Travel stories, family memories, and the things I’m still thinking about. Written from my own experience, with room for an opinion and an occasional change of mind.
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Diabetes, Breakfast, and Whether I Can Still Travel
A new diabetes diagnosis has me looking closely at breakfast—and wondering what it means for travel. I’m not terribly enthusiastic, but I’m willing to…
The days I travelled with a portable kitchen
I once packed an Instant Pot, a sous vide cooker, and a salad bowl for hotel stays. An honest look back at a travel…
Why I make room for reading when I travel
Travel involves waiting. Reading has always been one of my favourite ways to use that time, whether the book is on a screen or…
Packing starts before I open my suitcase
My conference packing routine taught me that the most useful preparation happens between trips: keeping the essentials together and planning what I will actually…
Why I always come back to red
An overheard conversation at a conference made me realise that red had become part of how people recognised me. It also explains a little…
The Sears Wishbook and my childhood Christmases
I spent hours circling toys in the Sears Christmas Wishbook. What I miss is not really the shopping, but the anticipation.
What challenges me about solo travel
The challenges I’m still working through: writing honestly, recognising different barriers, and resisting another suitcase full of souvenirs.
Post-birthday musings
Time is the one commodity we have. A birthday reflection on making room for a life worth living.
My new shopping Life Hack
Know how we start abandoning our NYE resolutions right around now? Here’s my life hack for sticking with them AND cutting back on my…
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