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: Hobbies
Review: Tiritiri Matangi Island Nature Reserve from Auckland, New Zealand
When I first visited Auckland, New Zealand in November 2023, a few people recommended that I check out Tiritiri Matangi Island Nature Reserve after learning about my love of birds. Unfortunately we were only in Auckland for a few short days and didn’t have the time to do a whole-day adventure on this nearby island.
However, when I returned to Auckland in February 2025, I was ready to see some birds! On my relatively short list to “Must Dos” for my almost 6 week trip, this was near the top of the list. And after I went , it is now my #1 recommendation for a nature-based day trip near Auckland if you’re a bird lover. So let’s dive in and see why this very affordable trek made my jaw drop.
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Cheers To 7 Years Of A Purple Life!
I’m still here! It’s been 7 years since I took this blog public, which is almost twice as long as I’ve ever held one job. This is by far my longest running hobby and in that time, I’ve published a post at least every Tuesday. I never thought I would be able to keep up that kind of consistency despite everything life throws at us. So let’s celebrate!
The Best Budget Earbuds: Soundcore Space A40
Last year I was on the search for the best over-ear headphones I could find. After a lot of research, polling y’all, and testing, I found them!
Well now it’s time to expand that search to earbuds, which up to this point I thought would never be for me. So let’s see what changed 🙂 .
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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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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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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.