April 11, 2021 I finally splurged on these best-selling comfy travel pants Do Athleta’s Brooklyn Ankle Pants live up to the hype? Before I answer that question, let me say that I am naturally skeptical about…
April 5, 2021 That time we took an epic Wild West road trip Like most people we know, we canceled far too many family trips and vacations in 2020 due to Covid. When spring break 2021 rolled…
March 10, 2021 I hate being outside my family’s Covid bubble Do you and your family agree on how to keep yourselves and each other safe from Covid? As if the virus itself weren’t physical…
March 2, 2021 We let our 8 year old draw portraits for money Have you ever busked or performed on the street for money? I haven’t personally – but we let our eight-year-old try it once. When…
February 8, 2021 A scary near miss driving on icy back roads Z and I had a terrifying experience recently driving home from an afternoon with friends in Dayton. It flurried a bit as we drove…
February 6, 2021 We’ll be sure to visit Zoombezi Bay this summer Winter might be an odd time to blog about an outdoor water park in Ohio, but the cold weather months are exactly when I…
January 21, 2021 Best of Columbus: where to take new visitors Do you consider yourself a good tour guide in your own home town? I do – and likely because of this blog of mine,…
January 7, 2021 I relentlessly interrogated two 7-year-olds for a year Sometimes I write about things I’m proud of. Other times, I blog about things I am not proud of. This post falls into the…
December 6, 2020 A look back at our 2005 destination wedding My beloved hubby and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary this month, which got me thinking fondly back to our idyllic I do’s on…
December 4, 2020 Meet baby sloths and more at the Toucan Rescue Ranch Virtual travel experiences – who knew this would become a thing in 2020. But at a time when real travel is next to impossible…