2026 Q2 Highlights
We’re deep into Q3 but that’s okay! (I make the rules here.) I spent a lot of time this spring visiting my Great Uncle George, who sadly passed in late June after several months in and out of the hospital.…
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2026 Q1 Highlights
In December 2025, I started sharing highlights from the year across a few categories. I said I’d be back with quarterly updates in 2026, so here I am! Activities Part-Time Work My career break has been a funny thing. It…
2025 Item Highlights
As 2025 comes to a close, I am reflecting on some highlights from this year. This final post in the series will focus on items, with activities, food & drinks, and media already posted. An E-Reader I’ve been a big audiobook listener…
2025 Media Highlights
As 2025 comes to a close, I am reflecting on some highlights from this year. This post will focus on media, with activities and food & drinks already posted and one more category to follow soon! Letters from an American I started listening…
2025 Food/Drink Highlights
As 2025 comes to a close, I am reflecting on some highlights from this year. This post will focus on food & drinks, with activities already posted and more categories to follow soon! Recipes on Our Website Chicken Sausage & Rice Skillet Sweet,…
2025 Activity Highlights
As 2025 comes to a close, I am reflecting on some highlights from this year. This post will focus on activities, with more categories to follow soon! 5-Year Journaling I started a five-year journal in January 2025. This type of…
You Should Try White Water Rafting
“Okay, we’ve got two rapids in a row up here,” explains our guide. He then calls out loudly, “Backward one!” Upon hearing this command, the other five of us on the raft lean back, plunge our paddles into the rocky…
How to Dress for Winter Sports
Last winter, I wrote about learning to enjoy winter in New Hampshire, citing winter sports as a key factor, and Hans is working through a series of posts introducing the basics of skiing (downhill & cross-country). His posts will tell you…
How I Threw a Frugal(ish) Bachelorette Party
Welcome to wedding season, everyone! If you’re like my poor friend, Jenni, and had a wedding planned for 2020, I imagine things didn’t look quite like how you imagined. This particular couple opted for a smaller-scale backyard wedding and postponed…
Cross-Country (Nordic) Skiing: Skate
Just the other week I wrote about Classic skiing, a discipline of winter sport under the “Nordic” umbrella. Hopefully you’ve given that article a read, but maybe you passed it over because you already know how to Classic ski –…