Author: Chris

I live so far out in the woods that I don’t even hook up to the electrical grid. And I don’t know that will ever change during my life time. But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, I set my life up to live self sustainably from the start. Once I […]

I live so far out in the woods that I don’t even hook up to the electrical grid. And I don’t guess that will ever change during my life time. But honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, I set my life up to live self sustainably from the start. Once I […]

Instead of being out in the wilderness, my wonderful friend and I ended up car camping in a campground It’s not at all the sort of experience I was hoping for. But at least I got the whole family out of the central a/c of condo for a camping trip. This was a trip that […]

It’s not at all the sort of experience I was hoping for. But at least I got the whole family out of the central air conditioner of apartment for a camping trip. This was a trip that I had wanted to do for a long time. I grew up in a region where the fall […]

Selling our family apartment was one of the toughest things my partner and I have ever undertaken. And that’s saying a lot given the fact that we’ve navigated raising a family and maintaining works inside the commercial Heating and A/C of the office… But selling the property was indeed the toughest both physically and emotionally, […]

For sure, the last twenty years have been all about my family. And honestly, I wouldn’t have it any other way. My husband plus I got married straight out of college plus lived in an home with really bad residential Heating, Ventilation plus A/C. But that truly wasn’t the worst thing about that apartment. It […]

I’m particularly not much into making New Year’s resolutions. This is a habit that I got over after it was apparent that I couldn’t keep any of them. For sure, it might have been better to go with easing up on the a/c instead of trying to fit into jeans I had in highschool. So […]

I’m really not much into making New Year’s resolutions. This is a habit that I got over after it was apparent that I couldn’t keep any of them. For sure, it might have been better to go with easing up on the a/c instead of trying to fit into jeans I had in highschool. So […]

Well, all good things must come to an end. This was something that my dad would consistently tell me when it was time for me to go to bed. And truer words have never been spoken. Now that I’m entering my sixties, it’s finally time to let go of running. My hips, knees and ankles […]

I cherish going outside first thing in the afternoon, this is something that I do no matter the season… And periodically, this is the only sustained fresh air I get, however when you live in this region, it’s wise to get outside early before it gets hot. Or at least that’s the case for six […]