The side quest to be debt-free has begun, technically it began last year with some minor items being taken care of but the items that I was able to take care of in January carried some rather large monthly payments that make more of an impact on my financial plan. This is when it reallyRead More
Month: January 2022
Mental Health
The Quest to Enjoy Short Weekend Trips
We just got back from a quick weekend getaway that we spent at our best friend’s house. What I love about quick trips like this is you don’t have to take time off work and in many ways, it feels like a mini-vacation. We headed out Friday after work and came back late on Sunday,Read More
Health
The Quest to Start Having Game Nights
Today we are celebrating one of my best friend’s birthdays, we are celebrating by doing one of the things that brings her much joy, playing games. And we are not talking about games like Yahtzee or monopoly but tabletop games like Lords of Waterdeep or even Dungeons and Dragons. I’ll admit that I have beenRead More
Health
The Quest to Search for the Original Wedding Dress I First Fell in Love With
Ever since my husband and I celebrated our 20 year wedding anniversary back in November I have been thinking about our wedding a lot. Our wedding was truly a fairy tale wedding as that was the theme for it. Even my bridesmaid dresses were designed to look like something from a fairy tale and myRead More
Health
The Quest to Make the Perfect Omelet
One of the things that I had been looking forward to the most for our Biltmore trip at the beginning of the year was having breakfast at the Inn every morning. Pre COVID the breakfast buffet at the Inn was amazing, with so many choices that it overwhelmed the senses. They had a chef thatRead More
Being Creative
The Quest to Level Up My Crafting Skills
I made 14 pieces of original art today. When I see how some artists take weeks or sometimes even years to complete one piece of artwork, is what I am doing really considered art? The answer of course is yes, just because I was able to make 14 art pieces in one day does notRead More
Being Creative
The Quest to Bring the Cosmos Into My Art
It has been almost a year since I completed any original resin art, partly because I did not want to make so much art that I had nowhere to put it, partly because I wanted to take a break from resin and try some other mediums. Working with resin can be messy although it’s lotsRead More
Health
The Quest to Stay Warm and Enjoy the Cold Weather
This morning we woke up to 31 degrees Fahrenheit. In Florida, we love it when the cool weather rolls in especially after a particularly oppressive summer but this morning it was cold, it was so cold we actually had a freeze warning last night and I had to cover one of our new bushes inRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Get Back On Track With My Blogging…Because I’m Such a Completist
I did not forget to Blog yesterday, I just did not want to. We were out all day yesterday and although it was a fun day where I got to spend quality time with my hubby it was also cold and we were both exhausted by the time we arrived home, so after some dinnerRead More
Mental Health
The Quest to Start Spring Cleaning Began Early
I was not expecting to start spring cleaning today but after we tore apart the garage earlier this week no thanks to a snake that got in there it became even more of a mess than it already was. We were planning on attacking the garage next week but my hubby decided to let’s tackleRead More