Yep, the blog has been neglected. Big time. We've had quite a bit going on, but really, that's just an excuse. Since writing our 2012 year in review, we've... Prepared our home for sale Traveled to Europe Sold the home Found a rental Got a new job (Tiff) Continued working full-time Traveled for work, and... Had a kid venture into the competitive soccer arena (with the family in tow) We are currently packing up the house and continuing to purge. So, although the blog has been neglected, our goals have not! Later this month we will vacate our home of 6 ½ years to move across town to a rental home. The home selling process has been yin and yang. Living in a house you are trying to sell is not easy - having to "live" in Read more [...]
Reflections on 2012 We had a lot of fun, made ourselves uncomfortable, and experienced many firsts - such as... Venturing into the writing world (i.e. this blog)  Delivering our first ever April Fools pranks to our unsuspecting boys   Taking our first overnight train from Seattle, WA to Davis, CA   The tickle in our tummies from learning trapeze   Our first backpacking trip to beautiful Yosemite       The other stuff wasn't always fun, or easy. But worth it, it was. Big decisions were made that are changing the course of our family. We sold and gave much more than we acquired. New friends entered our lives - some of Read more [...]
16. January 2013 · 1 comment · Categories: Life, Thoughts · Tags: ,

Just a thought...

Do you want to challenge yourself or try something new, and can’t fit in a grand getaway (at least not yet)?  Us too. Here’s one way to fill in the gaps between adventures: Groupon and Living Social vouchers! Like many, we’ve purchased vouchers for places we frequent (yoga, gym membership, family photos) and for products we thought we would use (iPhone chargers, gym clothes). That’s been fine, but we’ve found they are also a great way to try new things; things that you might not have tried because they were too expensive or you just plain never thought about.  Using these vouchers, you can try new things while minimizing buyers’ remorse. When we are perusing these deals, part of our (OK, mostly my) goal is to find an activity Read more [...]