Social media assumptions
Last week at the gym someone said to me “isn’t your husband a pilot?” (edited to add – they meant is that his job) Ha! No! But I can see why you’d assume that based on my personal Instagram. Until I recommitted to posting more of the cats...
Flying to Fond du Lac
Steven booked a plane for a good chunk of time Saturday afternoon so we decided to fly somewhere new-to-us and ended up in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Random, right? Here’s how I search for new places to fly: How far away is it? How complicated is it to fly there?...
Flying to KC
I was not expecting this trip to Kansas City (KC) to happen this weekend. What are the odds for decent visual flight rules (VFR) flying weather in February in the midwest?! But we somehow got a decent window of weather and it worked out. We originally planned to be...
From the weekend
On Friday I was laughing out loud at a text in HyVee, and a stranger walking by said “Wow, it’s really nice to hear someone laughing.” He was saying it kindly. I told him I was thinking the same thing, and that I was responding to the person who text...
Hoping for a pucker free day
Have you heard the term “pucker factor”? I’ve been hearing it more and more as I read aviation books and listen to aviation podcasts. I finally googled it, “Pucker factor” is a military term used to describe the level of fear or...
Hi! I’m Kim, a 40-something-year-old living in northeastern Illinois with my husband Steven, and our cats, Khaleesi, Apollo, Starbuck, and Eddard aka Ned. My current main hobbies are running, painting rocks, flying, reading, and eating. I follow a vegan lifestyle and work in an account management role. I write about a variety of topics and consider this a “life” blog – a place I can share anything that’s on my mind. Please visit the “About” page to get a better idea of who I am! 🙂