Banff Mountain Film Festival visited Boone for the 21st year in a row this week. It was in Charlotte on Sunday.  I was lucky enough to get tickets and a babysitter for Saturday.  We saw several smaller adventure films and one longer one. They were all inspirational. The films that spoke to me were about […]

Well, technically it’s farmers market time for the Charlotte area.  Those of us in higher elevations have to wait a little bit longer. Yesterday was the Vernal Equinox. It’s officially spring! I’m ready for some warmer weather activities such as hiking, exfoliating, and buying fresh produce.  Here is some information about just some of our […]

We’re going to take a quick break from North Carolina Spring Break options to talk about spring cleaning! How exciting! A few years ago I started slowly phasing out toxic store bought cleaning supplies and replacing them with homemade natural options.  I’m pretty lazy so I don’t make anything that takes up too much time […]

We’re so fortunate to live in North Carolina.  We’ve got beautiful mountains, endless beach options, and several unique cities.  This week we’ll look at North Carolina beaches to visit in the spring. There are over 300 miles of beaches along the coast of North Carolina.  They can be broken down by region, each with it’s […]