laanba

A collection of 8 posts

Fixing the Photo Dumps

I've never really had a good system for organizing my photos, and lord knows I've tried over the years. My photography has changed over time as has technology and the where, how and why of sharing

Systems

My brain loves creating systems. The planning and the problem solving. Figuring out all the details. But here's the problem. One of two things happen. #1 I try my new system and if there is one thing that

January Reads

After reading on and off for years, I suddenly was reading like a whirling dervish the last semester of teaching and then it came to a complete stop as soon as I retired. Looking back now, I can see that

Books

My book journey has been all over the place. My mom was an avid reader, disappearing for hours in a book and so reading was a part of what we did. Growing up I remember losing myself in those pre-teen

The Trauma Years

2020 - 2024 have had some really rough spots and major changes. In fact the things Hubby and I went through are usually on the lists of most stressful events that people experience in their lifetime and for us it

Schedules

One of the biggest adjustments that I have had to make since retiring is the lack of schedules. And let's be honest, I haven't really made an adjustment. As a teacher my whole life was structured.

New Beginnings

Hi, I'm Laurie, aka laanba.  I’ve been wandering around the internet since 2004—blogs, photoblogs, microblogs, and just about every kind of social media you can imagine. Now, as I step into life after retirement, I want