Turn (Five Minute Friday)

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Turn is the word prompt for this week’s Five Minute Friday Challenge. I often have to turn these words over and over in my mind until what I want to write about that word comes to me. Often it starts with thinking of all the ways the word can be used. Turn here, you missed your turn, turn around, take your turn, turn something old into something new, turn over a new leaf, turn the page, a turn for the worse, turn around and go back, turnover, turnip, turntable, everything will turn out fine, you get the idea. So many ways this could go, really. I deliberately try not to read any of the other writers’ take on the word so it won’t influence what I write.

Then, I remembered this cool photo I took while a trip with my hubby a while back. It was such a cool road we were driving on that we decided to turn into the scenic overlook parking area and get out an try to capture the wonder of what we were seeing. I discovered the coolness that is the panoramic mode on my cell phone camera and was able to capture the shot used above. Being able to take cool pictures is half the fun of these travel adventures. An additional perk is being able to turn the photos we take into graphics for this blog.

These days, hubby and I are concentrating our efforts on reclaiming our home one room or area at a time. The first area we decided to tackle was turning our adult daughter’s old bedroom into our reading room. I took before and after photos and plan to share that with you very soon. We were thrilled with how it turned out and hubby decided he wanted to tackle the basement next. That project is much more involved as it has three rooms full of stuff and is in need of some serious decluttering, cleaning, and rearranging. Those posts will also be coming in the not so distant future. We are finding that this reclaiming of our home has become addictive and instead of dreading it we are marveling at how much we have already accomplished and planning the next steps in the process. Exciting posts are coming, so please be sure to sign up for the email list so you won’t miss anything. If you have any trouble, just use the contact form to have me add your email address to the list. Trust me, the before and after pics are dramatic, you do not want to miss the transformations! We are turning our family home into the home we want to spend our retirement in and making it into the oasis we deserve to spend our time in between now and our golden years. What turns have you taken lately?

This post is part of the weekly Five Minute Friday link-up!
The prompt this week is: Turn
The assignment: Write for five minutes on the word of the week. This is meant to be a free write, which means: no editing, no over-thinking, no worrying about perfect grammar or punctuation. Just write.

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