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Planning your travel season on a budget

April 8, 2019by Kim Sloan JarrettLeave a Comment on Planning your travel season on a budget
Planning your travel season on a budget

Many mark spring as the official beginning of travel season. We feel like we travel all the time but we actually spend most nights in our own beds. That’s because we believe in exploring our own area and saving money. There is so much to see within driving distance of our home we will probably [...]

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Atlanta Braves baseball is back!

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019by Kim Sloan JarrettLeave a Comment on Atlanta Braves baseball is back!
Atlanta Braves baseball is back!

Steve and I love baseball. And while we have visited other stadiums and cheered for other teams our hearts are with the Atlanta Braves. Our love for “America’s team” began when we were young. Steve is older than I am and he remembers when the Braves came South. I asked him to write about what [...]

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Throw back Thursday to our trip to Noccalula Falls to see their spectacular light display. It’s open this year and I highly recommend it! I am doing more crafting than traveling due to Trigeminal Neuralgia. I made this pillow for our couch out of two cute placemats at Dollar Tree. I don’t sew well so I hot glued it. I always have batting on hand so I made this for less than $4. #dollartree #dollartreecrafts #christmascrafts It has been a while! There have been a lot of changes. First, after thinking over what makes me happy, I am focusing on journalism and magazine writing. It's more difficult and time-consuming but it's what I love. God has blessed and I am staying very busy. 
I am doing some travel pieces on assignment (in other words, for money). Because the 'work' belongs to the client, I can't really share it here until it is published.  We have done some cool things recently and we will share some soon. I won't be writing on my blog very much but I will get back to sharing on social media. To be honest, I write between 5,000 to 10,000 words every week so after I am done with "work," I really don't want to write more. 
To relax during this busy time, I have started crafting a lot, again. I won three prizes in the local fairs this year for my cross-stitching. I will be sharing more about my crafting and traveling in the upcoming weeks on social media. 
Here are my three prize winners. For those of you who are cross-stitchers, the large framed piece is from My Big Toe. I did this one in honor of my late parents and it hangs in our living room. The mason jar with pumpkins design was a ton of fun to do after a busy day of writing! The design is part of a series from Hands on Design based on the drawings of Priscilla Blain. The wreath design came from a magazine I no longer have.

I look forward to reconnecting to everyone! #crosstitch #stitchingwiththehousewives #travelblogger #writer #crafting I have not been on social media much because I have been working a lot and exploring some great small towns. Here is a cool mural we found in downtown Manchester, Tennessee. My family enjoyed exploring this place! August 20 will never be the same for us as it’s the day my sweet mother left us. I will always treasure this picture even though I am more than 50 pounds lighter now. I know she is cheering my health journey on from her heavenly home. I was very young when Elvis died but I still remember the impact. I am going to put some Elvis songs on my playlist as I write today. What are your Elvis memories?

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