Wrapping Up Endurance: Shackelton’s Incredible Voyage A Quick Summary As mentioned in my previous reading post, one of my carry-over books from late 2023 was Endurance a telling of Ernest Shackelton’s attempted trans-Antarctic voyage spanning from 1914-1916. Written by Alfred Lansing from the first-hand accounts of the voyagers from their logs and diaries, this story …
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Introduction One of my primary goals carrying over from 2023 into 2024 is to read more. As I mentioned in my 2024 goals and habits introduction post, I’ve always been a good reader, but I’ve struggled with both motivation and maintaining engagement. As a result of my previous struggles, I started to pay closer attention …
Kicking off a New Year I’ve never been one for New Year’s Resolutions. I personally find them over-ambitious and, more often than not, feel I’m just setting myself up for failure. In that vein, I’m focusing more on open-ended goals and habits that I would like to nurture and develop as I kick off 2024. …
Backstory | Stages of Grief My Grief Journey Conclusion A bit of backstory My husband is 22.5 years older than I am, making us what some folks call “age-gappers”. We were married six and a half years ago, have been together as a couple just over nine years, and have known each other just shy …
Honoring Sir Michael Gambon’s Lasting Legacy on the Wizarding World Introduction For those of you who are newer to the Wizarding World, I’ll offer a bit of background on the tradition of “Wands Up” when a character passes away. The “wands up” gesture – depicted in the film “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” – …
As a brief intro, my husband cut the cord with cable years ago. When we started dating and I ended up moving in so, by extension, did I. This day in age, I don’t really feel like I’m missing anything. As homebodies, we spend a good bit of time trying to find the perfect thing …
*This post contains affiliate links and I will be compensated if you make a purchase after clicking on my links. I’m pretty sure the first meal my husband ever cooked for me was tacos. It’s been a quick and easy staple in our house throughout our nearly nine years together, and it’s easily one of …
Why a pre-workout drink is important for me on my back to fitness journey: Since I’m new on my back to fitness path, I’ve been calling on old staples that have gotten me through some of my tougher workouts in the past. My energy levels are prone to dips throughout the day, so anything I …
The guy and I are huge Harry Potter nerds so, naturally, September 1st is a fun day for us because it’s Hogwarts back to school. When we first started dating I still hadn’t read all of the books the whole way through and had only seen the later four movies maybe a few times through …
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My husband and I are both fair-skinned redheads with an increased risk for skin cancer, so SPF is a huge must for us. Despite being someone who has known firsthand the aches associated with a bad sunburn, however, I still hate the smell of sunscreen if I’m not going to be outside for an extended …
Desk and Chair In true Goldilocks fashion, I’ve gone on a bit of a journey when it comes to my desk and desk chair. As a result, I’ve come up with two distinctly different desk recommendations that have completely met my desk needs at two very different points on my working journey and a desk …
Keyboard and Mouse About a year and a half ago I made a permanent switch to remote work and haven’t looked back since. Having spent about 16 years in a variety of what I’ve termed “outside” work, I can speak firsthand to the incredible difference the switch has made to every aspect of my life. …
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