Lessons & Reflections

Hello there, and welcome to my latest 2021 goals update.  I hope your summer has been going well! Over here, we’ve been watching the Olympics, picking berries, and enjoying patios in the nice weather. A few times a year, I give a brief update on how my New Year’s goals are going.  I write these…

My first solo trip was two years in the making. Originally, it was supposed to be a long weekend in Montreal, but that got derailed by the pandemic when Canada closed its borders. Finally, this past summer I made up my mind to rebook my first solo trip to St. John in the US Virgin…

When I booked my first solo trip, I wasn’t sure what to expect.  Possibly finding a cockroach in the apartment wasn’t a thought, since I was more worried about things like driving a rental car on the mountainous island of St. John. Once my solo trip was underway, I quickly realized there were some things…

Our dreary pandemic winter is finally coming to an end (yay!), and the spring flowers in our neighborhood are blooming early this year. Talk about a mood lifter! I don’t know about you, but I struggled in the cold months. I couldn’t find much motivation to do anything and was not feeling like myself at…

It’s true.  I just left my full-time tax accounting job to be (drumroll please) … a travel blogger.  I’ve abandoned the comfort and security that comes from a nice salary and benefits for the unknowns of an internet business. What have I done?? Quitting My Full Time Tax Job for Travel Blogging The imposter syndrome…