Author: chickeapeameatball
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PCT | What I’ll Be Reading on Trail
The Pacific Crest Trail runs 2,650 miles from Mexico to Canada. Depending on who you ask that’s plenty of time between walking and resting to get in some good reads. I’m typically a hard-cover flip through the pages type gal, but when you’re on the trail and carrying everything you own on your back each-and-every […]
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In All the Ways We Feel Loss
Loss as a Child’s Screams The flight here was unsettling. Airplane seats are stiff with only the slightest cushion, which is fine for a two or three-hour flight, but ours was six. An infant, next to my sister and me, was seated on her mother’s lap. A spotted blue diaper bag, and its contents overflowing, […]
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Costa Rica Travel Guide | Build Your Bucket List
Buckle up… this is perhaps one of the longest travel posts that I have ever done. It has taken me far longer to get this out than I would like to admit, but I was committed, and the commitment paid off! Please enjoy the fruits of my labor (and joy) in today’s Costa Rica Travel […]
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What I’m Packing for My PCT Thru-Hike, NOBO | Pre-Trail Log
Hi! In case you didn’t know I will be hiking the PCT summer of 2022 (just a few months from the time this post is published)! ← Insert terrified-excited scream here. Since I am treating this as more of an active online pre-trail journaling log (that’s my complicated way of saying, list of sh*t that […]
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Let’s Explore Yule Time Traditions | 4 Ways to Incorporate Yule This Winter
I have always been fascinated by spiritual practices. If you know me at all or have explored my blog, you may have come to realize how deeply connected I feel to the environment. I find my spirit and the power of something greater than myself when immersed in nature. So this year, I wanted to […]
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2021 Holiday Gift Guide
The countdown to Christmas has begun and I am here to share all things gift-spiration! Here is my 2021 holiday gift guide, which features all of my favorite things (seriously), but more than that I’m following the traditional 4-rule perspective – something they want, something they need, something to wear, something they read. I have […]
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Favorite Things to Do in the Pacific Northwest
‘Tis the season for reflecting on our adventures and creating bucket lists for future experiences. To help you build your PNW bucket list I’m sharing my Favorite Things to Do in the Pacific Northwest. This is not your typical things to do guide, but instead a more personal reflective guide. Enjoy! Spot a Slug & […]
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Spiritual Significant of the Slug | Journal Prompt
I was walking through the forest yesterday, hoping to see a slug, when I realized how much I regard them as a spiritual symbol; maybe even something like a good-luck symbol, if you see a slug it’s going to be a good day. That really had me thinking, is there a spiritual significance to the […]
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Harry Potter Pumpkin Pastry Filling | a.k.a Pumpkin Butter
Looking for a fun, delicious, and creative way to utilize those Halloween pumpkins? Do you find yourself oddly obsessed with the Harry Potter franchise, specifically and especially around the holidays? Do you have a box full of old jars you’ve been saving for a creative project? Has your spouse been nagging you for weeks to […]
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Spiders Spiritual Symbolism | Journaling Prompt
Spiders are creators. They traditionally represent feminine power and symbolize manifestation, patience, interconnection, and ancient wisdom.