Browsing Category : Thoughts

Sep302017
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Lagom Adventures - Happy Birthday to Me

A Birthday Reflection

By carolinekatie

Keep calm and be crazy. ย Laugh, love and live it up, because this is the oldest youโ€™ve been and the youngest youโ€™ll ever be. Today I celebrate my 34th birthday and honestly itโ€™s been a day just like any other day. ย Except, like many people Iโ€™ve thought about what my life has become…and I think […]

Sep262017
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Lagom Adventures - Rules

The Lagom Rules for Adventure – 1st Edition

By carolinekatie

These are random rules/guidelines to being a Lagom Adventurer inspired by Gibbs of the popular NCIS. They are subject to change at any given time and are in no particular order.   #23 Be prepared to share food. Dishes are pretty much communal, so don’t be surprised if I’m reaching over sampling your duck tacos. […]

Sep192017
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Lagom Adventures - me and you

“me and you” – Our Story ย โค๏ธย 

By carolinekatie

In a couple of my previous blogs and in some of my future blogs, you will see me reference โ€œme and you.โ€ ย Those three words have a special place in my heart and in my life. Long before I was living a Lagom life, I was living a โ€œme and youโ€ life. Around 2008 Hunter […]

Sep102017
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Bucket List – Round 2

By carolinekatie

Itโ€™s Bucket List time!! Just like the previous month, Caroline and I are going to share 10 of our โ€œBucket Listโ€ items with you. Even though some of these items may seem a little extreme for a โ€œLagomโ€ lifestyle, I hope to continue to expand my adventuring horizons and take new chances in time. That […]

Sep052017
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Lagom Adventures - Parkland Crossfit

A Goodbye to The Original Gangster

By carolinekatie

There are many definitions used to describe a โ€œFamily.โ€  Obviously, those who are related to you by blood are part of your family, but many of us have people who you are so close to you that you could consider them your own.  The members of Parkland Crossfit (PCF) have been mine and Enriqueโ€™s second […]

Aug312017
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And BAM!…it happened…the message I needed.

By carolinekatie

On occasions we are moved by the words we hear or the words we read. ย  And we have decided to share those thoughts with you. Katie is sharing our first #ThoughfulThursday post with you.ย  Warning, this is not going to be one of those fun adventure posts that I typically write. Todayโ€™s blog is […]

Aug102017
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Lagom Adventures - Bucket List

Bucket List Adventures

By carolinekatie

Itโ€™s been over ten years ago, but I created a โ€œ100 Things to Do Before You Die List.โ€ This was just before the movie The Bucket List was released so my title wasnโ€™t as catchy. This wasnโ€™t my own unique idea. I had read somewhere at the time that to start writing these ideas down […]

Aug032017
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Wheree Do You Find Inspiration? Lagom Adventures - The Juliet Strauss Memorial in Turkey Run State Park Indiana

Finding Motivation in Unexpected Places – Juliet Strauss

By carolinekatie

(I have) never followed anybodyโ€™s lead. ย I lived my own life. ย If I wished to ride a horse, or play a game of cards, or go wading in the creek with the children, I always did it. ย I never ruined my eyesight or racked my nerves to arrive at small perfections. ย I avoided rivalries and […]

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