A few years ago I decided to start posting an annual travel recap around New Year's Eve so I could look back on our adventures from the year and get some ideas for trips in the new year. This year, like last year, has quite a variety of adventures as we continue to travel abroad but …
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2015 Travel Recap
Each year I like to take a quick look back at some of my favorite memories--many from our adventures on the road--as a reminder that life is good. I'm so thankful for my amazing husband, family and friends, new and old!, who make life's journey worth every priceless moment. Here's to happy adventures in 2016! …
Fewer Resolutions, Continued Success in 2014
I completed all of my 2013 New Year's Resolutions. I've never been able to do that, but I think I made them flexible and reasonable, and I definitely held myself accountable by writing about them here. Thanks to the diversity of things I chose--many to improve myself, such as enrolling in a master's degree program, …
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2013 Travel Recap
Each year I try to recap the places I've been. I didn't start my blog until 2009 (years prior to 2009 involved lots of travel so I don't know how I would have recapped all of that!) and the trips have been reasonable--both domestic and international, and some not so far from home. Although I …
New Year, New Adventures in 2013
Just before New Year's Eve I read a very tough and inspirational post on cracked.com (I know), and it really set the tone for my thoughtful creation of some 2013 New Year's resolutions that will be challenging but achievable. The post, Six Harsh Truths That Will Make You a Better Person by David Wong, has …
2012 Travel Recap
I wasn't sure I would have much to show for a travel recap in 2012 given we're on a spending freeze as we continue to save money for our wedding and honeymoon in September 2013. It seems like I haven't been on an adventure in years, and I can't wait to book our honeymoon so …
2010 Travel Recap
Growing up, my family would take a vacation each summer. Thanks to all of those trips, I've been to every state east of the Mississippi, including a couple of others just west of there. However, because we usually drove and because my parents only ever had so much time off, we never really made it …
Heather's Compass 