Join Us for Our Backyard Outside Challenge
It’s one of the pitfalls of writing an outdoor blog that is often centered on travel: you forget that the outdoors doesn’t have to be complicated. You forget that the outdoors wonderful because of its simplicity. Isn’t that just what western cultures do best? We complicate things like it is our job. Even things that […]
Tricks for Taking Small Kids Hiking
If your kids are the normal kind, you might have a little trouble tricking them into doing outdoor things that are outside their comfort zones. Sure, playing outside is easy. And camping may even be a breeze. But taking small kids hiking? Oh boy, now we’ve got trouble. It’s true, some kids are awesome. Some […]
7 Reasons to Try Trail Running
Until just a few months ago, I had never even thought to try trail running. Why would I? I’m hoping some of you are with me on this, that somewhere out there, there is a total trail newbie like me. If not, you’re probably thinking “You’re a moron. Trail running is the bomb-dot-com.” Thanks Mr. Sassy Pants, […]
What Time Management Is Really About
So often when people talk about “time management” it’s used in the same sentence as words like “productivity” and “efficiency.” And then the conversation ends. That’s bad. If you’re reading this you’re probably mildly interested or at least curious about time management as an idea. But it’s possible that you just flat out don’t care about being […]
It’s OK to Feel Sad When You Clean Out Clutter
At some point recently you’ve probably been encouraged to get rid of stuff, clean out clutter, downsize your life, whatever. And now you’re surprised by how you feel. Sometimes – like in my case – it’s out of necessity. If we’re going to have a big new life adventure forward, we’re going to have to […]
A Totally Kick-Ass Whole30 Paleo Breakfast Feast
If you’re leading the Paleo life, on Whole30 or making a worthy attempt at either, you’re probably on the hunt for delicious, simple recipes. One of the problems with the making everything from scratch thing that a lot of clean eating and whole30-ing requires is that it’s easy to get bogged down in fanciness and […]
Mammoth Cave Rock Cabin Camping Review
When we decided to take a weekend kid-free vacation within driving distance of our Middle Tennessee home, we were looking for somewhere cheap but indoors to stay. I promise we’re not wussy — it’s just really cold out there, folks. Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky is within a few hours of our home, and since we’ve never […]
Why I Did the Thing I Said I’d Never Do
It wasn’t an impulse decision. I am not the kind of person who gets tattoos. I’m not entirely sure what kind of person that is, actually, but I never counted myself as one of them. I never thought there was anything wrong with them, per se, and I deeply admire a whole bunch of people who have […]
How to Make Money By Selling Your Stuff
We told you that we’re getting ready for a big adventure forward. We told you that we are selling everything and moving ourselves across America. And you wanted to know: how do we make money off our unwanted stuff? Let’s skip to the end of the story right away: things that don’t sell or aren’t […]