2022 was the year I embraced a lot of change and new things. We moved twice, began our term as Service Adventure Leaders, traveled to Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and New Mexico. In 2023, I want to cultivate the seeds already planted. Seeds for new growth, new adventures, and continuing to seek out fulfilling life paths. [...]
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Wear it Wednesday | Sustainable Spring Shoes for Colorado
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. The weather in Colorado this time of year varies from inches of snow to dry warm days, honestly we never know what [...]
2022 Recap
I don't usually write end of the year letters but this year was different. I knew way back in March I was going to need to send this letter out at the end of the year. There were too many details falling into place that told me, just write an end of the year letter [...]
2022 Dressember
2022 marked my 9th year participating in Dressember, with so much time in dresses in December I had fewer days of the "I don't wanna". I know which dresses I can reach for when I need to layer up. Which dresses give me the most range of motion for days when I am busy on [...]
Wear It Wednesday | Lessons Learned from Slow Fashion
About a year ago, I announced that I would be shifting the way I talk about my wardrobe from Ethical to Slow. My slow fashion wardrobe, has given me more opportunities to get creative and be incredibly mindful in what I choose to include. Being more selective gives me power and my intentionality increases my [...]
WIW | 2022 Holiday Gift Guide
In all honesty, I feel truly conflicted when it comes to holiday gift guides. As I would prefer to see less consumerism, I also recognize that consumerism at some level is required to support small business and therefore small business owners. So, all the brands I am sharing are small and I have worked with [...]
Wear it Wednesday | 4 Ways to wear the Jill Cardigan
This post contains affiliate links, when you shop through them I earn a small compensation (at no additional cost to you) through which I am able to support this website and my family. The temperatures are dropping here in Colorado and I have been looking forward to pulling out my sweater collection since August! I'm [...]
Wear it Wednesday | RoHo Goods
Style, Sustainability, & Empowering Artisans I cannot say enough good things about RoHo Goods, a brand founded on the idea of making artisan goods, made from locally sourced materials and the quiet literal leftovers from the community into a product that can be accessed by the global north and in particular the US. Let’s start [...]
Trip Recap | Denver, CO to Johnstown, PA to Norfolk, VA
At the end of July and the first week of August we, my husband and I, set out on a multi-destination adventure. What sounded great in theory months ago ended up being exhausting and fun in practice. While we could have done things differently, when everything backed up to one another in a particular way, [...]
Wear it Wednesday | How to pack practically for a multi-destination trip
My biggest obstacle when packing is not the “I want to pack my whole closet just because I want to” attitude but the “I want to pack my whole closet because I love to wear all these things and want to wear them on this trip” attitude. When you have a wardrobe you love and [...]
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