Author: Ally

The outdoors does not start twelve miles from home

You do not need a mountain, expensive gear, or a perfectly planned weekend to have an outdoor life. Sometimes outdoor bliss is simply taking a different road, walking without counting steps, sitting beside the water with coffee, and letting the day unfold without trying to turn it into an achievement.

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The Winter Cozy-Up

Your home does not need a shopping spree to feel like a hug this winter. Here are the five real life moves that cozied up my house: promoted throw blankets, murdered the overhead lighting, warmed up the color story without a paintbrush, let nature do some of the work, and shopped my own house first. Grab a warm drink and settle in.

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