the two things that truly make the world go round
There is not denying I’ve been neglecting this little bubble of the internet, my personal space to overshare whatever niggles at my brain. But you should know, it has been for a good reason! Not the standard “I’ve been busy” excuse but a slightly more original “I’ve been working on Read more…
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…