The Power of Writing Things Down

I’m a list maker. I always have been. Going to the grocery store? Make a list. Have errands to run this weekend? List. Packing for a week in the backcountry? You sure as hell better have a list!  Some people find my list making and/or general need to...

Why You Should Care About Conservation

I am not what you would call “conservation minded”. The concept of conservation has always appealed to me, but more in the “I want my grandkids to have a planet to enjoy so I’ll recycle this” type of a way, and less of a “I am...

Things I Love: A-Z

My coworker Becca works with the ‘leaders of tomorrow,’ which is a fancy way of saying she spends a lot of time with kids and young adults. She gets to know them pretty well and vice versa. One year, as a joke, the kiddoes made her this book called Things...

Sweet Serendipity – How I Bought A House in Seattle

I love birthdays. Christmas, Easter, the last day of school…. pretty much all of the holidays kids get excited about pale in comparison to birthdays for me. Birthdays are the one day where you are different than (most) everyone else. Everyone should enjoy...