I’ve continued my trend of visiting countries I haven’t experienced before during the summer months and this year that brought me to The UK. I haven’t been here in over a decade and a lot has changed. Let’s get into it.
Category: Early Retirement
I Became A NY Resident (Again): Real ID, Voting, Libraries, Healthcare and Taxes
It finally happened 🙂 . After 10 years as a resident of Washington State, I am once again a New York resident. I previously lived in NYC from 2011 to 2015 and now I’m back baby!
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The Month Of Machu Picchu: June 2025 Recap
Half of 2025 is over, time has no meaning and I’m refusing to think about it 🙂 . June was a wild month filled with adventure, books, birds and some unfortunate sicknesses, but overall it was filled with a lot of love and laughter. So let’s see what I got up to in June.
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I Bought A Car! What I Learned As A First-Time Car Buyer
So remember when I wrote a post 7 years ago saying I was going to be carfree for life? Well this is a great example of why I usually try to “never say never.”
I never would have imagined that I would want to move close to my Partner’s family and as a result live in a rural town in Upstate NY, which unfortunately has no public transit and requires having a car. So here we are 🙂 . Continue reading “I Bought A Car! What I Learned As A First-Time Car Buyer”
The Month Of Settling Down(ish): May 2025 Recap
Yes – “Settling Down-ish” 😉 . I won’t keep you in suspense. Let’s see what wild things I got up to this month!
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I Got A Homebase! (But Will Still Travel 1/3 Of The Year)
Well, it finally happened. But like a lot of things in life, how it happened was a complete surprise. Of all the reasons I suspected that I would settle down again, such as getting tired of traveling or wanting to create ‘roots’, FOMO was no where on that list🤣. But let me explain. Continue reading “I Got A Homebase! (But Will Still Travel 1/3 Of The Year)”
The Month Of Seattle: April 2025 Recap
2025 is 1/3 over and time is dumb 🙂 . The month absolutely flew by for reasons I’ll explain below, but in general it was nice to be back Stateside after spending the first few months of the year on the other side of the world. It was also lovely to land when spring had sprung in one of my favorite cities in the world. Let’s see what I got up to in April!
The Month Of Sakura: March 2025 Recap
And with that, March 2025 is over and 1/4 of 2025 is complete. Literally, how dare time 🙂 ? But I feel like I complain about how fast time seems to be flying every month instead of focusing on the fact that it’s partially doing that because I’m having so much fun. So let’s see what fun things I did in March and focus on the positives instead.