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Welcome to Hiking Homebody

Hiking Homebody is a collection of essays about hiking, home, books, gardens, realistic wellness, and finding beauty in ordinary life.

If you’re new here, these are a few of my favorite places to start.

🥾 Hiking

• Why I Started Hiking Again in My 40s

• Your Local Trail Still Counts

☕ Cozy Living

• Why I Secretly Love Rainy Weekends in New England

💚 Realistic Wellness

• The Wellness Habits That Finally Started Working for Me

• Why Protein Became More Important in My 40s

🌿 Growing Library

Over the coming months you’ll find essays about:

• Gardens

• Books Worth Reading

• Simple Recipes

• Nurse Life

Thanks for being here. I hope these essays encourage you to slow down, spend more time outside, and find a little more joy in ordinary days.