A note from Maman on the Trail: Meet Sandy, a human of the outdoors. Sandy lives in Oklahoma and gets outdoors with her husband and their two boys, ages 3.5 and 8. Here is her story… On her time outdoors… I grew up in Indiana with a one-acre backyard that transitioned into a ravine with a creek at the bottom…. Read more »
If you are anything like me then learning about the natural world is of great interest and sharing that knowledge with your children is of great importance! I own so many books about edibles, plant identification, National Parks, animals, etc. – but do I have time to dig into them? No. Are they accessible to my toddler? No. Well,… Read more »
It’s never too late to set intentions, whether for the whole year, the new season, the next month, or even just this week or today. Take a little step today towards a big change tomorrow! If you’re interested in setting and keeping some intentions for a happier, healthier, and ultimately better YOU, then get ready to get into part 1… Read more »
Welcome to the Take Over Tuesday guest post series. I feature posts by fellow bloggers and outdoors enthusiasts. Do you have some expertise or a great story to share? Consider submitting something to the Humans of the Outdoors series or contacting me directly. This week’s feature is from Matthew Evans. Matthew works with Art Windows and Doors who specialise in energy saving windows and doors. He studied environmental studies… Read more »
Welcome to Maman on the Trail’s Go Green Guide 2018! It’s that time of year again – Earth Month, and more specifically, Earth Day – a time to take stock of all of the eco-friendly things we are doing in our lives, and all of the ways that we can do more to protect our beautiful planet. I see Earth… Read more »
Welcome to the Take Over Tuesday guest post series. I feature posts by fellow bloggers and outdoors enthusiasts. Do you have some expertise or a great story to share? Consider submitting something to the Humans of the Outdoors series or contacting me directly. This week’s feature is from the team at Modern Garden Rooms. Modern Garden Rooms is a premier garden room design company offering bespoke, ergonomic solutions at an… Read more »
A note from Maman on the Trail: Meet Bianca, a human of the outdoors. Bianca lives in South Africa and gets outdoors with her husband, Shawn, and their son, Everest. Here is her story… On her time outdoors… We are pretty much outdoors all the time. Even when in the cities, we take walks and find nearby parks. We enjoy… Read more »
Nursing on the trail can be tough! Finding somewhere safe and comfy to sit and having seasonally appropriate apparel suited for both breastfeeding and an active lifestyle have been my biggest challenges so far. But I have found solutions to BOTH of those challenges now! Wahoo! Read on to find out how I solved those two issues… After discovering the… Read more »
Taking care of our bodies, particularly our skin, is important to us as an outdoor family. Our skin is one of the ways that we interact with the great outdoors. We touch, we feel, we walk barefoot, we lay in the grass, we collect acorns, we are kissed by the sun, we climb on rocks, we dig our toes into… Read more »
Each time that I return to work, I get a huge slap in the face from reality. It is never a smooth transition no matter how many times I do it. My first official return to work after a year-long maternity leave was tough but I came out of that thinking I had things sort of figured out (read my… Read more »
A note from Maman on the Trail: Meet Kathryn, a human of the outdoors. Kathryn lives in Outer Banks, North Carolina and gets outdoors with her partner, Phil, and their dog, Chopper. Here is her story… On her time outdoors… I’m not quite sure where it started but I’ve been a nature lover ever since I can remember. These days… Read more »
Oh Winter, so dark and cold. I find it so disheartening and so difficult to get outside when it gets dark before dinnertime, and especially when it’s cold but there’s no snow. I find that we get caught up in routines and lose sight of the importance of time outside together. An entire week will go by and I’ll think back… Read more »
Happy New Year! We made it to 2018! I love celebrating the coming of a new year! If you were around this time last year you might remember my post about “Hiking into 2017” and my vague but lofty goals for the year. And if you’ve been following along on Instagram lately, you’ll know that I find it so therapeutic… Read more »