no fear – Page 4 – Karen Creamer Author, Coach, Speaker

Dance Party

January 22, 2016January 22, 2016 by Karen, posted in Music, no fear, Party for one

Something unusual happened today: I have my empty house to myself! The planets must have aligned! This is as rare and as exciting to me at 53 as it was when I was 16. As a matter of fact, the first time I was ever allowed to stay home alone in my house was when … Continue reading Dance Party

My soon to be published book

June 12, 2015June 12, 2015 by Karen, posted in author, books, NaNoWriMo, no fear, The write words at the write time, writing

...soon to be published, as Blondie so fabulously put it, one way or another. The most important step, to FINISH it, is done! My next step is to send out a query to an agent. Yep; I'm starting with just one. I’ll go from there. The one I am sending it to is with an … Continue reading My soon to be published book

Disney

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 by Karen, posted in family, no fear, teens, Travel

I went to Disney once before, in 1989 (or thereabouts). There was one ride I wanted to go on then: Space Mountain. I have no idea why, but I was fixated on it. When we got there, the first thing I did was ask where that ride was and, guess what? Space Mountain was CLOSED. … Continue reading Disney

Reiki, baby

March 20, 2015March 20, 2015 by Karen, posted in (it's all about the) food, Meditation, my one word, no fear, Reiki, SoulCollage

I have just completed my Reiki II class and I loved it! Chris Ann from Wells was my teacher. Truly, there is nothing like spending a day with like-minded individuals to make the time fly by. At no point did I even feel the urge to see what time it was. I didn't even think … Continue reading Reiki, baby

My 100th day

January 5, 2015January 8, 2015 by Karen, posted in health, no fear, yoga

Today is my 100th consecutive day of meditating. One hundredth. Consecutive. Day. I know, right? Prior to this, my meditation practice never lasted more than a few moments, if it occurred to me to do it at all, and then sometimes it consisted only of the thought,"Gee, I really should meditate," or even better (or … Continue reading My 100th day

Organization (or lack thereof)

January 3, 2015January 3, 2015 by Karen, posted in books, gardening, italian, knitting, no fear, writing, yoga

Organization? Thy name is not Karen. I have stuff. A lot of stuff. I have decided that I am ready to let stuff go. Keep it simple. Stupid. I have so many recipes and such that I have cut out, ripped out, torn out of magazines and newspapers and NEVER MADE. I should just throw them … Continue reading Organization (or lack thereof)

My one word 2015

December 30, 2014December 30, 2014 by Karen, posted in movies, my one word, NaNoWriMo2014, no fear, quest for the best, The write words at the write time, writing

I have written about My One Word (MOW) in the past. The premise is this: you pick just one word to inspire you all year long. If you are a writer, the appeal of only writing ONE WORD in a writing session is seductive. It is, however, also deceiving. It's harder to choose just one word to … Continue reading My one word 2015

Long time no see

May 30, 2014 by Karen, posted in Angels, family, good grief, Midlife Crisis, no fear

I went to see Melissa at Deep Blue Truth in Kennebunk today. I go every year (at least once) near my birthday as a present to myself. I always get messages from one or more of my friends and relatives that have died, and today was no exception. When they come through, they always talk … Continue reading Long time no see

One brave thing, part 2

May 14, 2014 by Karen, posted in fitness, health, local fun, Midlife Crisis, no fear

I went to the Aqua Yoga class on Monday morning, despite my trepidation. I got my big girl pants on (read: found a bathing suit that fit) and I went. I pulled up to the door at 8:59am. This is significant because usually I am at least a half an hour early for everything. Because … Continue reading One brave thing, part 2

One brave thing

May 12, 2014June 10, 2016 by Karen, posted in no fear, yoga

Today I am going to an Aqua Yoga class. I have been thinking about going to this class for weeks-maybe months. I have been practicing yoga for years, so it's not the yoga part that has been an obstacle for me. It's the aqua part. Why? I took childhood swimming lessons, but they didn't fully … Continue reading One brave thing