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Visiting Vienna’s Palace of Justice Building (Free Hidden Gem!)

Who knew justice buildings would turn out to be some of the best hidden gems in European cities?

We LOVED the Justizpalast in Munich…

So, we decided to check out the equivalent building in Vienna!

I knew…

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  • Life, Euro Adventure, Travel, Vienna
  • Apr, 08, 2026
  • 6 Comments

Come on In: A “We’re Leaving for Europe” House Tour

People always seem interested in seeing house pictures, and I’ve been meaning to post about a topic Engie mentioned MANY MONTHS ago (only partially successfully, I will add) which is to ask what’s in…

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  • Life, Home, Organization
  • Mar, 28, 2026
  • 23 Comments

A (Travel) Day in My Life: Saturday, 7 March 2026

I was going through my drafts folder (while sitting next to a sick, sleeping child—unexpected blogging opportunity!) and realized I had sketched out a “day in my life” from our travel journey. Oops. I…

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  • Life, Euro Adventure, Travel
  • Mar, 18, 2026
  • 18 Comments

Happy Things Friday: 27 February

It’s Friday. Already? The days are evaporating and I’m of mixed opinion on the whole thing.

On the one hand, I feel like I might very literally go crazy from all the last-minute details…

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  • Life
  • Feb, 27, 2026
  • 58 Comments

A (Golden) Day in My Life: Friday, 20 February 2026

I haven’t done an A Day in My Life post in almost a year. Oops.

Technically, I didn’t set out to record this as an “official” Day in My Life, so timestamps are few…

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  • Life, Personality Insights, Random, Time Management
  • Feb, 24, 2026
  • 31 Comments

Fresh FIGs: Gratitude Collective Week #2

For anyone joining for the first time—welcome! Here’s a peek at last week’s basket of fresh “FIGs”.

Before I dive into the literal dozens of FIGs we’ve collectively gathered over the past seven days, I…

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  • FIG Collective, Gratitude, Life
  • Feb, 18, 2026
  • 29 Comments

My First Grey Hairs

I never know whether to spell grey with an “e” or an “a.” I think grey is more common in Canada/Britain, but I also see gray constantly. I mostly go back and forth and…

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  • Life, Random
  • Feb, 10, 2026
  • 61 Comments
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