Trail Life & Magic of Backpacking // Memories That Stick (Part 4)
Have you taken a true multi-night backpacking trip into the wild outdoors? The kind of trip where it’s just you (maybe some friends), your pack, some trekking poles, a trusty pair of hiking boots, and a grand sense of adventure? If you have, you’ve probably...
Our Best Tips for a Happy Life
What's the secret recipe to happiness? Are there key elements in lifestyle design that could give us more fulfillment and unlock the gates of joy? We want to be happy. Not lukewarm, oh yeah we're happy... I'm talking "I can't freaking believe we get to wake up and be...
Decluttering in the New Year 2018
Beep… beep… beep! This morning's New Year cleaning is interrupted for an important alert about clutter. Holding on to our stuff seems innocent enough, but at some point it becomes clutter and clutter is harmful to our physical and mental well being. Your living space...
2017 Year in Review // Connect, Learn, Dream
Welcome to our 2017 year in review! I don’t know about you, but it was an exciting year for us. While we didn’t have official goals, we had things we knew we wanted to accomplish and do more of. 2017 was an intense year of focus on a few categories: Connect, Learn,...
Trail Life & Magic of Backpacking // Ties That Bind (Part 3)
Have you taken a true multi-night backpacking trip into the wild outdoors? The kind of trip where it’s just you (maybe some friends), your pack, some trekking poles, a trusty pair of hiking boots, and a grand sense of adventure? If you have, you’ve probably...
Start Early // Make Golden Years into Golden Decades
So here you are - your Golden Years. You’ve worked hard your whole life, stashed away money year after year, the kids are grown and moved out (if you had kids), and now you’re finally ready to reap your rewards and start living the good life. How old are you now?...
Trail Life & Magic of Backpacking // Reset to Simple (Part 2)
Have you taken a true multi-night backpacking trip into the wild outdoors? The kind of trip where it’s just you (maybe some friends), your pack, some trekking poles, a trusty pair of hiking boots, and a grand sense of adventure? If you have, you’ve probably...
When Should You Call a Professional?
Today we bring you our first guest post! Our friend Mrs. Picky Pincher stopped by to answer an important question: When should you call a professional? For us, we love to fix things ourselves. Whether it's a leaky toilet, replacing a pool pump, irrigation issues, or...
Trail Life & Magic of Backpacking // Tickle Your Senses (Part 1)
Have you taken a true multi-night backpacking trip into the wild outdoors? The kind of trip where it’s just you (maybe some friends), your pack, some trekking poles, a trusty pair of hiking boots, and a grand sense of adventure? If you have, you’ve probably...
Give In To Your Food Cravings (Reasonably)
Mr. Saturday and I often get questions about how we stay fit and lean. It has a lot to do with our active lifestyle, but I want to share a secret with you – it has a lot to do with what we eat, too. I’m not talking about depriving yourself of the foods you love, and...
3 Common Stressors (How to Conquer Them)
During the end of last year around the holidays and election I noticed so many people with terrible stress. I was starting to feel like there are a lot of miserable people surrounding us. I’m talking about co-workers, friends, drivers, pedestrians, shoppers, and even...
Our “Average” Perfect Day (A Template)
What’s your idea of a perfect day? We all have incredible & remarkable days in our memory that we’d love to repeat many times over, but what about your average day? A day that you could live comfortably over and over with a smile on your face. One that leaves you...
Find Your Happiness
Even when we’re dealt lemons, it’s important to strive to find some happiness. Life isn’t perfect, but it will be much more enjoyable and memorable if you can find internal happiness. I’m talking about forgiveness, acceptance, and fulfillment that lead to inner peace....
My Biggest Purchase Fail Ever – A Super Bicycle
Today’s fail post comes to you courtesy of Mr. Saturday’s younger 20-something-year-old self. (As opposed to Mrs. Saturday’s younger self, since she was exceedingly more responsible than me!) To start off with, Mr. Money Mustache would highly agree with me that we...
A Trip to the Grocery Store with the Saturdays!
Mr. Saturday and I almost always go grocery shopping together. With my partner by my side, everything is more fun. Except, truth be told, this is one of the only things that drives us a little crazy. You see, Mr. Saturday would prefer to take a slow stroll through the...