If you charged me for every time I used the phrase, “time flies” on this blog, I would owe a small fortune because…time flies. I went to Vermont […]
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Happy Blog Anniversary – Year 3!
Guess what time it is? That’s right, time for another blog anniversary post! Somehow three years have flown by since I started You Had Me At Solo. Three […]
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Happy National Get Outdoors Day: 4 ways to celebrate inside this year
With summer officially around the corner and unofficially here, there is no better time to celebrate National Get Outdoors Day. This event, held annually on the second Saturday […]
Travel
Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting Cuyahoga Valley National Park
With summer just around the corner and the weather finally nice enough for hiking, camping, kayaking and all those other fun outdoors-y activities, I figured I’d write up […]
Sustainability
Celebrating Earth Day 2023: How We Can Make a Difference
Happy Earth Day 2023! If you can believe it, I’ve never done an Earth Day post. Every year since I’ve started the blog, I end up taking a […]
Sustainability
World Water Day: How Much Do You Really Know About Our Most Important (and Undervalued) Resource
World Water Day was last week. It’s observed globally on March 22 and aims to bring awareness to the water and sanitation crisis. This day has been celebrated […]
Sustainability
PFAS 101: Where to Find Them and How to Avoid Them
What are PFAS? Per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (try saying that ten times fast), better known as PFAS, are a group of man-made chemicals comprised of multiple fluorine atoms […]
Sustainability
How to Travel More Sustainably in 2023
2023 is all about traveling sustainably. Travel is an amazing experience that too often comes at the expense of the area you’re traveling to. Traveling shouldn’t mean ruining […]
Sustainability
New Study Reveals Ozone Layer is Finally Coming Back
Great news from the UN earlier this month revealed that the ozone layer is recovering! Okay, okay. Backstory first. In 1985 scientists discovered that there was a hole […]
Sustainability
8 Green Goals for Your 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
2023 is right around the corner and with it my favorite tradition: New Year’s resolutions. Something about this year starting on a Sunday just bodes so well for […]