Irritating homes.

What irritates you about the joke you live in? It’s small There’s not enough storage space No garage so the husband has to use the small bedroom next to ours as a storage room for his tools and outdoor stuff, reducing my ability to fully utilize both spare bedrooms. Other bedroom is also a storage … Continue reading Irritating homes.

Dream life.

What does your dream life look like? I always think about this question and my thoughts rotate around different aspects of life as some things look more appealing at different points in my life. My dream life would be full of travel and not just around my own country. There’s so many countries and cultures … Continue reading Dream life.

Defining success.

Success is sometimes a foggy idea. Photo by Ashley French December 2022 How do you define success? I struggle with the idea of what success means. For a long time, I’ve subscribed to the idea of success to mean have a great job with lots of money, a big house, and lots of travel. I … Continue reading Defining success.

Resolutions for 2023

I decided to make my reading goal for the year as 100 books. I don’t think I’ve ever made it to 100 before but I’m going to try this year. We’ll see how it goes. I’ve also started a bullet journal. I don’t think I’m doing it right and I’m not going to follow all … Continue reading Resolutions for 2023

The Grizzly Maze by Nick Jans

Title: The Grizzly Maze Author: Nick Jans Published: 2005 (Plume) Genre: Nonfiction/Biography Summary Timothy Treadwell made himself known for living out among the grizzlies in Alaska. His goal was to educate and protect these aggressive and dangerous animals. When he and his girlfriend were killed by a bear in 2003, they passed into the mythology … Continue reading The Grizzly Maze by Nick Jans

2022 in Review

Alan over at They Call Me Tater did his year in review and of course being that type of person, I thought that this was a good idea and wanted to do my own post. Winter 2022 started off a little rocky, at the end of January my husband and I both got sick for … Continue reading 2022 in Review

Question of the Week #25

For an all expense paid, one week vacation anywhere in the world, would you be willing to kill a beautiful butterfly by pulling off its wings? What about a cockroach? I don’t think I’d be able to kill anything, even a cockroach. Why would you kill something beautiful just so you can go anywhere in … Continue reading Question of the Week #25

Christmas Carol Book Tag

Time for another book tag because I don’t know what to write! I found this one over at the blog “I won’t say I’m in love with reading.” 1. The ghost of Christmas past— A book that was a childhood favorite. I’d have to say the little house on the prairie books, I read those … Continue reading Christmas Carol Book Tag

Question of the Week #24

Are there people you envy enough to want to trade lives with them? Who are they? Everyone has their own problems. I envy those who make a lot of money or live in a place that I want to live in or travel or do things that I want to do but they might have … Continue reading Question of the Week #24

Winter camping, December 2022.

Camp life. Copyright Ashley French 2022 We decided we wanted to go camping this weekend. So far, winter’s been mild for us; nevertheless, the temps are steadily taking a downward spiral. Friday was a surprisingly sunny day until my husband came home when it decided to rain as we packed the car for the weekend. … Continue reading Winter camping, December 2022.