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I’ve Never Been Here Before {my book}

In June 2022, our family of 7 embarked on a yearlong adventure to 20+ countries, all on a tight budget with only carry-on backpacks. We experienced the countless ways curiosity leads to beautiful discoveries. It was a dream decades in…

A few days in Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Once we bought plane tickets to Guatemala, we began looking for places to visit. (We booked cheap tickets without any other plan or details - 'figure it out later' is my go-to). Breese found information on a market in the…

Tips for staying in a hostel as a family

While traveling we stay in all kinds of different places. Sometimes it is an apartment. Sometimes it’s a hostel. We slept in a cave in Jordan and a hut on the Sinai. Most places I find are on Booking.com, Airbnb,…

Israeli/Palestinian Dual Narrative Tour {Abraham Tours}

I'm sitting in a cute boho style cafe. The wind is blowing off the Sea of Aqaba through the open windows tangling my hair in a million ways. I might have pretty cool dreads at the end of this trip.…

Budget traveling – planning ahead saves $$$

Well, I still need to share some basics about our trip...like WHY we are doing it! Instead of waiting to get all those thoughts together, I figured I'd just start sharing answers to some of the questions I most commonly…

DIY {yardstick backsplash}

Originally posted: 09.14.09 We’re still working on a kitchen remodel. My dad and Chris installed butcher block countertops and left me to figure out a backsplash. I told Chris I wanted something unexpected, he just wanted something. My aunt suggested doing something similar to my…

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DIY {seed packets}

The sunflowers were looking a bit scary so we had a couple of options: mow them down, harvest the seeds for eating, harvest the seeds for planting. I chose to harvest them, but they were a bit too small for eating so I went the…

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DIY {PVC water park}

I survived the first day of kindergarten…I’ll be honest it was horrible for me, but he loved it. He said, “Mommy, it’s like a birthday party, but it’s not.” Our original plan was to homeschool this year, but a great opportunity came up and we’re…

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Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh feature {wow….}

I am giddy with excitement….what an honor to be featured on Apartment Therapy! Carrie (of Apartment Therapy) did such a great job with the post and really wrote some incredibly kind words about the nursery – thanks Carrie! The interview questions were fun (and hard!)…

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my brown thumb is turning green

I come from gardener genes…until this year I thought they skipped over me. Well we are having a harvest of tomatoes, all kinds of peppers and eggplants. I’m not sure what to do with all of it. If anyone knows any good eggplant recipes pass…

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