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Everything You Need to Do in Fairbanks, Alaska

Everything You Need to Do in Fairbanks, Alaska

Disclosure– Some of my posts include affiliate links, but you probably won’t notice because it doesn’t affect the blog or my opinions on here. Once I got over the initial shock of the sky never actually getting dark while I visited, I fell in love 

Zero Waste CSA Week 1

Zero Waste CSA Week 1

Last summer was the first time that we tried a local CSA (community supported agriculture) program. We had a great experience with the regular deliveries of fresh, organic vegetables. We were able to meet the farmers and visit the farm that was raising our food. 

7 Things To Do During Your Layover in Seattle

7 Things To Do During Your Layover in Seattle

This week I was flying to Alaska from Minneapolis and I had a fifteen hour layover in Seattle. It was impossible to find a flight that was straight to Fairbanks from MSP, and most of the flights had two or three short stops. I opted 

Airbnb Update –May 2018

Airbnb Update –May 2018

We have now lived in our home for almost ten months. To catch up, here are a few links to past posts about our house story, our airbnb rooms, why you should rent out your rooms, etc. In these ten months, we have had eight long-term 

Weekend in San Francisco

Weekend in San Francisco

Hello friends! I just wrote a blog post titled How to Plan a Girl’s Trip (& still be friends afterwards!).  I thought that I would go ahead and share the trip that inspired that post. I recently went to San Fransisco with three of my lovely girl 

How to Plan a Girls Trip (& still be friends afterwards!)

How to Plan a Girls Trip (& still be friends afterwards!)

How many times have you sat around with your friends, talking about the dream girls trip? When you all finally agree on a location and dates… what next? You’re about to spend a lot of time with these people, there needs to be some conversations 

11 Ways to Help the Environment that Save Money

11 Ways to Help the Environment that Save Money

1. Make Non-Toxic Cleaning Products After you use the cleaning products, they slip down the drain and are treated with the waste water and then dumped into our waterways. In a May 2002 study of contaminants in stream water samples across the country, the U.S. 

Denver & Boulder on a Budget

Denver & Boulder on a Budget

I love the feel of Denver and Boulder. It seems like everyone was wearing Patagonia jackets and walking their dogs. I initially bought plane tickets there for a surprise trip for Collin’s birthday. I was being so careful about not giving the destination away, but of 

10 Mistakes that First-Time Airbnb Hosts Make

10 Mistakes that First-Time Airbnb Hosts Make

I have been hosting through Airbnb for about two years now, and I have learned a lot since posting our first listing. I reached out to other Airbnb hosts to see what some of their advice was for first time hosts. Here’s what they said: 

How to Compromise with a Boundary Waters Trip

How to Compromise with a Boundary Waters Trip

My husband loves camping and hiking and all things nature, exercise, and discomfort. I don’t think I realized quite how much he loved these things prior to marrying him. A red flag should’ve been when he asked if we wanted to do a camping trip