Photo of the author, used by permission.

About Me — Cat Stravino

I have gotten old too darn fast.

I spent a good portion of my life raising four children (in what I describe as my conservative Christian period) only to get divorced.

I had to re-invent myself.

Change is the only constant.

I embraced it fully in 2017.

I learned to say “Yes!” to new things and since that time I have had wonderful opportunities —

• supported my way through school as a reindeer handler in Minnesota
• rode a motorcycle through the Sam Houston State Forest in Texas
• sailed a 36-foot boat across the Gulf Stream from Florida to the Bahamas
• portaged through the Boundary Waters of Canada
• completed tech school
• tried jui jitsu
• learned tennis
• started writing as a freelancer

Santa’s reindeer don’t mind the cold; they are built for it. Photo of the author, used with permission.

Life is all about change, learning how to embrace it and find the opportunities within. Learning is key to the process.