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    Back to My Accidental Dream Home

    Kathi / October 15, 2015 / 20 Comments

    In a few days, season three of our temporary life in Slave Lake will come to an end and we’ll be heading south – home to the starter house we bought 30 years…

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    My Family Defined

    Kathi / September 15, 2015 / 4 Comments

    I’m so excited about my guest blogger today. Buddy, has written his perspective of our family and I’m more than happy to share –    What does it mean to be in our…

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    Blissful and Blessed

    Kathi / July 15, 2015 / 6 Comments

    I haven’t quit smiling since I left Calgary for Slave Lake yesterday. After a week of connecting with family and friends, I am feeling truly blessed.   I can’t express these feelings any…

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    My Two New Loves

    Kathi / July 1, 2015 / 4 Comments

    Dear Buddy and Princess, Sorry kids, I have two new loves. When you started moving into your “big people” lives, there was plenty of room for a mom to fill and I’ve been…

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    Do My Kids Need a Better Life Than Mine?

    Kathi / February 27, 2015 / 10 Comments

    One evening a while back, I was sitting around with friends after a Calgary Stampeder football game when one of them said, “All we want for our kids is that they have a…

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    A Valentine for Mom

    Kathi / February 12, 2015 / 11 Comments

    Mom, it’s only been through taking the writing you left for us, transcribing it and setting photos to it, that I’ve fully grasped the magnitude of your legacy. Your family has learned so…

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    Dad Skis With Me

    Kathi / December 9, 2014 / 14 Comments

    It’s that time again. The ski hills in Banff are opening for the season. We’ll be digging out our equipment, dusting it off and heading to the mountains in no time. At 55,…

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  • Empty Nest,  Temporary Life/Travel

    Princess, Our Fifteen French Favourites and Me

    Kathi / October 15, 2014 / 18 Comments

    Princess and I had great plans to post on my blog while in France. Despite our best intentions, we found ourselves too distracted by the experience to focus on writing. It was our…

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  • Empty Nest,  Temporary Life/Travel

    Making BIG Memories

    Kathi / September 16, 2014 / 8 Comments

    Oh, how I wish I’d followed through on plans for this one dream – to take a big trip with Mom – just the two of us. Over the years, we took a…

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  • Empty Nest

    Full in Slave Lake

    Kathi / August 31, 2014 / 12 Comments

      My situation never seems quite right. When I’m in Slave Lake, I miss Buddy and Princess. When I’m in Calgary, I miss The Consultant. Whenever I start feeling the “empty” in empty…

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Kathi Ostrom Gowsell

Kathi Ostrom Gowsell

In 2011, I was sitting at my desk in a corporate office wondering why. I had two grown children on the verge of flying the nest and a husband working 8 hours away. It was obvious change was needed. For eight years, I lived what I called My Temporary Life, spending 6 months at home and 6 months in a contract destination with my husband. I've reconnected with him and my writing. I've examined family life, observed the world around me and written about it in my journal and on my blog. It’s now thirteen years later. I’ve transitioned through the empty nest. The Temporary Life has come to an end. For five years I worked back at a desk job but am officially retired from traditional work. Finally. Now, I’m focused on creative revival and ready to share all that is good in life!

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