Author of The Year of Less
Yesterday, we had our second of five (5) book club sessions together. A few people mentioned it is quickly becoming their favourite part of the week. Now that we are living with further restrictions here again, where we can’t socialize with anyone outside of our household, I would have to agree. It feels good to be able to gather online and connect over similar topics. This week, we:
This week, we talked about the idea/structure of ADVENTURES IN OPTING OUT, read the introduction to Section 1—The Base, and outlined the three main themes.
Let’s call it: somewhat of a book club. Not a serious book club. You don’t need to prepare anything. You don’t even need to have finished reading the book.
Apparently, it’s been 793 days since I wrote my last proper blog post. I’m not sure how you sum up 793 days in a few paragraphs, and so I’m not even going to try. Sitting at the keyboard today, the only thing I want to say right now is that: I’m here.
“2020 has been filled with all sorts of intentional and unintentional adventures in opting out, and Flanders offers a sturdy and flexible framework to navigate whatever path you are currently on.”
While we’re all waiting for the official release, I thought it might be fun to share a bit more about the book with you. So I reached out to my good friend Shannon McNay and asked if she would interview me about it!
To opt out is to step off the path you’re on and start doing what feels right for you. To do it, you have to embrace the fact that it will be an adventure, filled with risks and uncertainty, but also rewards and lessons that could potentially change your life in ways you have never imagined.
It’s been almost a full year since I stopped blogging. In that time, I’ve thought a lot about what I want to do with the archives—and, ultimately (after asking myself what 34-year-old Cait wants), I’ve decided to delete them.
You have all helped me in more ways than I can list here, and I am so grateful for your time, energy, and attention. Now, I believe that the best thing I can do is continue to model what it means to live an intentional life. In this case, that means trusting my gut and letting go of my blog, even if it feels scary.