
Thank you, Laura! I was a little emotional at times, but it really did go quite well. Thank you so much for linking up with us!
Thanks for hosting Marsha, glad you’ve had a good week. I absolutely love the way Michelle thinks about life, the universe and the planet. I so wish life was that way and well thought like that.
Have a great weekend Marsha and very best wishes to Nigel 🙂
You are very welcome, Penny! Michelle has such a remarkable spirit. I am so glad their move went so well, and I can’t wait to read more about her adventures.
Lovely inspiration, perfect for the season.
Amalia
xo
Thank you, Amalia!
So glad to hear the retreat went well!
Thanks, Joanne! It went really well!
Hope you have a good weekend! While Michelle and I probably wouldn’t agree on a lot, I have followed her blog and her for quite a few years and her adventures in Albania are really interesting. Moving to another country is quite a change!
http://www.chezmireilefashiontravelmom.com
Thanks, Mireille! I’m amazed at how quickly Michelle and Dan accomplished this task. I think their new life has many adventures for them in store.
I’m glad the retreat went well!! There were so many good posts last week!
Thanks, Lisa! I’m glad it’s over because it was a lot of work, and I wasn’t even the woman in charge of it. We definitely had a lot of good posts.