The Year Of Spanish: 2022 Goals & Accomplishments

Throughout the year, I like to jot down new things I’ve learned, read, watched and experienced to try and remember what each year entailed. I then summarize all of that in my annual goals and accomplishments posts. The goal of these posts is not just to curate what I’ve been up to, but also to document how I have changed from one year to the next and how I’ve grown as a person. Continue reading “The Year Of Spanish: 2022 Goals & Accomplishments”

The Month Of Argentina: November 2022 Recap

As the title suggests, I spent this month in Argentina! It’s the farthest south I’ve ever been in the world. As a comparison, Buenos Aires has a similar longitude to Sydney, Australia as well as Auckland, New Zealand and Cape Town, South Africa. Continue reading “The Month Of Argentina: November 2022 Recap”

Slow Travel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina – The Land Of Nature and Architecture

Up to this point in my life, I haven’t had the pleasure of exploring a lot of South America. I spent two weeks in Ecuador in 2018 and went to Aruba once in college, but that’s it. One of my best friends is from Argentina and moved back after the first year of my career. I hadn’t seen her in person since. So we set out to change that! Continue reading “Slow Travel Review: Buenos Aires, Argentina – The Land Of Nature and Architecture”

The Month Of Acadia: October 2022 Recap

I feel like every monthly recap begins with me not understanding how time is passing so quickly…and I will not be breaking that streak today ๐Ÿ™‚ . How is 2022 80% over?!? My brain cannot comprehend it. Well, another month is done, I experienced fall, and enjoyed some season-appropriate adventures. Let’s see what I got up to!

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What Contributed More To My Net Worth: A Six Figure Salary Or Investment Returns?

In this time of stock market uncertainty, I thought it might be helpful to look at the upside and put a positive spin on things when the market seems to be dripping blood red ๐Ÿ™‚ . The market has shown a bit of the downside of investing this year – or rather, one of the moments that dictate if someone will be a successful longterm investor. Freaking out and selling during a downturn will unfortunately not lead to longterm success. Continue reading “What Contributed More To My Net Worth: A Six Figure Salary Or Investment Returns?”

The Month Of Maine: September 2022 Recap

And just like that, it was fall ๐Ÿ™‚ . I always thought of myself as a summer girl, but given that I can soak up all of the lessening hours of sunlight instead of dreamily looking at them outside my office window, I’m coming around to this season. It’s definitely more pleasant to run in, I’m enjoying the warmth of tea in my belly and a fluffy blanket on my lap when I (inevitably) read a book in one sitting. Consider me a changed woman ๐Ÿ™‚ . So, let’s see what I got up to during this first month of fall!

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2 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโ€™s Changed And Whatโ€™s Next?

Time continues to have no meaning ๐Ÿ™‚ . Somehow, I have now been retired 2 years. HOW?! Time has been flying and life is going even better than forecast. So to commemorate the end of my second retired year and get pumped for the third, I wanted to go over where I’ve been, what I’ve spent, any revelations I’ve had, and what’s next in retirement ๐Ÿ™‚ . Let’s get into it! Continue reading “2 Years Of Early Retirement: Finances, Whatโ€™s Changed And Whatโ€™s Next?”

The Month Of New Hampshire: August 2022 Recap

2022 continues to pass by with the speed of a bullet train. I guess I’m having too much fun ๐Ÿ˜‰ . This month we continued our exploration of the northeast – we like to come here in the summer if possible since it’s cooler than other parts of the country. We started by saying “hi!” to family in New York State and then moved further east. So let’s see what I got up to!

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