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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 closest international professional city, hotels are insane for both. So, we decided to go early this year instead. Though we didn’t stay in downtown proper this year (post coming soon on New Westminster!), we did…
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…
We’re Going Car Camping This Summer and Here’s How We’re Preparing
This year, for the first time in a long time, I am genuinely excited about getting back into camping. I wrote a post during the pandemic about getting back into it with my family but admittedly haven’t been since. This…
Analog Hobbies to Get the Digital Detox You Need
Last year I took an entire year off of Instagram and it was genuinely one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. I probably wouldn’t be engaged if I hadn’t taken that time away. Through that year I discovered something…
Leavenworth, WA in Spring: Where to Eat, Stay and Spend a Perfect 24 Hours
This was my third time visiting Leavenworth, WA and I have yet to see it in winter when it becomes a proper snow globe wonderland. My previous visits were in late summer but this time we went for roughly 24…
