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Writing Prompt on Growth:
What experiences in life helped you grow the most? The first experience that I am grateful for, is joining a summer camp as a counselor. Nestled in Tucker County West Virginia is Camp Horseshoe, a summer camp for children 6-18 as well as quilt camps, etc. throughout the year. I participated 3 summers in a…
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Females and Firearms: A Review
Thoughts on recent training I’ve completed and the importance of gun safety. Growing up in the city/suburbs, I was never comfortable around nor taught how to properly use a firearm. I’ve had amateur backyard lessons from friends and own a .38 Special Revolver, but have never received formal gun safety training. Fast forward to this…
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Locally Sourced Food
From farm markets, to local meat suppliers, to maple syrup producers, New England certainly has their fair share of locally grown/produced/distributed food products. Mom-and Pop shops are very prevalent these days as many shoppers are turning to holistic foods and medicinal herbs in place of big business and artificially-preserved products. Shopping and supporting local business…
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Travel Links and Info
I’ve compiled a list of favorites in the New England area. I commonly use Apple or Google maps to look around the area I’m currently in for more up-to-date places to visit, restaurants, etc. My newest follow is an account called “The Roaming Foodie” that frequents New England restaurants and drink locations. Their account can…
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Ice Fishing for Newbies
My experience as a fresh-out-of -the-pond fisherwoman. In this first month of 2023, I recently decided to purchase my New Hampshire Fishing license. After spending countless hours on the sidelines watching my boyfriend, an avid (some would say obsessed) fisherman, throw cast after cast, I felt compelled to participate in the sport. It felt a…
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Budgeting Tips
A simple breakdown of how I decided to budget for travel (I am by no means an accountant, so tread carefully). I recently came across a post on my Pinterest feed with a cutesy categorized diy chart for monthly spending and budgeting. So I brought out the colored pens and sharpies and got to work…
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Self-Help Book Recommendations
Although a little different from my usual topics of discussion on this blog, I have thoroughly enjoyed these works on the subject of self-help and am excited to share them with you! 1. “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. This famous manual is focused more in the business aspect of…
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Home-brewing Basics
Amateur advice on creating bomb-ass beer. This post relies heavily on my boyfriend’s experience with home-brewing, his personal research, and what I’ve learned helping in the process. Proceed with the caution that we are entirely new to this process and these are just our tips! Home-brew Kits: depending on how intricate you want your setup…
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My Favorite NH Brews
A review (in no particular order) of my personal favorite breweries in the state. Starting from the bottom of the state and working our way up, we have Spyglass Brewing and White Birch Brewing in Nashua. I LOVE White Birch because they specifically specialize in sours (my number one type of beer). In Merrimack, there’s…
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Hiking in New Hampshire
A recap of my first hiking experiences in the state. I moved to Merrimack in June of 2022, and short road trips within the state and up the Main coast consumed most of my weekends. My boyfriend and I started off the summer season with a mild hiking trip to Pulpit Rock Conservation Area in…
Staycation
Exploring Local Luxuries
Staycation 