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Bird Bath Update
Is it silly to spend time on 'renovating' a bird bath? Maybe Did it bring me immense joy to paint this and add a diving board for the...
May 11, 2022


My First WDW 10K Race
January 2022 I ran the Walt Disney World 10K race event as part of their "Marathon Weekend" Backstory... I had heard about this weekend...
May 4, 2022


An Orlando Vacation
In January of 2022, I went on a group vacation with friends*- there were four couples on the trip, so 8 people in total. And it was...
Apr 27, 2022


My 100th Post
Wow. 100 blog posts already. I started this blog in April, 2020. The world was shutting down. There was a lot of uncertainty and fear...
Apr 24, 2022


59 Parks: Badlands
The Badlands National Park is located in western South Dakota and I have been to this park a handful of times. (lots of family vacations...
Apr 20, 2022


A Bathroom Mini-Makeover
I desperately want to update our outdated upstairs bathrooms, but alas, I am not made of money. (and quite frankly, I'm a little tired of...
Apr 13, 2022


A Promise Ring
At age 30, I bought myself a promise ring. It sounds ridiculous and silly, especially as a married woman, but hear me out... I have...
Apr 6, 2022


My First 10K
I completed my first running 10K this January after months of training using the "Couch to 10k" app, and I learned a lot -Not only about...
Mar 30, 2022


59 Parks: Black Canyon of The Gunnison
This one's a mouthful to say, but Black Canyon of The Gunnison is located in the southwest area of Colorado. So far I've visited this...
Mar 16, 2022


Gingerbread Houses 2021
Once I was out on my own, and able to decide more what I wanted out of the holidays & traditions, I knew I wanted a tradition that...
Feb 23, 2022


Home Buying: 10 Tips I Wish I'd Had
This is our third place together and we've now been in this house almost two years. As we're finally in the furnish-and-hang-out-phase...
Feb 20, 2022


59 Parks: Voyageurs
Voyageurs National Park is located in Minnesota, and it's a beaut. Anyone familiar with the state of Minnesota knows that it's got a lot...
Feb 20, 2022


10k Training Week 10
Into week 10! "Week 10" is used loosely here, as I took 2 weeks off in between. Not the best idea, but also I'm not totally mad at myself...
Nov 7, 2021


59 Parks: Pinnacles
Pinnacles National Park is one of many in California. I was definitely not the best version of myself when we visited this park. I was a...
Nov 4, 2021


10K Training Week 9
Into week 9! I am still in awe that I've made it pretty consistently through 8 weeks (2 months!) So I'm very excited to be entering the...
Nov 4, 2021


Meal Prep
I am SO HAPPY to say I'm getting back to finding routine after a year and a half of chaos (COVD, moving, changing jobs, renovations,...
Oct 30, 2021


The LEGO Typewriter
We each did our second "big" kits from LEGO. I picked a typewriter, and Drew picked R2-D2 collector series. I was really excited about...
Oct 23, 2021


Giant Paper Flowers
I thing giant paper flowers are beautiful and I had wanted to try this craft for awhile now. Bestie's bridal shower seemed like the...
Oct 16, 2021


10K Training: Weeks 7 & 8
Weeks are blending a bit, so I'm doing a combo week update here. There were a couple "optimized" runs that got added into the app...
Oct 13, 2021


Impromptu Fall Crown
I was recently in the dollar store, hunting for some pieces to an upcoming project, when I spotted a lot of Fall decor, and an idea...
Oct 10, 2021
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