Category: family
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Why I’ll Always Travel Solo
A lot of people seek out someone that is a reflection of them in a relationship. Reflections show you…well you…they don’t always help you examine your own back. Instead, I have the spotlight relationship, a person that shines light on where I can improve, and helps me build myself into…
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Winter Fun – Colorado Style
Colorado is shockingly mild in the winter months. Sure we have days or weeks of bitter cold or 6 feet of snow every year or two, but for the most of the winter, it’s not bad. This means that we get spoiled with having great days to play outside in…
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Marie Kondo Your Life
I struggle with trying to tow the line of writing and sharing, and putting away the laptop to enjoy my life. I think we all do. I work 40+ hours a week at a desk job. Then I try to commit 5-10 hours a week to my blog. Add housework…
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Do a Lot With a Little
I have never had what I would consider a lot of money or resources. I grew up in my grandparent’s house. My family lived below the poverty line. Since moving out of my childhood home I have been in school and/or working in jobs that don’t pay more than $34,000…
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Trust Those That Love You
My title is self-explanatory. Trust. Those that love you, they love you for a reason. Their love has power. Truth. Love has power. Because when someone says you are such a good…. writer, artist, singer…. phlebotomist…. you probably are. In essence they are seeing the magic you have in you,…
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My First Travel Adventure
It was at these locations that history began to come alive to me and I began to appreciate the layers and complexity around every turn.
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Travel Freedom with Fitness
When I started college in 2011 I did not fully ascertain that it would mean as many sedentary hours as it did. My Bachelor’s is in Journalism and a second degree in History, as you can imagine this means being sedentary, reading, typing, editing. Sedentary. Add a Master’s which was…
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Adventure of the Week- Amtrak Train Journey
Earlier this month I took a road trip to Iowa to attend a cousin’s wedding. The first half was spent on the never ending drive through Nebraska with my great aunt Jayne, her granddaughter Ivy, and my stepdaughter Lily. We stopped at the Omaha Zoo and made a comfortable adventure…