Category: Hoppy Living

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Crawl

Crawl is my word for 2022. This is the first time I’ve picked a word for the year. I’ve seen it as a trend in various places. Words I have seen other people pick include things like: Dedication Progress Clarity

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mountains, with the sun just about to go behind the tallest peak and tall ponderosa pines in the foreground
Hoppy Living

Why I (sorta) quit working

At the beginning of May this year I (mostly) quit my job(s). My idea was to take time off from work, although I’m still doing a minimal amount of things for a couple of different companies. I came up with

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Best Books

Best Books: The Forester’s Log

I frequently browse the books at the Little Free Library closest to my house in hopes that I’ll find something good. Romance and crime novels often fill the two small shelves. And sometimes pamphlets on Jesus or PETA. There’s been

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Finances

Why I want to start sharing about finances

I’ve never written about finances on my blog before. I’m changing that now for a few big reasons. I believe being intentional with money is an important aspect of living a happy life. Which is NOT to say that I

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Finances

How reading FIRE blogs has changed my life

A bit over five years ago, I started to get serious about my finances. I don’t remember exactly the first time I stumbled across a personal finance blog, but it must have been around that time. I found a whole

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Hoppy Living

#HoppyStaysHome

Like a lot of people across the world, we’ve been staying home a lot lately. Some people are doing really cool things to give back… making masks, designing ventilators, helping their neighbors, sharing their talents online. One thing I’ve found

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Gratitude for losing a job?

Yep, here I am, sitting at home. Working remote with a two-year-old running around. First off, I am crazy grateful. And I’m grateful to have a response of gratitude for things. This is not something that came naturally to me.

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Hoppy Living

31 Days of Mountain Biking in Pictures

31 days. 4 states. 200+ miles. In July I did the 30 day ride challenge hosted by Trailforks and Anthill Films. The challenge was simple: ride each day, including at least one full trail as mapped on Trailforks. Tijeras, New

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Hoppy Living

Favorite Photos- February 2019

I’ve had these photos picked out for weeks, but never got around to posting them. I still wanted to get them up because when I look back later, photos from a certain time bring back so much. It’s funny how

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