UPDATED MAR 2020. I’m about as flexible as a frozen corpse. As embarrassing as it is, I can’t touch my toes. Still, decided to go on a yoga retreat. I was scared though. I don’t do classes, I don’t wear Lululemon, and I certainly didn’t know my happy baby from a half lotus. What the hell was I thinking? Is that a bit…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Did you hear the new term ‘alternative fact’ in the news recently? It’s the new word for ‘lie’ apparently. The new term got me thinking, we are probably all guilty of saying a ‘little white alternative fact’ every now and then, right? ‘Thanks for the gift, I really love photos of you’, ‘that’s the cutest baby I’ve…
UPDATED MAR 2020. It seems like 2016 was not quite the best, right? Many people I talk to had a rough year. If what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, then I imagine being surrounded by superheroes in 2017. Before we jump into this superhero world, I wanted to close out the year with a post on some real-life superheroes.…
UPDATED DEC 2019. Facing challenges is an important part of life and personal growth. Today I want to share some of my thoughts about it because it has been on my mind lately. Challenges have a powerful ability to shape us. Well, I suppose it’s our response to the challenges that have a powerful effect on our minds. Hopefully, this post can…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Good friends can make such a huge difference in life. They can encourage you, teach you, support you and provide great company on the ride of life. When I left Australia, I was faced with the challenge of making new friends and to be honest it took a long time to find a group of people that…
UPDATED MAR 2020. I have a little bit of Katie trivia for you today. My husband and I have been together for almost 4 years and you know what, we have only been able to spend a little over 1 year of that time actually together. Between an international relationship, deployment and training exercises, most of our relationship has occurred…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Brace yourselves. The Valentines Day promotion has begun. All around me I see pretty pink hearts, cute catchphrases, and images of couples candidly showing their love for one another. It got me thinking of what it is like to celebrate occasions like these when you are apart from your loved one. Whether it is Valentine’s Day or…
UPDATED FEB 2020. It’s not travel-related, but I recently opened up about having Endometriosis here on the blog. If you saw the post on adventuring with Endometriosis, you know why I think it so important to not let Endometriosis stop me living a full life. Sure it slows me down a little, but I refuse to let it stop me…
UPDATED FEB 2020. Today I’m posting something a little different. I have Endometriosis. Now, I know sharing something like this is a stray from the usual posts but I felt a strong urge to share. Mostly for the simple reason that when I was going through the diagnosis and researching how to manage the illness, I found stories from others incredibly…
UPDATED MAR 2020. Confession. When I moved to Hawaii, I didn’t have a TV. By choice. Not because I am anti TV or anything, I just don’t really watch it so never got around to buying one. It really wasn’t a big deal in my head. But you would think I was living without oxygen from some of the comments…