Sometimes overpacking isn’t terrible…..

a suitcase full of items

Home Warrior and I are back from an amazing week in Puerto Rico! We had a fabulous time, enjoying architecture, food, and natural wonders.  I will write all about it and share some of the best pictures we took later this week. One thing that was re-confirmed to me this week: Even though I write…

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Healthy Eating Tip: Laughing Cow Cheese

a close-up of a container

My new favorite trick for eating healthy on the road is Laughing Cow cheese. Yes, the name is strange and the commercials are a little silly. But there are so many things to love about this stuff! The best part is that it doesn’t have to be refrigerated. You can throw it in your suitcase…

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Training for a Tri on the Road: Hard But Doable

a silver medal with a green ribbon

Last month, I was able to cross something off my bucket list: a triathlon. Honestly, I am not an athletic person, so this is quite a feat. It was a sprint tri, which means a half mile swim,  12 mile bike ride, and 3.1 mile run. I had to start training basically from scratch, which…

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A cupcake with ice cream in the middle and hot fudge on top? Sign me up!

a cupcake with a straw on a table

Another indulgence I sampled while in Boston…..the ShotCake. It is a cupcake with ice cream in the middle and fudge on top. Sounds great, and looks great, in theory. Unfortunately my cupcake was a bit dry, so I mostly just enjoyed the ice cream part. My friend got the ShotCake cookie, and that was FREAKING…

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Generic Packing List

a list of things on a piece of paper

After I left several things at home during a recent trip because I didn’t make a list, I decided it would be a good idea to put together a comprehensive list for travel. Everything I need to pack, possible extra items depending on time of year or weather, and my pre-trip to do list. Although…

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Super Cute Travel Adapter

a blue adapter with a plug

One of the issues with international traveling is carrying around a travel adapter and all its various bulky pieces. Enter the Worth the Wait International Travel Adapter from ModCloth. It will convert from US to Europe to UK plugs, simply by toggling the switch. Genius! Only one little thing to pack, instead of multiple little…

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My Summer Business Travel Capsule Wardrobe

a short grey skirt with a belt

This summer, it has been really, really hot in Texas and other parts of the country. This has made getting dressed for work kind of tricky. How do you look professional yet stay cool? How do you walk that fine line between fashionable professional woman and church lady? I have struggled with this since May,…

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Off to Puerto Rico next week!!

a stone wall with a tower on the side

The Home Warrior and I are taking our first vacation of the year together on Sunday, and are headed to Puerto Rico for a week. To say I am excited is a bit of an understatement. I can’t WAIT. We are staying in San Juan in Condado, and have a number of activities planned. We…

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Ford Focus vs Gas Pump

Last week, I was in Chicago for work. Since my meetings were out in the suburbs, I had to rent a car, a Ford Focus. For most of that trip, I was glad to have it. It’s a small car, so fitting into tiny little spaces was much easier than it could have been. Everything…

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Travel Etiquette Tip: Don’t stop in the middle of the jetbridge

This may be another one of those things that, like grabbing the seat in front of you, if you don’t fly often you don’t think about it. But after almost every flight I’ve taken over the last few weeks, someone has stopped abruptly, right in front of me, in the middle of the jetbridge (or…

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