I have been through so many phases:
1. I used to be deeply involved in church life, serving as Eucharistic Minister, Religious Education Instructor, Outreach to the Homeless, etc. I invited priests and Catholics to my home for dinner many times:
2. Then, David and I got involved with Marriage Encounter and attended 2 weekend retreats at St. Stephen’s Diocesan Center. We also attended Love Circle meetings and participated in dialoguing with other married couples as well as each other. This was to improve and enhance our marriage:
3. We also were involved with the University of Hawaii Football Program, attending meetings, parties, and tailgates involving coaches and other fans:
4. I was a newsletter editor for American Pen Women, Honolulu Chapter. I attended monthly meetings and enjoyed the Christmas parties at members’ homes:
5. I used to play my violin with gusto and energy:
Sorry, these phases have all come to an end due to loss of interest. It just got stale.
However, there is one phase that I have not ended, and that’s “Gigi-Hawaii.” I started my blog on November 20, 2006 — 16 years ago. I post 3 days per week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday. I still enjoy blogging.
gigi-hawaii 
January 13, 2023 at 12:36 am |
I am very happy for you. You have discovered a lifelong passion which you enjoy so much that is a joy to do. Congratulations!
January 13, 2023 at 1:45 am |
…life is a journey.
January 13, 2023 at 1:54 am |
Interesting… you’ve led a full & varied life, that’s for sure! PS. Gigi I started my blog in Nov 2006 too, but never had it in me to post 3 times a week :^)
January 13, 2023 at 4:49 am |
I see that you stood with proper posture to play. Fiddlers just tend to sit and hash about. 😀
January 13, 2023 at 5:28 am |
That’s true life changes, we get older, and lots of things are no longer interesting! Valerie
January 13, 2023 at 5:43 am |
Glad you still blog.
January 13, 2023 at 6:53 am |
I’m so glad you haven’t ended your blog! I know those phases well. I think we all have them. But they make us more well rounded and interesting people.
January 13, 2023 at 7:51 am |
I am glad that blogging still holds your interest.
January 13, 2023 at 8:48 am |
What surprises me the most is how little I miss parts of my life that I thought would last forever and now are just memories. 🙂
January 13, 2023 at 10:54 am |
It wasn’t that long ago that you had a renewed interest in the violin. I’m sorry to hear you gave that up, but I understand losing interest.
January 13, 2023 at 10:36 pm |
We all go through many phases in our life. Most important you enjoyed every phase of your life. Glad that you still have the passion for blogging.
January 14, 2023 at 1:09 am |
You sure did a lot, there were many phases indeed.
Interesting to see how different lives go!
We hat 13 years of weekend-relationship and many things changed through the years, too.
But… blogging sticks 🙂
I think it´s good to keep track of our lives like that – share and connect.
January 14, 2023 at 3:24 am |
A full and varied life through all the phases.
January 14, 2023 at 4:05 am |
Thanks for sharing your past interest, Gigi, certainly a varied group. Like yourself, myself and husband have gone through various activity phases, depending in part upon our location. Some have fallen away to replaced by different ones. I still enjoy blogging and have no plans to stop because there are so many diverse and interesting bloggers who share their lives, like yourself.
Congratulations and best wishes to you for continued blogging, my friend.
January 14, 2023 at 6:04 am |
It’s fun to review the various chapters in our lives, isn’t it? And I’m sure you still have a few chapters yet to go … and we’ll enjoy hearing about them in your beautiful blog.