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2022: Year in Review

Four images of Alyssa and Michael in 2022

Although time marches on, (almost) as evenly as always, I feel as if I’m sitting down to write this post sooner each year. If you’re new around here, at the end of every year I like to sit down and reflect on the past twelve months in an exercise of gratitude and growth. Before moving …

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The Best Travel, Style, and Home Sales for Cyber Weekend 2022

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A roundup of the very best travel, style, and home sales for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2022.

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My Favorite Travel, Style, and Home Sales for Labor Day Weekend 2022

Is it just me or has this summer really just been a summer? For my U.S. and Canadian friends, I think it’s safe to say we’ve earned this long weekend. We’re traveling somewhere next weekend, so rather than flying two weekends in a row, we’ve decided to stick a little closer to home. As I …

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A Review of the Easy Breather Memory Foam Pillow from Nest Bedding

Alyssa holds a French language book while laying in bed

Why is a travel blogger reviewing a pillow? Because after a long trip, there’s nothing I want to do more than climb back into my own bed and get a good night’s sleep. We spend a third of our lives in bed, as they say – except when we travel. Personally, when I travel I’m …

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Blogging Organically: Five Year Check-In

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I can’t believe it has been five years since I published my very first post on Wayward. (really, you don’t have to click the link and read it – it’s… not great). Back then I didn’t know what to expect from beginning this adventure. I certainly didn’t have a five-year plan in place to guide …

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Five More Easy Swaps I’ve Made to Reduce Waste

Two lint removers: one reusable one, and one with replaceable sticky sheets

One frequent New Year’s Resolution (or intention) on many people’s lists this year is to make an effort to be more sustainable. It’s a daunting task, really. Monumental. But you should know that the fate of the planet doesn’t rest solely in your hands (although the manufacturers of the world would like you to think …