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  • Worst Habits [30 Day Challenge]

    Worst Habits [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 8: Worst Habits I am guilty of some bad habits. Two that come to mind immediately are long stories and the use of pronouns instead of specific people’s names. Let me explain… First of all, anyone who knows me well would agree that I tell the longest stories. I want to give my listener […]

  • Pet Peeves [30 Day Challenge]

    Pet Peeves [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 7: Pet Peeves Pet peeves are an interesting concept. Why do these small annoyances bother us so much? Is it because we do them ourselves or there was a particular time that caused us to think negatively on these habits? I’m sure I have many pet peeves, but this is going to be a […]

  • 10 Songs I Love Right Now [30 Day Challenge]

    10 Songs I Love Right Now [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 6: 10 Songs I Love Right Now I love songs that I can sing and dance to that get me in a good mood. In no particular order: Colors – Halsey The Veldt – deadmau5 Spectrum (Say My Name) – Calvin Harris What Kind of Man – Florence + The Machine 21 – Hunter […]

  • What am I afraid of? [30 Day Challenge]

    What am I afraid of? [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 5: What am I afraid of? Regret? Wasting time? I am afraid of letting my life pass me by without accomplishing anything. I don’t want to look back on my life and feel like I passed up opportunities to do things I wanted to do. I don’t want to feel like I held myself […]

  • 5 Current Goals [30 Day Challenge]

    5 Current Goals [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 4: Five Current Goals Okay, so remember back in school or at your job training when they taught you about “SMART” goals? Well, let me refresh your memory. A SMART goal is a specific, measurable, achievable, results-focused, and time-bound. This particular prompt I thought was going to harder than I thought, but most of my goals […]

  • Favorite Quote [30 Day Challenge]

    Favorite Quote [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 3: My Favorite Quote “Not All Who Wander Are Lost” — J. R. R. Tolkien I like this quote because it’s simple and classic. It captures the essence of going on a journey for the experience versus the final destination. It’s also reminds me of my study abroad trip to New Zealand in 2013, and […]

  • 20 Facts [30 Day Challenge]

    20 Facts [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 2: 20 Facts About Me My second day of this challenge is 20 facts about myself! Here goes nothing… My very supportive family at my 5K in 2013! I am born and raised in sunny St. Pete, FL. I have grown up with a camera in my hand literally. Documenting my memories always has […]

  • Introduction & Photo of Me [30 Day Challenge]

    Introduction & Photo of Me [30 Day Challenge]

    Day 1: Introduction & Recent Picture of Me I am Hilary behind Next Stop Adventure. I currently live in Salt Lake City. I love being a tourist in my own area and discovering new events and places to visit. I call them microadventures. I am trying this 30 Day Challenge in November to challenge myself to […]

  • Picking the Date & Venue [Wedding]

    Picking the Date & Venue [Wedding]

    Choosing the State– Florida or Utah? After our engagement, I wanted to start planning the wedding as soon as possible! Since my family lives in Florida and his family lives in Utah, our first hurdle was which state we would have it in. At first, I loved the idea of a Utah mountain wedding, and […]

  • The Engagement & How I Met My Future Husband [Wedding]

    The Engagement & How I Met My Future Husband [Wedding]

    Brighton and I are engaged! I am super excited! Let me tell you some back story about how we met… How I Met My Future Husband– It was Kismet!  My First Visit to SLC – November 2013 Snow in Park City! Something that I get asked by people a lot is how Brighton and I […]