How I am Trying to End My 30s

55 days and counting… Me at Windemere Lake (Swifties iykyk) taken by the husband on my phone. I am slowly approaching the end of my 30s. Before I know it, this decade will have passed. And to be honest my mind is still wondering how this has happened. I started dating my husband at 26, but …

3 Travel Tips That Save Me $

Easy ways I save on longer trips Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast in the UK. Photo by author. Traveling is expensive. This is what most people think. And it definitely can be, especially if you are going for a longer trip. I personally would rather spend money on one big trip a year (5–7 weeks) than …

How We Spent One Day in Sintra, Portugal!

The itinerary that let us see everything we wanted Palace of Pena taken by the author. Most people think of Portugal, and they think of Lisbon and beaches. These are both legitimate as Lisbon is the biggest city in the country and they have gorgeous beaches. The Basics But tucked away in the mountains of the Portuguese …

My Top Books of October 2023

And my one let down…. Above is a stack of books I read in October. The books that are not showing the spine represent books I read on my Kindle. Photo taken by the author. October flew by. Like most months, my reading goes in ebbs and flows. I do read every single day — I take that …

Three Ways My Travel Has Changed

There is a big difference from my travels at 28 until now at 39. Photo by Mark Harpur on Unsplash Like most things in life, we tend to evolve over time. I was never a traveler until I met my husband. He had been traveling solo or with friends for a few years at this point; …

I Bought Way Too Many Books This Year

And I know it was out of hand.  Photo by Taylor on Unsplash In 2018, I was scrolling my list of podcasts and I stumbled on the What Should I Read Next episode with Whitney from The Unread Shelf.  I found this episode to be quite intriguing. Unreadshelf goals? Did I even want to know how …

The Three “Tourist Traps” I Loved!

Sometimes they are tourist traps for a reason! Photo by Ray Harrington on Unsplash 1- The Leaning Tower of Pisa Most people try to discourage people from going to the tower and I am unsure why. To me, it was worth a day and night. We got to Pisa in the mid afternoon. We got a ton …

November Outlook

Ahhh November.... the time of year I hope the weather finally cools a bit in Florida. Photo by Vlada Karpovich on Pexels.com But November also means a week off for Thanksgiving. Which usually means lots of reading time, brunches with friends, and PJs. Reading LifeI would love to finish another 10 books this month. With …

3 Ways The Internet Changed My Reading

And it is NOT because of BookTok! Photo by Joel Muniz on Unsplash I loved reading when I was a kid. My father would let us run loose in the library and didn’t really censor what we read. By 12, I was reading John Grisham and by 13 Stephen King was a go to. I still …

Travel Thursday: Finding THE Best Flight

Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com One of the hardest parts of traveling is finding the best flight. There are endless websites, airlines, and airports. Now that we've been traveling around the country and overseas together for over a decade, my husband & I have a pretty good routine going. So Where You Going?First of all, …