The Happiness of Pursuit

The Happiness of Pursuit Finding the Quest that Will Bring Purpose to Your Life A book by Chris Guillebeau I just finished reading Chris Guillebeau’s book, The Happiness of Pursuit about quests. (I was thrilled to receive the book as a gift from Jenna Avery through a little contest about quests on her website jennaavery.com.…

Loving the Lair of the Bear Family Camp

Today’s Gimme 5 is about family camps and why they are fabulous and should not be missed! We go to the Lair of the Bear every summer after school gets out. It is a fabulous break between the craziness of school, sports, and exams and the slower pace of summer. We are Second Week, Camp…

Gimme 5 – Eating Healthy While Traveling

Today’s Gimme 5 is about Eating While Traveling. It is so hard to eat the right things while traveling. The grab and go is so easy – unhealthy carbs become your best friend while traveling. (I think we had pizza in each state as we drove across country this pasts summer.) And it is so…

Guest Blogger Monica L. on Packing Tips for Backpacking Across Europe

Today’s Guest Post is from Monica of Travel Knit Read who just spent the better part of the last year traveling the world. She had to travel very light and that meant she had to pack very little and could not pick up much along the way.  After writing about my packing efforts on a recent…