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Author Archives: Heather
How to Sleep in Your Subaru Impreza
A step by step guide to ensure a sleepless night and sore back.
Tandem Bicycling & Learning to Let Go.
One of my earliest memories of my relationship with my husband Geoff was meeting his father’s tandem mountain bike. That’s right, I don’t recall the first time I met his father, but I absolutely remember meeting his father’s bicycle. It was a bright yellow bike built for two, and clearly well loved, with a number […]
Thirteen.
Sometimes when I’m driving, I’ll glance over at the passengers seat and catch sight of a young man where my child should be sitting. The muddled emotions that run through my heart in those seconds can only be described as a sense of overwhelming pride and utter confusion. The words of every single person who […]
Bucket List 2.0
Six years ago I wrote out a bucket list. Yeah, one of those cliché “things I need to do/see before I die” lists. Inspired by a piece of notebook paper on my parents refrigerator, I figured my own bucket list would be fun to write. I titled the list “40 by 40”. I was 31 […]
Plants and Birds and Rocks and Things.
If you ask me, growing up in Vermont was like winning the childhood lottery. No, we didn’t have a ton of money. We didn’t have cable TV, and no one I knew had the internet – or even knew what it was. There were no malls, or roller skating rinks, or movie theaters, or any […]
7.5 Reasons Why I Love My South Carolina State Park Passport
It all begins with a story of procrastination. Most of my stories do, procrastination or pure impulse. Never a carefully thought out and well timed plan. A few years back, one of our good friends posted a 50% off Black Friday deal on South Carolina State Park passports. I hadn’t heard of the pass at […]
How to Paddle a Boat with your Significant Other
A step by step guide to paddling a canoe with your spouse, guaranteed to either strengthen your relationship, or end it in divorce. Results may vary.
Death & Vegan Marshmallows.
The other day, Geoff philosophized that midlife crises happen because you reach an age where people start dropping dead every time you turn around. Great way to start off my new blog, huh? Hi, welcome, thanks for coming. Stick around, it’s gonna get weird. His theory was an answer to my random question of “do […]
