• Adventures

    Reflection of Hiking my NH48

    For those of you who don’t know, in the New Hampshire White Mountains, there are 48 mountains that are 4,000 feet or taller. It is a challenge/accomplishment to hike all of them. There is no timetable, just you and your abilities and ambitions! I started this journey on August 20, 2016, hiking Mount Lafayette, on a whim and at that moment I was hooked and I had no idea where this would take me. Through the next 4 years, I hiked and hiked and eventually hiked a lot! During this process, I grew in my abilities and tackled bigger and larger mountains, as well as longer hikes. It developed into…

  • Recipes,  Wellness

    Protein Pumpkin Muffins

    These are one of my favorite go-to fall breakfast snacks. They’re so good and jam-packed with great protein, antioxidants, omega-3, super greens, superfruits, fiber, prebiotics, probiotics, and more! Ingredients: 2 Eggs 1 Banana 1/4 cup Pumpin Puree 1/4 cup Honey 1/2 cup Peanut Butter* 2 Packets of Pumpkin Spice Shakeology** 1/2 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Pumpkin Spice 1/4 tsp Salt 1/4 cup chocolate chips (Optional) Directions Preheat Oven to 350°F In a mixer, mix together all ingredients, adding chocolate chips last. Pour into muffin cups (make 8-12) Bake for 18-20 minutes (or until a toothpick comes out clean) Enjoy! Store in the fridge (or freeze to save for another…

  • Adventures,  Taxa Tigermoth

    Acadia Trip

    This past weekend, Derrick and I embarked on a journey up north to Acadia National Park with our Tiger Moth. Here is our trip! Campground Acadia Seashore Camping & Cabins This campground was awesome! The owners were lovely and so friendly! The campground is right on the water and about 50 minutes from Mt. Desert Island and only 20 minutes from the Schoodic Point. Itinerary Friday – Drive Up On Friday after school, we drove up to the campground and arrived around 8 pm. We set up the camper and went to bed. Saturday – Mt. Dessert Island & Bar Harbor Saturday we woke up and made breakfast in our…