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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 — plus a free hiking resource to help you get outside.

🥾 Hiking

• Why I Started Hiking Again in My 40s

• Your Local Trail Still Counts

• The Best Trail is the One You’ll Actually Walk

• What I Actually Carry on a Day Hike in New England

🎒 Free Hiking Resource

Day Hike Packing List + My Favorite Trail Snacks
Want to know what I actually bring? Grab my printable day-hike packing list, including the snacks and little extras I keep in my pack.

→ Get the Day Hike Packing List

☕ Home, Garden & Cozy Living

• The Unexpected Joy of Becoming a Homebody

• Why I Secretly Love Rainy Weekends in New England

• What I found When I Looked a Little Closer

• My Favorite Garden Plants That Thrive with Almost No Fuss

💚 Realistic Wellness

• The Wellness Habits That Finally Started Working for Me

• Why Protein Became More Important in My 40s

📚 Books & Reading

• The Books That Feel Like a Rainy New England Weekend

🌿 Growing Library

Over the coming months you’ll find essays about:

• Simple Recipes

• Nurse Life

• New England Hiking Guides & Trail Notes

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.