Personal
The unfiltered stuff. Life updates, personal milestones, blogging goals, and everything in between. This is where I just talk to you.
The Best Products For A Makeshift Winter Reading Nook
Hello, my darling winter reading friends! I’m sending warm vibes from my favorite escape, the local library – the perfect retreat when I crave a change of scenery without the expense of a coffee shop. Instead, I bring my own…
Mastering Discipline: How I Budgeted My Way to Financial Freedom
Welcome back to the second installment of my debt-free series. It might seem a bit offbeat for a travel and lifestyle blogger, but the essence of my blog roots itself in my financial journey. The ability to leave my job…
Book Review Round-Up #35
Hello, my bookish friends! From my personal writing space in Seattle, WA. Haha! The last few book reviews have been written from Europe and though I love traveling, it’s nice to be in the comfort of my own home. As…
Financial Freedom: My Debt-Free Story
Debt is a subject close to my heart, knowing that a staggering 40 million Americans are juggling student loans. The Wall Street Journal reports that approximately 250,000 Americans with student debt file for bankruptcy each year, breaking my heart and…
My 2024 Blogging Goals
Hello, my Trip Sider friends! A tad bit behind on posting about my blogging goals for the new year but I figured it’s never too late to share my aspirations and plans. Goal setting is one of my favorite things…
Bookish Wonders: Recounting the Highlights of My 2023 Reading Challenge
Hello, my darling adventurous bookworms! 🤓 As another year comes to a close, I couldn’t resist taking a moment to reflect on the literary wonders that unfolded during my 2023 reading challenge. Let’s dive into the pages turned, genres explored, and…
Year in Review – 2023 Highlights
Hey, Trip Siders! I love this time of year. One of my favorite things to do is sit and reflect on the past year, and start to plan the next one. This year I’m overwhelmed with gratitude and excitement for…
Book Review Round-Up (#34)
Well, hello my friends! From my own couch, at home, in Seattle. 💕 This Book Review Round-Up (#34) has more suspense murder thriller books than any other book review round up thus far. I wasn’t kidding when I said I…
How My One Year Book Buying Ban Went
Hello, my dear friends! This year I decided to do a book buying ban. My goal was not to buy any books for the whole year. It was shockingly not as hard as I thought it would be. I honestly…
Home for Christmas: A Solo Traveler’s Cozy Family Retreat
Happy Christmas Day, my darling friends! Despite flying home just before the festivities began, and frantically buying (and making) a few gifts, my poor SIL got covid. So, my family had to pivot for the second year and postpone Christmas.…
