Beautiful Cannes Nov. 7

Beautiful Cannes

I have been so terrible at providing photos lately, but don't you worry! Here are a few from our time in Cannes (in southern France).

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A Look at My First Year in Freelancing

It has been well over a year since I started my business, and I find myself reflecting on how I’m doing. Have I accomplished all that I set out to do in the first year? Have I learned enough lessons and made enough...

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Our Travel Backpacks: Pros and Cons

Ryan and I both have the Osprey Porter 46 Travel Pack in black. The pack opens the same way as any rollerboard suitcase, which makes it easy to pack and live out of, but the exterior is designed like a backpacking pack, with all...

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Travel Possession Confessions

Our backpacks are the standard size for international carry-on luggage: 22 x 13 x 9 inches. This is exactly as much room as it suggests (i.e., not much). With such limited space, I continually find myself making value judgments...

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My Travel Backpack: Heavy LIfting

I swear every time I pack my backpack in preparation for another move, it’s internally 5 square inches smaller and yet 10 pounds heavier when I put it on. I still haven’t weighed the thing yet, but it has got to be at...

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It’s Not Easy Being Child-Sized

When I was newly married at the unripe age of 21, Ryan and I went with my family to Hawaii. We were at a restaurant one evening, and the waiter asked if we wanted kids menus. It was a feasible question–my three siblings...

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