This is the 4th and final installment of our experience during Hurricane Irma. Read parts one (preparing), two (evacuating and three (enduring) here by clicking on each link. All packed up and loaded with enough gasoline to bring us home, our two-car convoy headed out...
If you've met me in person, you may or may not have noticed that I have my ears gauged. What's that you ask? Well basically, I have gigantic holes in my ears instead of little dainty ones. Not like the size of a quarter or an apple like some people...but more like the...
We live in a 1,600 sq. ft. condo in SW Florida. It's plenty of room for just the three of us but we would like to have more places to store the stuff we have. Our current plans for the next decade or two will hopefully include a whole lot more travel, especially after...
As the holidays get closer, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the seemingly never-ending to-do list. From shopping and wrapping to decorating and more, there is no shortage of things to get done before the big day rolls around. In many cases, one adult in the home...
During our time living in Germany, and especially after becoming a mother, I really started to look more closely at the labels of what I was putting on and into my body. It became more important to me that the things I consumed were as natural and healthy as possible,...
In case you missed my ode to our 2013 Honda Pilot that started a love affair, you can read it here. Also, let me start by saying that although I'm a big fan of both of our Honda Pilots, the opinions expressed are my own and have not been influenced by any company. But...
Pretty much everyone has had a case of food poisoning in their lifetime. Some of us were lucky, and only had a mild case late in life (I had my first food poisoning at 35), and others have less luck. As common as food poisoning can be, when it’s at the hands of a...
I'm going to start this post off with a confession. This was originally meant to be a New Years post...all about how I'm not a fan of resolutions because all of us seem to make those without any real intention of making a change. And how I don't exactly make them...
Even if you’re in good health, your doctor will probably recommend that you take supplements to prevent disease. Some people dismiss this advice and forget about it by the time they get home. Others start strong, but taking supplements never turns into a habit for...
If you wear glasses, you may be like me in thinking that you can never have too many pairs of glasses. Unless you're Elton John. He apparently had way too many at one point. And then he didn't need them at all after surgery! But until recently, I only had 2 pairs of...
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