December 9, 2024 Revisiting my favorite travel highlights of 2024 In December, I always tend to reflect a bit on the highs and lows of the past year. Naturally, as someone who loves travel,…
December 2, 2024 Going back to the gym after a LONG time I have always been an on-again, off-again exerciser. It’s not the best way to be. I wish I could be more consistent, as I…
November 29, 2024 25 things we LOVE about Butch Bando’s Fantasy of Lights! Every year around this time, our holiday vibes kick into high gear when we get our first look at our favorite drive-through holiday light…
November 27, 2024 What to read, eat and watch this week Have you caught Wicked movie fever yet? I first saw Wicked on Broadway in 2011, and we were lucky enough to see the musical…
November 18, 2024 Juggling two new languages on Duolingo is not easy I have been practicing learning a language on Duolingo daily for almost two years. I love Duolingo and the way it instantly became a…
November 11, 2024 Want to come online thrift shopping with me? I was late to the thrift shopping game – didn’t have any interest in it until about 2010, when I discovered the unfortunately named…
November 8, 2024 How do you get out of a funk? This post was originally written and published in 2019, but in light of this week’s events, it felt right to re-share it. I started…
November 7, 2024 We loved the Chinese Lantern Festival The Ohio Chinese Lantern Festival, a seasonal event also known as Dragon Lights, was utterly magical. You might be wondering why I’m only now…
October 30, 2024 The “living room family” trend made me feel pretty great Have you heard about the #LivingRoomFamily trend on TikTok? I used to find trends bubbling up on Twitter, but now it appears that TikTok…
October 24, 2024 No one parties like a catamaran party crew When I think back on all the wonderful vacations we’ve had in far-off tropical places, there’s one particular common thread that spans decades. There’s…
