Work has been a bit more intense the last couple of months, and only now looking back can I see that the way I dealt with it was cutting out the extras — the extra projects, adventures, outside interests. I don’t feel bad about that — I think it was really effective at keeping me […]
My kind of adventure
You may have guessed by now that while Breanne and I have much in common, there are some ways we differ. For example, her kind of adventure, and my kind of adventure. She packs up her baby and hikes to a cabin in the winter. I pack my Kindle and park myself on the beach. […]
Winter walks
Adam and I are like puppies: we get frantic and anxious if we don’t get our daily walk. Too much nervous energy. So Saturday mornings we usually pack up the Bee and head out for a spin around Wirth Lake. There are a lot of reasons why we still carry around Beatrice in the front […]
Packing in a pack-n-play: Winter camping with a baby
Every year for the last three years Adam and I have rented a rustic cabin at Lake Maria State Park, the kind you have to snowshoe in to and then heat with a fire in a wood stove. We started doing this because I wanted a Christmas tradition that was ours, and a quiet night […]