Adventures · Going Gray

The day before a packing storm

When we booked our trip back last year, we started a countdown of days, hours, and minutes until we'd be on the plane headed to a much warmer destination. In the beginning, the days, hours, and minutes just seemed so far off.  And the excitement was a distant thought.  One to warm us up when… Continue reading The day before a packing storm

Adventures · Going Gray

How to pepper your diet plan with effective retail therapy

Finding distractions so you don't fail is the tough stage of dieting plans.  If you're trying to stick to a diet or to eating healthily, the crappy for you stuff is way easier to grab and ends up being cheaper in the long run. I still haven't opened the new bag of chips.  YAY ME!… Continue reading How to pepper your diet plan with effective retail therapy

Adventures · Inspiration

I’ve never been to Paris, but I fell in love with it just the same

A world traveler I am not, but a world admirer I am. I travel daily, via the blogs I visit.  I admire how fellow bloggers across the world welcome visitors to their space.  And how they share photos with words accompanying them to describe places called 'home' in this world.  It's like shooting the breeze… Continue reading I’ve never been to Paris, but I fell in love with it just the same

Adventures · Inspiration

To be a traveler, or not to be…

As a bee in flight to find pollen, the radius covered is less than 5 miles, typically 2-3 at the most.  From a bee's perspective, that's a damn big world. And as my Mr. always says, "I wouldn't want to paint it."  The world is a big place to travel, no matter who you are.… Continue reading To be a traveler, or not to be…

Adventures · Cheers

Home away from home, hotel room dining

During my fearless years, I absolutely loved to travel alone. Round trip flights were cheap. I'd often travel to Atlanta to visit my friends who were going to college there. I also drove to as many places as my heart desired. Gas was cheap. I loved being in the car and just driving to new… Continue reading Home away from home, hotel room dining