I've never written about finances on my blog before. I'm changing that now for a few big reasons. I believe being intentional with money is an important aspect of living a happy life. Which is NOT to say that I believe more money equals more happiness. Having money might not make you happy, but not having enough money will make … [Read more...]
How reading FIRE blogs has changed my life
A bit over five years ago, I started to get serious about my finances. I don't remember exactly the first time I stumbled across a personal finance blog, but it must have been around that time. I found a whole trove of people on the internet that were part of 'the FIRE movement'. What is FIRE? FIRE stands for Financial Independence … [Read more...]
#HoppyStaysHome
Like a lot of people across the world, we've been staying home a lot lately. Some people are doing really cool things to give back… making masks, designing ventilators, helping their neighbors, sharing their talents online. One thing I've found really cool about all of this is just seeing the vast community spirit, kindness and desire to pull … [Read more...]
Gratitude for losing a job?
Yep, here I am, sitting at home. Working remote with a two-year-old running around. First off, I am crazy grateful. And I'm grateful to have a response of gratitude for things. This is not something that came naturally to me. I have worked for years on practicing gratitude. Not long after I started my blog, I even wrote a series of … [Read more...]
31 Days of Mountain Biking in Pictures
31 days. 4 states. 200+ miles. In July I did the 30 day ride challenge hosted by Trailforks and Anthill Films. The challenge was simple: ride each day, including at least one full trail as mapped on Trailforks. Tijeras, New Mexico trails My month started off with lots of rides close to home. Luckily, I live close to some of the … [Read more...]
Favorite Photos- February 2019
I've had these photos picked out for weeks, but never got around to posting them. I still wanted to get them up because when I look back later, photos from a certain time bring back so much. It's funny how photos that seem to be of some every day, boring thing one day become reminders of things we didn't know we'd forget. Like pictures I have … [Read more...]
Best Books – Food Edition!
Today I wanted to share my favorite books on food. Some of them are cookbooks and others are a bit different. They're all books that for one reason or another I really love. In one of his books, Michael Pollan talks about how people spend more time watching cooking shows than actually cooking these days. He ponders about this fascination … [Read more...]
My February Whole30 Win
Yep, this time around I finished the Whole30!! :) I'll jump right into the improvements and good things I've noticed: I feel more optimistic about my health. I don't 100% feel like I'm 'there', but I feel like I'm definitely on the right path. I'm closer to 'there' than I was 2 months ago. I also recognize that living a healthy lifestyle … [Read more...]
My January Whole30 fail
My big goal for January was to complete a Whole30. I will say right off that I did not succeed. I was going strong through day 16 when everybody in the house came down with the stomach flu. I managed to stay compliant to the program for three whole days of the flu after that but on the fourth day, I went off-plan just trying to find things that … [Read more...]
Know YOUR numbers
Some time back, I watched a YouTube video of a TED talk by Daniel Amen. He spends lots of time looking at brain scans as part of his clinical practice. I definitely recommend this video. Later, I checked out one of his books on Overdrive from my library's ebook collection. His books talk about steps to take to make your brain healthier … [Read more...]