• A Weekend Getaway To Ocean Springs,John Petersik

    A Weekend Getaway To Ocean Springs

    Never heard of Ocean Springs, Mississippi? Neither had we! But it caught our eye on round-ups like Southern Living's 15 Most Adorable Small Towns and USA Today's 10 Best Coastal Small Towns where it ranked #1. So a few months ago our family decided to check it out for ourselves. It did NOT disappoin

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  • 2024 Holiday Gift Guides,Sherry Petersik

    2024 Holiday Gift Guides

    Just like we did for our 2023 Gift Guides and our 2022 Gift Guides, we’ve got all three of our gift lists in one singular post right here. So let’s dive right into the 3 categories that we cover each year:Gift Ideas for Grown-UpsGift Ideas for KidsGift Ideas Under $12.99Every year that we make these

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  • Downsizing Update: Almost 5 Years Later,John Petersik

    Downsizing Update: Almost 5 Years Later

    In November of 2020, we published a post called “What’s It Like To Downsize” after living in our smaller home for 6 months. We covered a range of experiences – like the good things about moving to a smaller home (owning less stuff! saving money!) and some of its challenges, especially in the initial

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