One of my favorite everyday things to do as the weather starts to get warmer is get out of the house to explore the local parks. After being inside so much during the colder winter months, being able to walk outside, feel the sunshine on my skin, & seeing buds start to open is a dream (I do love flowers, including Roses that we explored in Portland). Even when the temperature is still in the…
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The cold months typically deter me from adventuring about, but with Fiona the hippo turning 2 years old last month, a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo seemed like the perfect idea (if you are not familiar, Fiona is the hippo that captured international attention when she was born 6 weeks premature making her the smallest hippo ever)! So I rolled out one of my warmest wool coats and went off to explore … The J.…
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My Bucketlist … About 5 years ago, I made a list of 100 places, events, & activities I wanted to achieve within my life. To my surprise, developing the list was harder than I initially imagined. Getting to 50 items was a breeze, but getting to the full 100 items took months and lots of advice from family, friends, and colleagues. When it was all said and done, the list included adventures to far off…
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