If you live in the Midwest just the mention of Door County, Wisconsin brings visions of towering pines, cool lake breezes, and outdoor adventure of all types. Click Here to pin this to your Midwest Travel board! While the county has long been a getaway for Chicagoans escaping the city for a different view of […]
Living Like Laura in DeSmet, South Dakota
I can remember reading the ‘Little House’ books by Laura Ingalls Wilder over and over again as a child growing up in southwest Iowa. I never tired of Laura’s stories of life on the western frontier. And though I knew Laura’s story was (mostly) true it never occurred to me that I could visit the places […]
Reevaluating Goals when the World is Against You #50_before50
Could April have been any worse than March? Apparently so. The panic, confusion, and conflicting information inflicted by COVID-19 set the world into a tailspin. The travel industry began to collapse, thousands of people cancelled flights, car rental, and dream vacations. Schools cancelled for the remainder of the year, many people lost jobs. No one […]
March Madness #50_before50
Oh, March. I had such high hopes for you. The month began so strong. My income for the year was on an upward trajectory and I was on track for my best professional year ever. I put an exercise plan in place and started working out daily. I even had another debt in my sights […]
February Failures #50_before50
February pummeled me. I started the month behind and, even with that extra day, could not catch up. I had a couple small wins, and a half-win, but overall February was a downer. Since the end of the month is a good time to review goals let’s dig in to what happened in February. February […]
January Goal Report #50_before50
The funny memes going around lamented that January was a tough year LOL but for me the month seemed to fly by. Between work, transporting my kids to endless activities – I can not wait until my eldest can drive! – and travel, the days were a whirlwind! The end of the month is a […]
My First #50_before50 WINS!
When it comes to goal setting we need to add in a few easy WINS to stay motivated and keep moving forward. I thought I had that with Goal 37, a family getaway over Christmas break. Unfortunately my easy win turned to a fail with one distracted driver. Thankfully I had two WINS come pretty […]
What’s Your Goal for 2020? #50_before50
Horns were tooted, glasses were clinked, and fireworks were lit. January 1, 2020 is here. New month, new year, new decade. What are you going to do with it? Do You Have a Goal for 2020? As you may have seen, I have 50 things I want to do before I am 50. Which will […]
My First #50_before50 Failure
The thing with goals is that you know some of them will fail. Or manifest differently than you had planned. Such is the fate of goal #37 – Christmas break in Gulf Shores, Alabama. I had hoped to be writing a #50_before50 goal achieved post while sipping a fruity umbrella drink and burying my toes […]
Ditching Debt #50_before50
The second BIG goal in my #50_before50 project is to ditch our debt. See all #50_before50 goals here I am embarrassed by the amount of debt we have. In the realm of normalcy our debt is below average for our age bracket and income level. But it is more that I am comfortable with. And, […]
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