Spain packing list

May 14, 2025

Sharing some of the things I’ve packed for our Spain trip and Europe adventures this summer. Hi friends! How are you? I hope you’re having an amazing day so far. Cue the Mariah Carey *it’s tiiiiiiiiiiime* because we’re escaping the scorching Tucson oven before it begins and are off on some adventures. (To be honest,…

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Gem show finds

Alternate title: “I like sparkly things” 😉 A good Valentine’s day theme, eh? I look forward to the gem show ALL YEAR. They have a smaller one in the fall, but the biggest and best one not-so-coincidentally falls right before Valentine’s day.  So what is it? The gem show is a wholesale jewelry convention for…

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Friday Faves

  -The best Amazon satire reviews.  -THIS ICED COFFEE. I’ve been making my own lately, but was tempted at Whole Foods to give the store-bought stuff a whirl. It is amaze, even warmed up for a couple of minutes. -A shout out in Good Housekeeping! I was so excited to be included. Thank you again…

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Meg: Weekend Wears

Do you ever have those days where you look in your closet and just absolutely hate everything you have? Please say yes so I don’t feel like such a freak. Lately I have been in a bit of a fashion funk. Every so often this happens to me and it usually means I’m outgrowing the…

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“When you expect less, you get more”

 = my Yoda-esque wisdom for the day.  (Also, can you believe I’ve never seen Star Wars? The Pilot is always teasing me about it. There are a lot of classic movies that have missed my radar.) This morning I was off on a 10-mile run.  It’s not a personal distance record, and it wasn’t fast…

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Plantains: the Other, Other Vegetable

I’m going to go ahead and count today as my first time time cooking with plantains. (I’m smiling in the photo, but am also a little afraid) Cooking with Plantains Ok, so there was the one Mexican party we threw when I made an awesome slow-cooked chicken and plantain dish… but that was years ago.…

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