A few months ago, I attended Chris Guillebeau's book reading at my local bookstore. He was promoting his new book about traveling to every country in the world, The Happiness of Pursuit. The reading was great, and I left with a deep admiration for Chris and his work. I checked out his website and started... Continue Reading →
T Minus 4 Months
Four more months of being a thirty-something. I visited the Longyear Museum today. It's a lovely museum dedicated to the history of Mary Baker Eddy's life; she was the founder of Christian Science. I arrived armed with knowledge of the main details of her life from having visited the... Continue Reading →
KNO Night
I thought it was apropos to book my birthday vacation while snowed in by Juno. #40 on the birthday list is...go to the Bahamas. Yes! This will be my second Caribbean vacation and I am psyched. So KNO night. KNO night was my first triple-header A–Z bar night. Thanks to Abby and Melissa for being... Continue Reading →
Copper, Silver, and Gold
I made two rings last weekend at Stonybrook Fine Arts. Our instructor Sophia walked through the whole process for us first. The class size was eight, which was a good number for the space. All in all, it took us a little under three hours to make two rings.... Continue Reading →
In Case of Fire
I've logged my first random birthday list item for the year: touring a fire station. I always have a number of "randos" on my list = opportunities that randomly present themselves. I love the randos. This opportunity arose through an organization I volunteer with. On Saturday morning, about 10 firefighters showed our group the six... Continue Reading →
