I’m grateful to be welcoming in the new year by cataloging the important parts from the previous year. It helps me have the right mindset going forward. In preparing to write this 2023 recap, I enjoyed going over details of events that I had already forgotten about. I am so grateful that I hold myself to doing this annual digest, even though it’s more for me than the readers of this blog, because it brings out incredible reflections on the […]
It took me a long time to write my 2022 digest and it wasn’t just because so much stuff happened over the last year. It was partially because my family has been taking turns having rough colds for weeks – months, really – and it’s hard to get anything done when we’ve all been so sick. But it’s also because I always go through my Instagram posts to see if I forgot anything and I just couldn’t stop staring at […]
This year was not one I have been eager to reflect on. I had to force myself to start the process of reviewing 2020 for my annual digest. But, once I got started I was rather surprised to remember how many positive things did happen this year. Writing this digest is always a therapeutic process. There’s not a big trip to share, but we did find smaller ways to travel and enjoy time together. So much time together. It was […]
This is my fifth yearly digest since my blog began in July 2015, and I really love writing them. I enjoy going through my files, documents, statistics, and photos to relive the last year – it’s amazing how quickly I’ll forget what happened just six or seven months ago. When I started writing the digests I figured they would mostly be for my benefit, but over 200 people read my 2018 digest. That’s not a huge number, but I’m impressed […]
On an unassuming street in Greensboro, North Carolina, is a lovely treehouse called The Roost. The cozy home is tucked behind the owner’s house and blends into the backyard so well that I actually drove past it the first time. It’s always in high demand as it’s one of the top Airbnb rentals in Greensboro, and yet this stunning eco-friendly treehouse is practically hidden within a residential area. In this post, I’m going to share the details of my stay […]
In December we celebrated our fourth wedding anniversary in a luxury yurt in Afton, Virginia. Little did we know when we booked this “anniyurtsary” last August that it would also be serving as our babymoon! We found out we were expecting in late September and also realized that time and financial limitations would prevent us from taking a dedicated babymoon (something I’ve always wanted to do). Fortunately, this luxury yurt was so fantastic that it helped me forget my disappointment about […]
Allow me to introduce Koopa, my four year old pet budgie, emotional support animal, and pint-sized travel companion. She is named after Koopa Troopa, a turtle-like character from the Super Mario series. She loves to eat corn and climb in my hair. Koopa also loves to fly laps around our home and requires constant supervision. I love her so much it hurts. Perhaps the most interesting thing about Koopa is that she travels with us! People, especially dog or cat […]
As much as we enjoy traveling to fascinating places with overflowing itineraries and a ‘see everything’ attitude, we also love to get away from it all. That’s why once a year, on our anniversary, we intentionally travel to a place where we can leave everything behind and reconnect with each other. For our third anniversary we chose a rustic cabin in the mountains of North Carolina for our escape, and it was exactly what we needed. Disclosure: This […]
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