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In the Kitchen: Granola, Protein Bars and a Pressure Cooker Full of Eggs
I’m in my kitchen today because we are finally done with travel for the foreseeable future and in dire need of meal prepping. We’re determined to get back into our healthy habits, despite the cost of eating healthy right now. Our hidden secret? Cutting corners where we can and making a lot of our high protein snacks at home. We’re both really good at sticking to a routine so long as we don’t have anything…
Little Summer Inspirations: Roses, Handmade Shorts and Provence Dreams
Summer! ☀️ It’s almost here and I couldn’t be more overjoyed about it. This week we’re supposed to hit an unexpected heat wave in the PNW and, as you know, I’m thrilled and I’m probably the only one. That’s okay,…
My Dollar Tree Garden: June Update & What’s Actually Growing
Waiting an entire month to update you on my Dollar Tree Garden has been pure torment! There are so many things happening and, as a first time gardener, it has definitely been more rewarding than disappointing. Which is so exciting…
Slow Traveling Vancouver BC: The Restaurants and Shops We Love
Last year, Future Mr. Trip Side and I went to Vancouver during USA’s Independence Day. We vowed to return every year after because we’re both not fireworks fans. That said, with Seattle hosting FIFA this year(!) and Vancouver being the…
My Summer Bucket List and I Cannot Wait
Summer is on the way and I could cry. This means we’ve made it! We survived Winter through Spring and now we’re rewarded with my favorite season of the whole year! And what better way to celebrate than a Summer…
Solo Female Travel in Sydney: What I Loved, What I’d Skip and Why I’d Go Back
Sydney is one of those bucket list destinations I had dreamed about my whole life. As mentioned in my last Sydney post, I have watched so many movies and shows set in Australia that I was starting to think it…
What I’m Reading Right Now and What’s Been Sitting on My Nightstand Judging Me
As many of you know, I recently moved in with future Mr. Trip Side. With that comes a lot of firsts and a lot of new places to explore, including, you guessed it, a brand new library branch! The Seattle…
Slow Evenings: DVDs, Comfort Movies and Reclaiming Our Time
For the record, future Mr. Trip Side and I are tech people. His world is deeply embedded in code and mine has always been in marketing. I learned HTML at a young age and have always been genuinely excited by…
In the Kitchen: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Seed Banana Bread and a Recipe I’ll Never Share
Just about every family has at least one recipe that is an absolute hit with everyone. It gets made so many times growing up that cousins, aunts, uncles, best friends, and just about everyone in between has requested it at…
Redefining Success at 40 and Why Slow Growth Is Not Giving Up
At the beginning of this year, I told myself I was choosing slow growth. What I neglected to do was sit down and define what that actually meant. I was tired of hustle culture. I still am. Tired of feeling…
My Dollar Tree Garden: May Check-In & First Sprouts 🌱
Gardening has become addictive. That shouldn’t surprise anyone who has been following along since I seem to mention the garden in every single post lately. Maybe it’s my ADHD hyperfixating but it doesn’t help that I’ve seen real success and…
