This current winter I am supporting Elsewhere Farms in Herbster, WI by purchasing a winter greens CSA share. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. This share is all paid upfront directly to the farmer so that he,she,they can provide you weekly with a cooler of fresh, local yummies! My winter share typically consists of […]
Colorado for 2 please
To compliment my last writing piece on the benefits of being and traveling alone, here are some words on traveling as a pair. **** Recently, I took a road-trip with my significant other from Upper Wisconsin to Superior, Colorado (just outside of Boulder). After two days each way in the car together and 4 days […]
An Ode to 2018: Growth from Time Alone
This past year, 2018, has brought bountiful travel, change and love. I made some of the biggest decisions of my life which brought me to some of my loneliest moments. However, I have never been happier or more alive. I have learned to radically love myself, be content in my present moment and outwardly appreciate […]
Why I Camp: Benefits of embodying the Dirtbag Lifestyle
The past two weekends I have had the pleasure of camping with people very close to my heart- my significant other and my roommate/best friend. For both of these excursions, I only packed one outfit and my camping gear, but also three bags of medical supplies. Sometimes, there is no true way to be minimalist […]
What I eat in a day: Easy VEGAN meals
I am currently a college junior; vegan for 1.5 years and vegetarian for 2.5. Prior to university life, I was a chicken nugget loving gal scared of colorful food. Obviously a lot changed in my first year at college as I started eating every vegetable or fruit in sight. I won’t use this blog […]
Low and Lonely
When I was a young Amanda, I used to cry out for my mom when I felt a low blood sugar in the middle of the night. Many a time, my lows were extreme, as low as 30 mg / dL. My mom would carry me to the bathroom to check my blood glucose level […]
Solo in the Grand Canyon w/ T1D
Arizona is the homiest place on earth. She has provided me the sight of stars and mountains and rock features and volcanoes; the smell of dry heat and cool wind; the feel of comfort and adventure; the taste of natural air and the outdoors; and the sound of solitude in the midst of crying elk. […]
