by Kelli Donley | Apr 15, 2022 | Media, Novel, Writing
Desert Divide is live and out in the world! What a great week it has been. The book was published Monday. Since, I’ve confirmed one book signing in August, have several others in a pending-phase, and have a new paid writing opportunity coming my way. It’s...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 16, 2022 | Journal
I’m 42. Is this too late for a mid-life crisis? Do I really think I’ll see 84? Is this a crisis, or just the emotional exhaustion from playing viral hide-and-seek for more than two years? Some how, with international trips, an adult child going to college...
by Kelli Donley | Feb 3, 2022 | Family
My friend Sagar is an accomplished pet photographer. He has been featured in Outside magazine and his love for dogs shows in his work. Whenever he’s in town, I beg for a few updated shots. These are a few of my favorites from the last session. He perfectly...
by Kelli Donley | Jan 13, 2022 | Travel
We started 2022 at a resort on the Yucatan, a work trip of sorts for my husband. It was, to put it simply, absolutely wonderful. Like everyone managing life during this never-ending pandemic, we were in desperate need for a mindless break. Traveling was not for the...
by Kelli Donley | Dec 7, 2021 | 2021, Novel
I’ve recently finished writing and editing my fourth novel, DESERT DIVIDE. It will be published in early 2022. Fourth novel. I remember when I was standing at the bottom of the publishing mountain lugging along my first novel 11 years ago, not sure how to take...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 17, 2021 | 2021, Correspondence, Get Fit
I have tennis elbow. For the first time in my adult life, I’m dealing with chronic pain in my elbow, wrist, and hand. Does anyone know of a professional who can help with hand and wrist pain??? It has been bothering me for about two months. It started as a sore...
by Kelli Donley | Nov 3, 2021 | 2021, Public Health
I was fortunate to receive my COVID-19 booster shot today. I visited a pharmacy website this morning and by late afternoon, I had the vaccine in my arm. There were no expenses that I was required to pay, and the entire process took longer because I had to drive to the...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 25, 2021 | 2021, Happy Hippie
I flew to the Bay area this weekend for a quick visit with the Brennan sisters. Meg was in town, visiting from her new life in Denmark, and Katie just bought a new home. It was a wonderful, quick time together. I spent much of it just holding on to Meghann before she...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 19, 2021 | 2021, Happy Hippie
Take a swing, read a book, listen to the wind blow through the trees. Happiness is relative, and fake positivity is harmful. Let’s start there. This is not a guide to how to achieve happiness, but instead a few steps I’ve taken in the last few years to...
by Kelli Donley | Oct 12, 2021 | 2021, Good to Great, Reduce, Reuse
A few years ago, my friend Kara began posting about how she was shifting how she shopped. She was going to stop buying new and focus on vintage and thrift shops. Kara is a dish and has great fashion sense. She can pull off stuff that would look laughable on my near...
