the two things that truly make the world go round
It’s my birth-month! Which means I get all the things I want…or not. The whole ‘birth-month’ thing is an excuse I use to treat myself for weeks on end, but in reality I’m just spending more of my own money on myself. Still a win tho, because gifts are gifts, Read more…
I’m sitting in a wooden rocking chair with my feet propped up on a funky metal bins while sipping a fancy ice tea at my local go-to coffee shop. Across the room at the counter a group of younger guys + an older man burst into laughter. I can’t help Read more…
I wore a puffy jacket this morning…with a summery dress + sandals. I guess that means it’s August in the mountains? Maybe we’ll actually get some fall weather this year? Chilly mornings + steamy afternoons…ah, one can hope! Of course, I’ll take anything that doesn’t involve the lapping flames of Read more…
Last year I took on the Colorado Six Pack of Peaks Challenge…but failed at completing it. I did spend time in the mountains + I did explore some new-to-me trails, but I didn’t get up all the peaks. But that’s okay, because that is just how the mountains + life Read more…
Okay…full disclosure, this is going to be raw + real. I’m going to throw all my feelings into words via my abused keyboard + then I’m going to hit publish. No editing, no sleeping on it, no staring at the screen to find a ‘better’ way to word things [although Read more…
On Tuesday morning I looked out the window of my go-to coffee shop office + saw a plume of gray smoke rising over the mountain across the road. I lived on that mountain + that smoke did not belong there. A friend had heard reports of a Buffalo Mountain fire Read more…
I just did a search on my site + realized I have been writing these “currently” posts since late 2014, almost four years. In those years I have only missed a few updates + usually because I’m way too busy living to remember to write about living. That’s a good Read more…
I stumbled upon Chalet Martin, a quaint hostel in the Swiss Alps that is full of love + personality, in the fall of 2015. I was on my first stint of truly solo travel + on a mission to spend the least amount of money possible. Partly because I’ve also Read more…
If you asked me about my summer plans even a month ago I would have excitedly responded with ‘unemployment’! Then I’d feel compelled to explain that I was actually planning on focusing on self-employment…from whatever WiFi I could get access to while traveling. I had grand plans for international travel, Read more…
Lately a lot of my posts [here + on IG] have been about telling the story of what’s happening in my life. This isn’t unusual, this is exactly why I still have these platforms live…my life stories. However, lately the stories have felt very ‘informational’ rather than the ’emotional’ stories Read more…