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Friday Update: The ER Edition

  • Hard Things
  • Aug 28, 2026
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Hey friends. I had a long, typical Happy Things Friday post all ready to go live this morning and then life threw me a bit of a curveball. One of my parents recently had a medical procedure and unfortunately there were some unexpected complications this week. I wasn’t aware of the issues until I showed…

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One Day in Bristol: A Day Trip From Cardiff by Train

For months, I’ve had a seemingly endless backlog of stories to share from our trip to Europe. There was always another city! Another museum! Another train ride! Another set of pictures waiting to be…

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  • Euro Adventure, Travel, United Kingdom
  • Aug, 27, 2026
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How Our Family Mealtime Habits Have Changed

Growing up, my family had very structured eating habits.

Breakfast was eaten together. After we finished, we’d read the Bible and a little devotional, pray together (we had a list of different people and situations…

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  • Food, Parenting, Personality Insights
  • Aug, 26, 2026
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I’m on Best of Both Worlds! Let’s Talk Extended Travel to Europe with Kids + Work

Apparently August is my month for podcasting?!

Last week, I was on The Reframe with Kathleen Paley, talking about our 110-day family adventure in Europe—why we decided to do it, what a trip like this…

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  • Euro Adventure, Guest Post, Podcast, Travel
  • Aug, 25, 2026
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Never Have I Ever… Part 20.

This is a momentous day! Today’s Never Have I Ever brings us to an even 200. (I published the first list back in April of 2024.)

Never Have I Ever:

Ridden a mechanical bull.

Attended a…

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  • Never Have I Ever
  • Aug, 24, 2026
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Happy Things Friday: 21 August

Friends, at various points this week I was pretty sure I was going to collapse to the ground like a ragdoll! Nothing objectively hard happened, but it felt like a perfect storm of busy…

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  • Happy Things Friday
  • Aug, 21, 2026
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Kathleen Paley on Early Retirement: Life After BigLaw

I am so excited to welcome today’s guest.

Eagle-eyed readers might recall that Kathleen Paley has actually visited here before!

Last year, Kathleen joined me for a conversation about gratitude, minimalism, frugality, and financial independence….

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  • Guest Post, Frugality, Minimalism, Time Management
  • Aug, 20, 2026
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