Cheers To 4 Years Of A Purple Life: Highlights & Answering Your Questions

According to the calendar that I’m becoming increasingly reliant on since I don’t know what day or time it is 🙂 , it’s been 4 years since I took this blog public! In that time, I’ve published a post at least every Tuesday. That’s as long as the longest job I’ve ever had – wowza :).

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The Month of Seattle: June 2022 Recap

2022 is half over…which is strange since my brain still seems stuck in 2020. Oh well. This month we headed back to the States for the first time in several months only for the supreme court to overturn Roe v Wade and take us back 50 years…Welcome back to America I guess.

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The Month of Mérida: May 2022 Recap

I keep writing the date as March instead of May in case you’re wondering how my perception of time has been affected by retirement 🙂 . So let’s see what I got up to in May (not March!).

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The Month Of México: April 2022 Recap

Ok – seriously, how is 2022 1/3 over? Traveling internationally has seriously made this year fly by. I need to recalibrate 🙂 . Anyway, after our month in Thailand, we hung out in the northeast that was flirting with spring before heading to our next adventure: México! Let’s see what I got up to this month 🙂 .

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The Month Of Spring(?): March 2022 Recap

We’re back in the Northeast USA! After a month in Thailand, I landed in NYC, went to Connecticut for a hot second, and have been bopping around New York State, Massachusetts and Vermont ever since. It’s been a wild time – mostly because of the weather. It’s gone from a sub-zero snowpocalypse to 65 and sunny and back in the Northeast. I’m getting whiplash 🙂 .

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The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap

I’m writing this while watching the sun rise over the sea in Phuket, Thailand. I’m gazing at the bright stars and listening to the waves. My bird friends have started awakening – including a rooster in the far distance 🙂 . Welcome to Thailand! Continue reading “The Month Of Thailand: February 2022 Recap”

The Month Of Family: December 2021 Recap

I named this month “The Month Of Family,” but am now realizing that’s not completely accurate. I spent this month with my partner’s family who I have co-opted into my “Found Family” since we’re not legally related. Continue reading “The Month Of Family: December 2021 Recap”

Lessons Learned After 7 Years Of Blog Writing

Well, I’m still here 🙂 . I’ve now been on this blog for 7 years and I’m happy to see that the famed “7 year itch” is no where to be seen. Writing on here continues to be the longest running hobby I’ve ever had and on the anniversary of penning my first words for this blog I like to reflect on the past year and if I’ve learned anything new. So let’s get into what I learned about writing in the last 12 months!

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