“Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!”
-Dr. Seuss
Now that Hilly has had a chance to tell you herself, it’s OK for me to talk about it here.
Hilly hasn’t been here for the last week just visiting.  She’s been checking out the area to decide if it’s a good place for her [...]

I received a request from another blogger to do a post here. Specifically, they wanted to know what *you* – meaning you, dear reader – had to say about a certain topic.
Personally, I think that says quite a bit about you. Mainly, that you’re outspoken and engaging and awesome and basically the best [...]

Yesterday I went on and on about achieving your dreams and living life no matter what. For me that meant figuring out how to travel on the cheap.
I find that a lot of people wish they could see experience more places, if only they could afford to do it. They’re often surprised to [...]

Sometimes it’s subtle. Other times blatant and bitter. And other times still it’s simply a longing that I am all too familiar with.
It must be nice, they say.
It must be nice to travel.
It must be nice to have weekends with the girls.
It must be nice to live grand adventures and dramatic moments that [...]

Remember when I had a houseful of tourists family and I asked a bunch of bloggers to send me guest posts to have stored up for an emergency?
Of course you do. I know. You keep careful track of everything that goes on at this blog.
ANYway, the guests are long gone, but I still [...]

Hey Britt,
First of all, please let me start off by saying that I read your blog
daily, and love it!! You are very intelligent, but at the same time, you
aren’t boring. Some of your posts make me laugh hysterically, and others
make me think.  I love that! (this is smart, before you ask me for advice it [...]