As I mentioned in the post outlining our itinerary in Washington D.C., part of the vacation involved taking the train to Philadelphia. Since the boys had a) never been on a train before or b) ever been to Philadelphia, we decided to include it as part of our American History trip. Amtrak’s Northeast Regional train makes exploring the cities in the Northeast so easy. The train ride from D.C. to Philadelphia was just two hours and seamless! What a difference… Read more »
I don’t know about you, but I am never ready to make plans for the new year on January 1st. December is usually the absolute craziest time with so much going on. How does anyone find time to reflect on the past year and decide what they would like to change during all the hooplah? It takes a few weeks into January for some productive thoughts to come out of this jumbled mind. Finally, I am ready to start reflecting… Read more »
Looking back at this post from last year with the best 3 books from 2015 makes me so happy. Those 3 books still influence my life on a daily basis. I feel like I read a little less than usual in 2016. Or it might just be that I didn’t review as many books on the blog. Some of the books I read and liked but didn’t get to review on here were “Rising Strong”, “Why Not Me?”, “Present Over Perfect”, and “Start… Read more »
I feel like I just finished wrapping up my November favorites and now here we are at the beginning of January. How was your Christmas and New Year’s? Ours was great. Full of the traditions and family gatherings we look forward to every year. Also, no one woke up at 3am to start scoping out what Santa brought, which was also a win for this year 🙂 I’ve been pondering a few of the intentions and habits I would like… Read more »
I’m a complete skincare minimalist. It’s not that I don’t think taking care of your skin is a good idea, it’s more that skincare doesn’t really fit on my plate of priorities. Up until a few months ago, I knew I needed to be be doing “skin stuff”, I was just not willing to put in the time to learn what I should be doing. As you dewy, pristine-skinned people probably already know, the lack of care and attention starts becoming… Read more »
