Thanks to the holidays, extended sickness, our two week trip to Iceland, and my parents' own week long trip, the kiddo didn't have a normal weekday at their house in six weeks. He loves his days with his Nana and his Grammy (my grandmother), and it was clear he was overjoyed to be back to…
My finger hovered over the delete button for quite some time before I finally decided that these words needed to be published. I share so much of my life here, but most of what is shared is the put together product of my life without the messy underside that isn't so noticeable if I don't…
So, one of our very favorite neighbor couples is moving out of state come next month. They are having their first child and are moving to be closer to family, so I completely understand why they are making that choice, but we are seriously going to miss them around here. Remember when I wrote about…
I know I talk about community and friends and family quite a lot, but life is really about the people we share it with, and those connections are ultimately what matter most to me. Having your finances in order, a softer footprint on the planet, and lots of time to travel and explore don't mean…
This week has been a long one. We had a great time camping last weekend, but we didn't get home until 5PM Sunday night, and then we've had something going on in the evenings every night except for Tuesday. All good things, but it meant that this past week went by in a complete blur.…
This week was a pretty exciting one for me on a non financial note. About a month ago, I had been invited to apply to an unpaid public appointment position in my city, and I was selected as one of six to have an interview for the spot. To my complete shock, I got a…
Hello, March! If you couldn't tell, I am past ready for spring to arrive. My garden keeps trying to start growing, but the below freezing temperatures have really put a damper on things. The kale is still alive, and the garlic and green onions are starting to send shoots up, but the ground is too…
Somehow we are already most of the first week into 2018. We tend to pack a lot into every day, so I feel like we’ve done a lot this year already. Every once and a while, I try and convince myself that I need more down time, but then I get antsy and I’m off…
Before I got pregnant, I went car-free for my commute a few days a week on average, though looking back, I should have done it a lot more. My office has moved since then, but it was 4.3 miles away at that time. I switched up my commute between walking, running, biking, and the bus,…
Before I had my son, I left my car at home as much as possible. My house was a reasonable 4.5 miles away from work, which was part of the reason we bought a starter house in our neighborhood (it's now a little under 6 miles). I regularly biked/bused/walked/ran to and from work (even occasionally in…