If you’re planning a trip to Alaska, you may be wondering how to hit as many national parks as possible during your visit. We checked off three out of the eight national parks (not including national forests, monuments, etc.) during our September 2023 trip, including Denali National Park & Preserve, Glacier Bay National Park, and […]
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I hit another milestone… My 40th birthday was yesterday! I know birthdays are really just another day, but it’s difficult for me not to reflect. People love to ask, what advice would you give your younger self? I thought it would be fun to share my top five pieces of advice for my younger self
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You’re finally booking that trip to Alaska! My guess is you feel overwhelmed with all the places you want to visit and see, and how to fit it all in based on the time you have available. In our experience, whether you have one week or three months it never feels like enough! We hope
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Nearly one year ago today I met up with my boss to return my laptop and all my company belongings. After years of struggling to keep my head in the game in my HR consulting role, I finally decided to trust my intuition. HR was no longer where I belonged. I was both scared and
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Alaska, the final frontier. When you visit you’ll understand with it’s wild and rugged terrain, and vast expanses without anyone around. We had the unique opportunity to take an Alaskan cruise in September with his family. We typically prefer DIY road trips and RV travel, so it shouldn’t surprise anyone we’re not avid cruisers (especially
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If you are considering a trip to Alaska you may be wondering what you will do once you get there… And importantly, how will you decide what to do in Alaska? The options are truly endless. I was overwhelmed by all the options of what we could see and do as we planned our trip.
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We just returned from our most anticipated trip of 2023: Alaska! If you asked me how I would describe Alaska, the words that comes to mind are wild and vast. Beyond that, I find it hard to put into words how to adequately describe this incredible state. The landscape was dramatic, breathtaking, harsh, and beautiful.
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A couple months ago I wrote about how my quarter life crisis helped us discover the Financial Independence (FI) movement. It’s crazy to think, but we’ve been pursuing FI for five years now! Today I’m sharing several lessons we’ve learned after five years of pursuing FI that have dramatically impacted our relationship with money, and
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When I returned from Michigan in July I had good intentions of getting ahead on blog content before we left for Alaska. I’ll have five full weeks to create awesome content, I assuredly told myself. One of the most confounding parts about not having a job is still feeling like I don’t have enough time
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I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP) with my mom in July. This was a special trip, as my mom, 71-years old, was born in the UP and wanted to visit the area “one last time.” So we made a mother-daughter trip, and spent the week exploring this beautiful area. We
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