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Principles of Leaving No Trace in the Outdoors

We all love to be outdoors in the wide openness of nature, but most of us don't keep nature clean when we move on and go back to our everyday lives. These 7 principles of leaving no trace will help you take care of our planet and the wilderness.

The Importance of Atmosphere Within Video Games

As you may have guessed, I love to create an atmosphere for activities, rooms, and more. Video games are no exception. Even these digital worlds have an atmosphere you can experience from your game room.

Creating a Camping or Forest Atmosphere Around Your Home

Some may find that having a camping or forest theme within their home a little... strange, but if that's what you like and it makes you happy, why not? My husband loves being outdoors, but during the winter time it gets a bit stifling. So this is what we did to cheer him up!

Why Creatives Should Embark on a Camping Retreat

Creative artists and writers have an opportunity that some may not have with their chosen career. They are able to take their process with them wherever they go. Creatives who write, paint, or draw have the tools available to take their work anywhere they want and continue in places that encourage and inspire their work. A great place for that is camping!

12 Campfire Meals Your Kids Will Enjoy

Well, It's camping season, are you ready for a fun filled weekend in the great outdoors? Hopefully you have have gone through all the steps of packing all your necessities. My biggest problem has been coming up with food to eat. Especially food that my children will eat. So here are 12 campfire meals you and your kids will enjoy.

9 Best Open World Video Games on the Market Today

If there is one genre of video game that has really taken off in recent years, it's the open world platform. As games were largely linear worlds, moving only in the up, down, left, right directional pattern; gaining the ability to move around, make choices, collect even more items than ever before has brought these games to the forefront of video game demand.

S’more Sandwiches and Milk

The kids will be out of school any day now and you're planning activities to keep them occupied as well as trips to go on for the summer. A cheap and easy trip is one of our personal favorites...camping! And what is the first thing you think of when camping? S'mores!

Travel Essentials for Creatives – Basics and More

Every traveler need the basics for their trip, but for creatives; there are specific things they need or want to take with them. Each creative has their own specifics they want when they travel, but there are some things that all creatives can use.

Video Game Inventory Storage in Popular Games

One of the best things within video games is the amount of things you can carry with you on a trip through the world you're exploring. Really, if you were to see these characters with all the things they can carry within their satchels and pack inventory, they would fall over within a few steps. The joys of the video game world I guess.

8 Alluring and Charming Places to See in my Hometown

When we moved to Highland, Indiana we were a little concerned about where we were moving to as all parents do. Are the schools good enough? Is the community safe? What will my children be able to do here? Will they make friends easily? We had a rough start, but since we moved four years ago, we have found Highland to be a very quaint town. Bigger than we thought, but the downtown Highland district has that old hometown feel. Let me tell you about the alluring and charming places to see in my hometown.

7 Ways Writers and Artists Can Prep for Travel

Traveling to different destinations is one of the easiest ways for writers and artist to get inspiration for their work. Just traveling alone can inspire different feelings and aspects that can be taken and used in pieces of art. Prepping for travel is a whole other can of worms: planning, packing, lists, juggling, kids, and so much more.

11 Video Games for Relaxation

We’ve all had days of stress, frustration and annoyance. We’ve all faced scenarios that leave us desperate for an escape, some relaxation. For some that can be watching a TV show or exercising, while others escape into the interactive digital world of video games.