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Tiny Perfect Moments of 2021 (List-cember #4)
In February of this year, the movie The Map of Tiny Perfect Things was released on Amazon Prime. I mentioned it in my January & February favorites and I have watched it a handful of times since. While the concept is similar to that of Groundhog Day, it takes special care to highlight the small, Continue reading
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The Best Things I Bought This Year (List-cember #3)
Since we are in the spirit of recommendations this week, and because I never get tired of reading lists of random things people like/bought/just thought were cool, I thought I’d share a handful of things I’m glad I bought this year. It’s a little bit of everything, which I personally find to be the most Continue reading
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5 Things I Tried this Year (List-cember #1)
Hello and happy December List-cember to you! I have made it a tradition on my blog that in December every post is centered around lists, and here we are again, in year six! (That almost rhymed.) You can check out some of the previous List-cember posts here, otherwise let’s get started! By nature I am very curious, and this bleeds Continue reading
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This Thanksgiving, Right Now
At Thanksgiving time, it’s common practice to take note of what you’re thankful for. It helps pull you into the present moment, as we often spend too much time looking ahead—looking for what’s next. Thanksgiving says, look at everything you have right now and worry about the future later. Which is good. But lately I’ve Continue reading
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Setting “Should” Boundaries
A few weeks ago I got a notification informing me that my blog has been active for eight years. I always take these anniversaries with an asterisk, because technically I started my blog, wrote one post and then forgot about it for an entire year. BUT it was that decision to start it eight years Continue reading
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Our Epic October Trip (Part 3: North Carolina)
On Thursday we were prepping for our third and final state hop—until our flight home of course—but we (intentionally) did not have an early flight. So, we took the morning slow, said goodbye to the DreamMore Resort sorrowfully, and then visited this Dolly Parton statue in Sevierville before sitting down at the local Cracker Barrel Continue reading
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Our Epic October Trip (Part 2: Arkansas & Tennessee)
On Friday, we had an early flight to Arkansas, where we planned to spend the weekend with my cousin Brittney and her family. On our agenda was nothing and everything, all of which was made ten times better because we were finally back in Arkansas, where we always dipped a little bit into a southern Continue reading
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Our Epic October Trip (Part 1: Texas)
Sometime around mid-May, I mapped out a trip on my computer. Things were starting to open back up again, restrictions were being lifted due to the increasing availability of the vaccine, and I wanted to get the HECK out of town. At first, it started as a crazy idea. A whirlwind. Practically a tour—if we Continue reading
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September & October Favorites
So apparently it’s November? What? And soon it will be Christmas? WHAT? Am I alarmed? A little. Does this make me any less excited? No. Let’s do it! Podcasts In my July & August favorites post, I mentioned Lauren Akins’ book, Live in Love, and I was very excited to find out that there was Continue reading
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