What It’s REALLY Like to Live in Florida

The idea for this post goes back to September of last year. Emily of Freedom Laughs asked me if I had ever thought about doing a post on what it is actually like to live in Florida. I, of course, never even considered it, but I loved the idea the moment I read it, so this one is for you, Emily!

Born and raised in Casper, Wyoming, I am mostly accustomed to wind, snow, and very dry air. I’ve never been one for skiing, snowboarding, sledding, etc., so the winter never did anything for me except hurt my face.

Giveaway Winner Announcement!

Hello again everyone! To everyone that participated in my giveaway, I thank you! I apologize for being later than expected in my announcement. as I’m sure you all understand, life tends to get in the way sometimes and time slips away. However, I was finally able to do the drawing, and we do have a winner!

New Year’s Resolutions 2018

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope the first day of the new year has brought hope, peace, and excitement into your lives! Today’s post will be a short one. As it is New Year’s Day, I figured the best thing to write about would be my New Year resolutions for the year!

500 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY!

Hello everyone! I am blown away that I have finally reached 500 followers! I definitely owe most of this success to Ben Huberman at Discover. I was lucky enough to get featured on November 20, 2017. In a matter of hours, I went from 67 to over 400 followers. I was not expecting to reach 500 for years, so the fact that it happened so fast has really been humbling and amazing.

For a long time, I’ve planned to do a giveaway as soon as I reached 500 followers. Christmas is a time for giving, so I am so grateful that this year, my 500 mark just happened to fall around Christmas Day! 

Catching and Raising Salamanders and Toads!

I first got the idea for this post from Erin Burton’s post “Tadpoles: Catching, Raising, and Observing Metamorphosis” on her blog, Unbound Roots. I knew that I would be catching and raising both salamanders and frogs over the summer, so I planned to do a similar post on my adventure!

If you are new here and don’t know much about me, I am an avid herper. Don’t get the wrong idea, this is someone who goes out and actively looks for reptiles and amphibians. What can I say…I love the creepy-crawlies! While my boyfriend was in Wyoming with me this summer, we were trying to find as many reptile/amphibian species as we could. Among the list of snakes and lizards, this also included frogs, toads, and tiger salamanders.

The Importance of Travel Journals

Let’s be honest … I have a TERRIBLE memory. I’m talking like put on my seat belt and then try to put it on again bad. Yes, this has happened more times than I can count. I legitimately don’t remember much of what happened in high school or really anything before that. Because I would really enjoy remembering my life, I have slowly learned to adapt.

The Ultimate Adventure/Hiking Sandals!

Have you ever found a pair of shoes that you just absolutely fall in love with and feel the need to share them with the entire world? Well, I have, so here we go! Just so everyone knows, I don’t receive any money or reimbursement of any kind for this review. These are my 100% honest opinions, but I will provide you with links in case I do persuade you to make the best decision of your life. That should tell you how much I love these!

My Great Galapagos Trip – Day 10 (The Conclusion)

As a recap, it has been the biggest dream of mine to go to the Galapagos Islands since I was 6 years old. I was incredibly blessed with the opportunity to do so this summer. This post will cover the final day of the incredible 10-day journey. If you missed the previous posts, you can start the series here.

This day marks the saddest day of the best trip I have ever taken. Today was the day I had to leave the place that I have been dreaming about since I was 6 years old.

My Great Galapagos Trip – Day 9

As a recap, it has been the biggest dream of mine to go to the Galapagos Islands since I was 6 years old. I was incredibly blessed with the opportunity to do so this summer. This post will cover day 9 of the incredible 10-day journey. If you missed the previous posts, you can start the series here.

Day 9 (Santiago Island and Bartholomew Island): Today started with a beach day spent on Santiago Island. We were given around an hour of free time, which I spend by taking photos of sally lightfoot crabs, diving blue-footed boobies, American oystercatchers, and brown pelicans.

My Great Galapagos Trip – Day 8

As a recap, it has been the biggest dream of mine to go to the Galapagos Islands since I was 6 years old. I was incredibly blessed with the opportunity to do so this summer. This post will cover day 8 of the incredible 10-day journey. If you missed the previous posts, you can start the series here.

Day 8 (Fernandina Island and Isabela Isand): Before leaving on our adventures for the day, I spent some time on the outside of the boat watching all of the wildlife around. I was lucky enough to watch the feeding patterns of storm petrels right next to the boat.