As a North Carolinian by birth, I can think of a thousand reasons to love this state. North Carolina is unique from others in that we have three geographical regions, which include the mountains, piedmont and coastal region. While I live in the beautiful mountains, I’ve spent my life traveling to the the Carolina coast.[Read More…]
5 Reasons to travel to Wilmington, N.C.
Tips for fall travel
THANK YOU TO WINNER HYUNDAI FOR COLLABORATING ON THIS PROJECT! WHILE I WAS COMPENSATED FOR MY TIME, THE GOAL OF THIS POST IS TO ASSIST TRAVELERS WHO HIT THE ROAD DURING THIS BEAUTIFUL TIME OF YEAR. Fall is my favorite time of year. I was born in October. Since birth, this season has been special[Read More…]
Feeling lucky and grateful, a few days before 40
I turn 40 this Wednesday. I’ve been having a hard time with it. It’s such a pivotal birthday and seems much older than a number in the 30s. Part of why I feel this way has to do with losing my mom. Experiencing death up close brings mortality into light and also makes life seem[Read More…]
Proud to be a product of the N. C. Higher Education System
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HigherEdWorks #CollectiveBias I’ve always been proud to call North Carolina home. As I thought about college, I never considered going to school outside of North Carolina. Both my parents were teachers and worked second jobs. My dad was[Read More…]
10 things to smile about: September 2019
Life can feel heavy sometimes. It’s easy to fall into a rabbit hole of stress, worry and limping through the day to day grind. For me, there are several things I can do to flip that around and focus on the good instead of the bad. One of those is very simple. I look through[Read More…]
Stream of Consciousness Saturday
It’s time for Stream of Consciousness Saturday. Setting my timer for 15 min. Here goes. It’s 7:00 a.m. and the boys will wake up in 40 min. It’s Soccer Saturday. Brooks has two travel soccer games . It’s his first year playing on a true travel soccer team. For any parent who deals with a[Read More…]