Authored by Ms. Family Trip, this post originally appeared on Restless Art. It was an exotic vacation we had splurged on, and one we desperately needed. My husband and I...
I was at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, tear-soaked and dust-spattered, trying to get my brother, who was writhing in pain, up an eight mile wall of rock. I...
Last summer, as part of our “Tri-Park Trip” in our new-to-us Coleman pop up camper, we ended in the Great Smoky Mountains. Given our trip trajectory, we were on the...
As the new year hit, I saw a lot of chatter in various groups about making yoga — whether that’s starting yoga, trying yoga, committing to yoga, or just living...
This post comes with a huge whiff of sadness, but also hope. Last year, right before COVID hit the world, my brother (the adventure-travel-buddy I have written about) and I...
It’s one of my favorite things to discuss: great books! This year I blew my reading goal out of the water. I was striving for 50 books, but according to...
In preparation for First Day Hike (which is a tradition we highly recommend – last year we were on the Jack Albright Loop on New Years Day, the year before...
For a while now, setting a word for the year has been a popular exercise. The idea: by setting a word for a year we can live with intention, turned...
There is so much going on in our personal lives, I know. But, unfortunately, COVID is still a menacing beast. It is getting worse, not better. People are dying. And...
There are so many reasons to celebrate the holiday season. And we’ve learned some wondering ways to celebrate Christmas as a family. After the year 2020 has been so far,...