Two weeks ago, I was in the small city of Östersund, Sweden with my lovely wife. It was my 44th birthday weekend and she had planned a whole 3-day trip to this little northern, nature-loving town for us. It turned out to be a…
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Happy Midsummer, my fellow northern hemisphere-ians! We’re at the apex of the season of light. Ready to bask in season of carefree days of love + laughter. And starting it all off by celebrating Litha, a.k.a. the summer solstice. In other words… it’s time…
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Two weeks ago I said goodbye to my first class of babies at their graduation. Ok. Let me back up a bit… In January 2016, I started a new job. It was the perfect combination of two things I love: working with young people…
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I started a routine during the holidays that has seemed to just stick with me. Of course, during the holidays I practiced my daily outside time every single morning. Now, it’s not really feasible (or a priority, I suppose you could say) to get…
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Who starts the year confused? I know there’s no way to know what’s going to happen this year, but this past week I just felt all out of sync. The first week was amazing, due to the fact that I was away on holiday…
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In Sweden, we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. It’s an entire day filled with food, music, family, and traditions. And, this year, is a “Sweden year” for me + Lina; so we’ve taken the train down to Norrköping to spend the weekend with Lina’s…
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I’m not quite ready to celebrate the coming of light in the dark, for right now, today, we are beginning the darkest days/week of the entire year. Up here in Sweden, in my city of Uppsala, we have 4-5 hours of daylight right now.…
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I’m not really a drinks girl. I like my craft beer + my wine. But, Miss Voon. She enticed + intrigued me. She’s new and has already earned a reputation for her killer drinks and her breathtaking view of Uppsala. And, as I walked…
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Summer is really truly here. Who’s excited? Hands up! To honor this season, I’d like to take this week to share how I celebrated the arrival of the season of warmth, sunshine, free-spirited feelings, and self-care. And how Midsummer has come to mean so…
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Two weeks have gone by. Two whole weeks. And it feels like forever + like a second all at the same time. I blame my lack of a playlist update (though I did update in the playlist, I just didn’t do the weekly related posts) on…
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