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Is traveling worth the risk? How we’re deciding when and how to travel safely

Have you struggled with making decisions about whether travel is worth the risk to you and others? And if you do...

Refinishing a wood deck with Rustoleum RockSolid Deck Resurfacer

It took some time and a lot of hard work, but with the help of our friend, Gio, we finally finished our 70-foot deck...

Easy 4-ingredient artisan bread that will impress

Y'all, fancy artisan bread that will impress guests is easy to make. I'd never dreamed of baking a loaf of bread like...

How we plan to drive six hours without stopping at a restroom

For the first time in almost three months, we're going to drive six hours to our home in Oklahoma and we're not...

Best Mother’s Day gifts for 2020 you can buy online

Need some last minute shopping ideas for the best Mother's Day gifts for 2020? We've compiled a list of 11gift ideas...

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We’re Steve and Ann Teget. We spent more than two decades in corporate America and public education before Ann’s health and Steve’s aversion to middle school girl drama convinced us to try something new. Now we are making the most of midlife and telling authentic stories about extraordinary travel. And yes, we send ourselves postcards.

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What we’ve lost (and gained) on our healthy living journey with Noom

by Steve and Ann | Apr 5, 2020

One year ago this week, we decided it was time to start a healthy living journey. We’d been living, um, large, and we realized that it was time to make a change for our overall health. After an ad for Noom scrolled across Ann’s Facebook feed, we did a little research...

Baking the DoubleTree hotel’s Signature Cookie recipe

by Steve and Ann | Apr 4, 2020

We were thrilled that DoubleTree Hotels by Hilton recently shared its signature cookie recipe. During the Coronavirus pandemic, we haven't been traveling, and have missed these cookies filled with chewy, chocolaty goodness. DoubleTree guests receive the freshly baked...

How to make handmade Tuscan pasta and vegetarian sauce

by Steve and Ann | Mar 27, 2020

Learning to make handmade Tuscan pasta isn't that difficult, especially when taught by Tuscans who make it all the time. While isolated in our home in Nebraska this week because of the coronavirus outbreak, we learned (via the internet) how to make handmade Tuscan...