Tag: travel blog
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Simple Pleasures: A Guide
Life has felt a little extra chaotic lately. Nothing specific to mention, just the general and persistent stress and trauma of living in a fast paced society, ya know? Even as someone who practices mindfulness like a full time job, my mind sometimes feels like city streets- where all the traffic lights have stopped working…
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Be Where You Are: A Not-So-Secret Must Of Life
My dad spent quite a few of his teenage years living in Hawaii. He lived in all corners of the world, a product of divorce parents, some military influence, and was sent to boarding school. He often tells stories of his time in Hawaii- sort of a classic teenage boy in the late 60’s early…
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Mundane Monday’s: Podcast Edition
Well, hello- it’s been a while since I’ve written about all of the mundaneness of Monday. If you are new here- I mean that somewhat facetiously. This series is all about exploring how there is MAGIC in the mundane moments. So this week, I am going to share some key takeaways from a few podcast…
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Staycation: San Diego Style
Well, I have officially lived in San Diego for *almost* 7 years- which is WILD to me because that is the longest I have lived pretty much anywhere. When I was growing up we moved around a lot (only between two different towns- hi Bay Area and hi Truckee, but I lived in 8 different…
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Mundane Mondays: Stillness Edition
Welcome back to another Mundane Monday post (on a Tuesday- oops), where I write about all the little moments of my week. Not the grandiose, not the highs or the lows- but more of the in betweens. This week, I specifically want to talk about stillness. I don’t necessarily mean the kind where you are…
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Ditch The Map: Physically and Metaphorically
Life doesn’t come with pre-programmed navigation, telling us which turns to make, which streets to avoid, when and where there is traffic, or where we can find the hidden gems
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Lessons Learned From Traveling Solo
Traveling is much different than going on a vacation…Traveling solo as a young woman gave me enough confidence in myself to look at the world to say, and mean, “I’ve got this, thanks.”
Mindfull Mari 