Tag: travel

  • The List That Comes With Spring

    Spring always seems to arrive with a list. Not the gentle, poetic kind you imagine when the snow starts melting. No, the real version — the one that sits on the kitchen table, scribbled across scraps of paper and the back of envelopes. Because as soon as the light comes back, you suddenly see everything…

  • Rapids, Wolves, and the Real Joy of Being Myself.

    “Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller I’ve learned recently that Helen Keller was right. Life has to be a daring adventure — because the alternative is to simply exist, and existing isn’t enough. If you never take risks, never laugh at the wrong turns, never feel your heart…

  • Marshmallows, Meteor Showers, and Memories

    In just one day, we’ll be loading up the car (and probably overstuffing it) for our annual camping trip. Last year, we spent two nights and three days on beautiful Manitoulin Island with a friend and some of her kids. The weather was perfect, and every day was full of laughter. We hiked to hidden…

  • Breaking Down and Moving On

    Buying My Own Car (Finally) Some women mark milestones with flowers or jewelry. Me? I will be marking mine with a new (to me) car. Not because I wanted to. Because life forced me to. Let me take you back a few months: I was driving my faithful-but-fragile 2003 Mercedes. She was old, tired, and…