We went to Hawaii for the very first time last November, and I have to admit, it wasn't somewhere that was ever on my bucket list, but once we went, I was hooked. The opportunities for outdoors adventure are endless, and once you figure out how to cover the plane tickets and lodging, a trip…
While it's no secret that we love packing our bags and heading out of town to explore - be it for one night or two weeks - we also make sure to explore our local area during the days we are at home. Part of the draw of the Pacific Northwest for us, outside of…
Week two of back to work after our vacation, and I'm still doing catch up from the time away, at least when it comes to work. Another bonus to a reduced schedule though is that I've had enough time to get things in order at home so we can get ready to go out of…
May was a very different month for us financially because we spent the second half of it on vacation on the East Coast. Thanks to some travel hacking, we didn't have to pay for the plane flights as well as a couple of hotel nights, but we were gone for a full two weeks, which…
We're wrapping up our two week road trip up the East Coast, and it's been a heck of an adventure. With each stop, we've wished to have an extra week or two to explore the area, and the last few places were no exception. Acadia National Park, in particular, is somewhere that deserves a weeklong…
We're halfway through our big road trip up the East Coast, beginning with Georgia and ending in Maine. We've gotten to see some pretty awesome stuff along the way so far, and I'm updating my Instagram as we go if you're interested in seeing some of the places we're visiting. With each stop, we've said…
Since we're getting ready to get on an airplane and go on our next big trip soon, I thought it was past time to finally recap our favorite parts of our trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. The trip was smack dab in the middle of my first ever attempt at at No Spend…
April was a crazy busy month. Mostly in a good way, but still extremely busy. I started my public service board commission for our city, sent some good friends off on a move to Hawaii, wrapped up a work project and began a new one, and we went out of town three separate weekends because I…
If you hadn't seen her countdown in the comments over the last few posts, Budget Epicurean will be in town this weekend! Blog friends turned real life friends are the absolute best. She's never been to this area before, and I'm looking forward to showing her around so she can see how awesome the Pacific…
This week, I'm on a couple of podcasts for the very first time, so instead of a separate post today, I'd love for you to head on over to give them a listen. FIRE Drill Podcast FIRE Drill is one of the first podcasts I ever listened to, and it is one of my absolute…