Hello! Welcome to my blog, Oaks and Magnolias. I’m Carol, and I started this blog because I want to share my experiences and thoughts with you. I’m also interested in hearing your ideas, and about how you may have overcome problems in life and are living your best life. If you’re still working on developing the life you want, you’re in the right place. I want to help you, my readers, find the path to your best, full life – to the life that resonates with you. It’s different for all of us! For me, travel is essential to a full life, and so I’ll be talking about the places I’ve visited and things we’ve seen and done on our trips. I can’t wait to chat with you about our journeys and hear about yours. Many other things interest me, though – life is multi-faceted, after all. I also experiment with journaling and writing in different forms, including memoir and poetry. You’ll find help here with journaling basics and more – not only how to get started, but also ideas to develop a journal that has special meaning just for you. I’ll be sharing books and magazines that will help us find our best lives. I love to read, write, and learn – just now, one of my passions is learning other languages (French, Spanish, German, and I’ve just started studying Brazilian Portuguese). I also love cooking, gardening, exercising, practicing martial arts, and of course, spending lots of time with my husband, dogs, grown daughters and grandchildren. I’m betting we have something in common!
Oaks and Magnolias is the place where I’ve come to share the things I love and to help you find the path to your best life. I’m hoping we will have some fun along the way! Let’s talk about what makes our lives full – whether it be serious or funny, happy or heartbreaking, and the joys of finding our place in the universe!