As you may remember, I mentioned earlier that I traveled not too long ago and, for subscribers to my newsletter, I also mentioned that I’d be blogging about my journey. At the very end of January we spent 3 days at Disney World (yes – again) followed by a 7-night Disney cruise. (more…)
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A Land and Sea Adventure
Posted in beach, beer, blogging, blooms, breakfast, Caribbean, cruise, Disney, Disney World, drinks, Family, food, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, travel, vacation, Walt Disney World, writing, tagged Bahamas, brunch, Caribbean, Castaway Cay, Cayman Islands, characters, clowning around, collages, Cozemel, Disney cruise, Falmouth, Good Hope Great House, Grand Cayman, Hell, islands, Jamaica, moonshine, photos, sangria on March 11, 2019| 8 Comments »
What Would You Do?
Posted in acting, Caribbean, costumes, dessert, desserts, Disney, Disneyland, drinks, Family, food, friends, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, love, vacation, Walt Disney World, writing, tagged actors, Captain Jack Sparrow, Disney, Disney geek, Dole Whip, Johnny Depp, magic, Magic Kingdom, magical, magical places, pirate ride, Pirates, Pirates of Caribbean, video, Youtube on June 5, 2017| 9 Comments »
I subscribe to a lot of Disney related websites, blogs, newsletters, etc., because, hey, I am a Disney geek. That’s right, I love all things Disney. Well, almost all things. I’m not a fan of Dole whips. (more…)
Heading North by Cruise Ship
Posted in beach, blogging, bucket list, Caribbean, Carnival cruise, cruise, dancing, drinks, Family, first car, friends, Hawaii, Holidays, humor, Jansen Schmidt, Mexico, vacation, tagged Alaska, Carnival Liberty, cruise to Alaska, cruising, Dancing, photo bombing, silly video, Texas, Youtube, zaffer on August 18, 2014| 23 Comments »
So by now you’re all sick of me talking about Texas so we’re going to give that little outing a rest. It’s time to start focusing on my upcoming cruise. That’s right, in September I’ll be sailing on the deep blue sea, headed north to Alaska.
I don’t know about you, but I love cruising. Only on a cruise can you be in a different port every morning, miles away from where you were yesterday and not have to pack your things and move to a new hotel. On a cruise, your hotel goes with you. Stellar!
Now, I’ve been on several cruises, to several glorious destinations: Eastern Caribbean, Western Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, but this will be my first journey to Alaska. And the bonus? I can check another thing off my bucket list. You see, it’s a goal of mine to visit every state in our great nation before I meet my maker. So far, with the exception of Alaska, I’ve been in every state west of the Mississippi River and all but the far north eastern corner on the east side. I’ve been as far up as Virginia but that’s it. Some day I’ll visit that last corner of the US.
But, I digress. I’m gearing up for my journey north and in so doing, I’ve been doing some on line research. I don’t want to miss any of the important stuff when I’m in port. Whilst surfing the web, I came across this silly video about cruising that made me giggle. I wanted to share it with you. It’s short and hopefully will bring a smile.
And so I leave you with this question: Have you ever danced behind someone without their knowledge? Would you ever? I think I just might have to give this a go when I get on the ship in a few weeks. Stay tuned for my report (and with any luck a video).
Word of the Day: Zaffer (zaffre)
Fun fact about me: I have owned 9 cars in my life; all but the very first one were brand new when I bought them.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, August 2014. Original photos by P. Rickrode. Video courtesy You Tube.
The Beauty of Uninspiration
Posted in beach, blogging, Cancun, Caribbean, Christmas, Fiction, friends, humor, Jansen Schmidt, Mayan ruins, Mazatlan, Mexico, rain forest, spring break, St. John, St. Thomas, vacation, words, writers, writing, tagged annual budget, budget, inspiration, manuscript, no inspiration, Sacramento Valley Rose, writing retreat on October 28, 2013| 18 Comments »
It’s time to blog again and I’ve got to say, I’m a little uninspired. It’s not that I’m in a slump or anything, because my creative juicies have been overflowing. Unfortunately, not with blog ideas.
I have a good excuse. Really, I do. I’ve spent countless hours this weekend reading and revising my recently completed fourth manuscript. I’ve been to my monthly writer’s group meeting and conducted a very productive board meeting where we discussed next year’s writing programs, our annual Christmas party and our 3-day writing retreat in 2015. Oh sure, that budget part was a little yucky, but it comes with the territory.
As far as blogging, I got nothing. I think it’s time for a vacation. I know, I know, I just got back from a vacation only a few short weeks ago, but I think people should get vacations every other month. Don’t you?
I found this article, while I was busy doing nothing on the internet. And by nothing I mean something creative like looking at You Tube videos about making homemade Christmas decorations and scanning through hundreds of Pinterest photos for inspiration. That’s something. Right?
Anyway, that article, here’s the link: (Link was removed 11/4/13 by author)
Let me know if you’d rather be in any of these places right now instead of wherever you’re at. I know which one I’d pick.
What do you do when you lose your inspiration?
Word of the Day:
Fun fact about me: I can sing about 50 commercial jingles from the 80’s and 90’s. Something else cluttering up my brain.
Original post by Jansen Schmidt, October 2013. Photo courtesy Google Images.