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A New Year, A New Decade

evelinawood

The funny thing about time is that it’s constant; it continues on and before you know it another day, week, month, or even a year has gone by. And then you’re left wondering what the heck just happened?

Tonight we celebrate as a New Year and a new decade begin. For me, it’s a time to reflect on my dreams, passions and lesson; a time to figure out the next steps.

When I started this blog a couple of years ago, I had grand ideas of posting regularly about the research I was doing for my stories, the books I was reading for pleasure, and snippets about my everyday life. While I have done a few blog posts over the years, they definitely haven’t been a priority and I certainly haven’t committed myself to building this site the way I intended.

I also haven’t committed to writing anything else at all in the way I had envisioned. Life happened and other things took my attention away from my passion and my dreams. That’s been my life these last few years in a nutshell… The thing I kept forgetting in all of the chaos is that the balance is found by taking time for me… I never penciled in time for me to pursue my goals. I got caught up in my children’s lives and activities, working 45+ hours each week in my career and trying to balance it all and still retain my sanity.

Heading into 2020, I’m making a commitment for the coming year and the coming decade. I’m going to schedule time for me to write, to create, and to find my place as I move into the stage of motherhood that will find me with an empty nest in a couple of short years.

I have many characters, settings and plot lines that have been in my head and a million blank pages to capture them on… and a new blank calendar to plan my dreams with!

I wish you all love, peace and the courage to pursue your dreams! Happy New Year!

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Published by evelinawood

I was lucky to have been born in the Hudson Valley, NY. My heart lies buried deep in my roots: the tract of immense acreage from New York City to the Adirondacks that is a treasure trove of American History beginning with the Native Indian tribes of the Algonquin and Iroquois to colonization, the Revolutionary War, to the Industrial Age and right up through to modern times. It is an area that has experienced profound change, yet still retains its majestic beauty. I fell in love with Hudson Valley history at a young age. My hometown alone has three historic sites: the homes of Franklin D Roosevelt, the Vanderbilts and the Livingston Mills. As a young girl I imagined myself as a part of these homes and I was lucky to have teachers who flamed my passions for local history; they created an insatiable curiosity that has followed me throughout my life; inspiring me to learn more about all of the people who came before me. My favorite time period is the Edwardian Era: the time of robber barons, railroad magnates and gilded lifestyles, encompassing the end of the Victorian Era until the First World War. Those who had money flaunted it profusely, and those who didn't suffered in unimaginable ways. The Hudson Valley experienced the contrast directly with the immense mansions built along the shores of the Hudson River to the immigrants arriving in New York City to make a new life in the United States. My blog will provide glimpses of life in the Hudson Valley during this time by drawing on the historical research I am always working with and through the snippets of stories I am writing. I hope that my blog brings you enjoyment and a new perspective on a beautiful area so important to American History. Happy reading and thank you for taking the time to visit me!