Food, Finance, and Family
From learning how to invest to gardening and fermenting hot peppers for hot sauce, this blog is an accumulation of tips I’ve gathered and written up with a cutesy photo. Because who doesn’t like a good cheat sheet with a carefree toddler ready to take on the world as motivation?
I’ve also sprinkled family stories throughout I want to remember (such as how to make Grammy’s thanksgiving turkey with orange gravy, yum!).
If these tidbits of knowledge can help some else navigate the road of life a little easier, then by all means, move out of the way, stress! Let’s get to the good stuff.
Plus, as someone who didn’t grow up in Cincinnati, I’ve added a catalog of over 12 Cincy trails perfect for running and hiking, surprisingly hidden amongst the urban environment for you to discover.
Categories: Some of my favorite things
Click the images below to take you to posts in each category
Playscapes
With swings hung from trees
Garden strolls
And dragging my family along
Cozy spaces
To inspire deep conversation
An excuse to party
With or without an occasion
Mindfulness and living in the moment
Because… life is unpredictable
Creating a story
That makes life magical
Good food
Made at home with company
Family
Traditions, legacies and stories
My home
Tips and Hidden Finds in Cincinnati
Finances
Budgeting & saving with aspirations towards FIRE
Art
Ceramics, photography, painting, printmaking, conservation and bookbinding
Parenting
Different requirements for every kiddo
Featured Posts
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Cincinnati Trail Running: Easy Hikes 3 to 6 Miles Long
Start your trail running journey here! This post is a table of contents, listing 10 different 3-5 mile trail runs in Cincinnati. From here, click on links to read in-depth about each trail or race.
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Savings that makes you money: High Yield Savings Account (HYSA)
For those of you researching high yield savings accounts, I thought I’d pass along my “two cents” from the little bit of research I did in 2023. Disclaimer: These are the BASICS. I didn’t know all this myself a few years ago and wished someone would have told me…! What’s a HYSA? High Yield Savings…
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Vanilla Cake With Pumpkin Curd Filling and Burned Butter Cream Cheese Icing
This was a surprise hit at Thanksgiving in our home!
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Chronicles in Credit Card Hacking for Travel (1): Where & How To Begin
If you don’t have the capacity to think too much about credit card points like me, check out my simple path to start earning that will quickly land you a free trip!
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Chocolate Cupcakes (from a Brownie Mix!) with Chocolate Burned Butter Cream Cheese Icing
I wanted to bake cupcakes but didn’t have a cake mix on hand. I also wasn’t in the mood to bake from scratch. However, I saw my brownie mix and thought, “Hmm, I wonder if those could make some interesting cupcakes?!” Lo and behold I was able to adapt my brownie box mix using this…