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Female Landscape Photographers

Every 6 months or so I start looking for new landscape or nature photographers to follow. I do a basic Google search and usually find several “top insert any number here landscape photographers to follow”. I would say almost 100% of the time those lists are all male photographers. Every now and again a list will have a female landscape photographer on it. One.  During the pandemic, I took several online conferences which featured a Read more

By Jenna, ago

Cafe Noir – November 2021

After a slow September and October, I picked things up for the last two months of the year. I wanted to make sure I reached my goal of 52 books in 2021! These will only be the books I read in November. I will do a separate post for December.  Hannibal by Thomas Harris ⭐⭐/5 I started this in October. It was a long, slow read. It is the third in the Hannibal Lecter series Read more

By Jenna, ago

Fall at Cafe Noir (2021)

I am trying to catch up on my book reviews since I haven’t posted one since August! This week, I will share my September and October reads since both months were slim for finishing books. Each picture is linked to Amazon and will open in a new window. Amazon links are affiliate links and I will receive a small commission if you purchase through the link. Closer than Blood by Gregg Olsen ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Closer than Blood Read more

By Jenna, ago

You Are Not a Failure

Failure. It’s not something many of us are comfortable with but we’ve all failed before. Or felt like we have. Failure isn’t a bad thing. It’s how we learn and grow. And we tend to feel like failures if we don’t reach the goals we set for ourselves. Every year I start off setting goals and in the past, I’ve written all about it. Then I talk about how we should review and update our Read more

By Jenna, ago

Book of the Year 2021

What was my book of the year? The Happy Runner by David and Megan Roche which I read way back in February. How did I arrive at this conclusion? I went through the books I read each month and picked my top choice from those that I gave five (5) stars. Then I put those picks in an imperfect bracket and had a faceoff! It was a tough choice for some of the matches but Read more

By Jenna, ago

Plan Your Year – Planners

Did you order a planner during all the Black Friday sales? Are you staring at all those blank pages wondering how to get started? You are not alone. Everyone struggles to put pen to paper in their shiny new planners. There is no wrong way to plan and part of the journey is finding what works for you. But that doesn’t mean you can’t read blogs and watch videos to get ideas on where to Read more

By Jenna, ago
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Plan Your Year – Running

We are headed quickly into 2022. It’s hard to believe but January will be here before you know it. Have you started putting together your health and fitness plan for 2022? If not, it’s time to get started! What do you want to accomplish next year with your running? This may or may not be a goal. This could be a certain race or distance you want to do. It could be a challenge you Read more

By Jenna, ago

South Rim – Grand Canyon

Let’s take a trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. Grab a camping spot and settled in because you are sure to see some elk wandering around. You can hike down the South Kaibab trail and enjoy a snack with a view of the Colorado river. And don’t forget to catch a sunset. Don’t forget to look for interesting rock formations or shadows! And if it’s open, head over to the Watchtower. Otherwise, Read more

By Jenna, ago

North Rim of the Grand Canyon

The North Rim of the Grand Canyon isn’t the popular side. It’s the road less traveled. The “it’s another four hours to get there” side. Everyone has seen the South Rim but only a fraction head to the “other side”. But you’re missing out if you don’t take the trip. The North Rim is beautiful and peaceful. It is the same canyon but it’s different from the South Rim. And there are fewer people, which Read more

By Jenna, ago

Gluten Free Thanksgiving

Most holidays involve food. But Thanksgiving? It is basically celebrating stuffing yourself silly. Being gluten free on Thanksgiving can be tough. If you get together with family, it can be difficult to navigate your food options. You don’t know how someone else prepared the food. Maybe they forgot they used the wooden spoon to stir the casserole but they normally use that same spoon for gluten filled pasta. Maybe watching everyone else eat apple (or Read more

By Jenna, ago