Day to Day Dare

I just recently came back from a fabulous beach trip with a group of girlfriends. We all knew each other and were in the same circles for awhile as we were growing up. We sort of became a “group” because of a trip we took our junior year to the beach over Spring Break. Since then, there are pictures of us at graduation, weddings, baby showers, Christmas get-togethers, and other life events. One of these women I sat by in kindergarten. One I lived down the street from and met in first grade. One I “snuck out” with for the first time. One I met in fifth grade when she moved to our school and we roomed together in college – were maids of honor at each other’s weddings. A couple I met in junior high and bonded with because of our height challenges and our love for laughter. One I met in high school and we cheered together and I was drawn to her easy-going personality and generosity. And what’s really great is all these women love each other ! It’s not like there’s one person t...

Today it starts. Day to Day Dare that is. This is where I, Gretchen Dare, will be posting blogs about the goings on of the day, or my thoughts throughout the day, with the plan to follow up those things with a coinciding dare. A dare for me, and those reading. I've been thinking of doing this blog for awhile. I've had the name picked out, even wrote some posts, but never published them. Then I got an idea for a book! It's got a great title. I started writing it and then I got stuck, and thought, writing a blog would be so much better! Less commitment. Can flow day to day without all being the same topic. And so, here we are. Perhaps this launch is the most productive form of procrastination - because I'm still writing - and I believe the the more one writes the better a writer they become....hmmmm... So, here is my dare for today. Take something you're having trouble committing to and commit to trying it, pursuing it, working on it, for at least 15 minutes e...