It’s already happening. I’ve been settled into my new home base in central Washington for not quite three months, and the accumulation of stuff is already well under way. Three months ago, I had very little to my name in…
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Welcome to The Sweetest Way!
Hey there! I’m so happy you’re here. Today is a significant moment in the history of this blog, but it wouldn’t mean a thing if I had no one to share it with. Something rather important about this blog has…
Is a Location Independent Lifestyle the Right Choice For You?
Location independence, at its very essence, is about tailoring your work to your lifestyle rather than letting your lifestyle be defined by your work. More and more people want the freedom to travel without jeopardizing their ability to hold a…
My On-The-Go Fitness Solution: Kayla Itsines’ Bikini Body Guide
Dear friends, I’m here today to talk about something that’s a huge part of my life but rarely garners any attention here on the blog: fitness! I did write a post on the topic many moons ago, when I was…
What Travelers Really Want for Christmas This Year
Christmas is an interesting holiday for me. My relationship with it has changed dramatically over the years, and even more so now that I’ve spent so many of them abroad, in unfamiliar places and surrounded by friends and temporary acquaintances…
40 Lessons Learned in Three Years of Travel
On solo travel You’ll never regret introducing yourself to that stranger. In fact, making friends while traveling solo is often easier than making friends while traveling with others. Solo travel will make you fiercely independent, even if it feels like…
Love in Motion
I won’t talk about love on this blog of mine. Not the love you want to hear about, anyway. The passionate love. The unexpected love. The love that falls apart. A lifestyle like mine does make things interesting… Or devastating,…
The Top Ways I Save Money on Travel
I’ll be the first to admit it…I suck at budgeting. I’ve never been very well-versed in anything relating to finances, and I can honestly say that the fact that I’ve developed any money-saving habits on the road at all is…
Playing Nice in Corporate America
If you’d asked me my life plan one year ago today, my answer might have sounded something like this: “Well, I’m flying to South America in July to volunteer and travel. I’ll spend about 1 month in X, Y, and…
Chiang Mai, Thailand: My Favorite Things
Admittedly, this post is arriving a little late to the party; I can’t even count the number of times I’ve been asked to give suggestions for things to do and see in Chiang Mai since I moved there back in 2011.…