Hello, hello! I hope you are off to a great Monday morning. So far, so good over here- I went for a run with my brother and today I am planning to completely organize my closet, which is a complete mess. Before I get to that, I want to finish up these vacation posts which […]
Family Roadtrip 2019: Visiting Mt. Washington
After deciding that it was too late to ascend and descend Mt. Washington and deciding to head home, we made a plan to go back the next day and make the drive up in daylight, and that is just what we did! Mount Washington is the highest peak in the Northeastern United States at an […]
5 on a Friday: August 2019
Hello, Hello and Happy Friday! I want to quickly check in an say hello before signing off for the weekend ahead… not that I have anything big or exciting happening for the weekend, but I like the idea of spending less time on the computer on the weekend and then I’ll be back on Monday […]
Family Road Trip 2019: The White Mountains
If you’re just catching up, click here to read about our first day in Boston here. On the second leg of our road trip, we drove from Boston to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After being in a city, we were ready for some nature and the White Mountains fit the bill! After […]
Family Road Trip 2019: Boston and Beyond
For this year’s family trip (we actually do a lot of family trips and I feel very lucky to have the opportunities to do this and to spend this type of time with my family, even when we fight and argue….a lot)…we went on a road trip! The trip lasted 7 days and we went […]
Things to Make Your Long-Stay AirBnb More Comfortable
As you know, I just got back from a 3 week stay in Santiago, Chile and during that time, I was staying in an Airbnb. I am no Airbnb newbie, but this was my first long stay (more than 5 days) in one and there are certain items that I thought would have made my […]
A Day in the Mountains & Trying an Impossible Meat Burger
HELLO FROM THE LAST DAY OF MY TRIP!!!! I am SO excited to be home and in 28 hours, I WILL BE! This trip has been emotionally and mentally difficult and I am so ready to be DONE! My roommate and I had to leave our Airbnb by 1 pm and we don’t need to […]
Checking in: XIV
Hello from Santiago, Chile! The above photo is from yesterday’s day trip to Portillo Ski Center. Today I am writing the 14th edition of these Checking In posts, which is just two months after I wrote the last one. Let’s get to it! Making: lots of plans for the rest of the summer! I am […]
On Deleting Instagram
I did it… I finally did something I have been thinking about doing for a long time. I deleted Instagram (not my account, just the app). A couple of weeks ago, I was scrolling mindlessly (like I usually do) and just feeling jealous towards everyone at their pool parties, lake days, beach days, and just […]
Santiago, Chile: Days 9- Now (Happy Hour, cooking class, a weekend trip to El Quisco)
Hello, hello! Do you know what today isssssssssssssssss? It’s 5 days before I get to go home! We leave on Saturday and the thought of being home is very, very exciting. I guess it’s obvious that I still am not really enjoying Santiago very much. I still feel like a spoiled brat, but it’s just […]