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    Sometimes It’s Comfortable To Be Uncomfortable

    Kathi / May 17, 2013 / 2 Comments

    Life can change by stepping outside the door, at the flick of a light switch, with the buzz of a text message.  In split seconds, uncomfortable presents its self, accompanied by unknown. Some…

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    The Real Awkward Age

    Kathi / April 23, 2013 / 4 Comments

    We, empty nesters, are at that awkward age. We wander around looking for a jacket to hang up, a notebook to place on the shelf, a pile of folded laundry to set on an…

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    The Empty Nest North

    Kathi / June 19, 2012 / 7 Comments

    I am becoming a woman I can’t see. I am an empty nester and in, what experts would call, transition. You know, that period where one changes from one state or condition to…

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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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