Essays

The Labor Day Weekend Edition

🎉 What I’m doing, eating, reading, the trip I’m getting ready for, sales I’m shopping, and my mindset shift. A little bit of everything & bringing old…

Sep 4 • Averie In Real Life

July 2026 Recap

My daughter and I went to France on a girls trip to celebrate my 50th birthday and I'm sharing our Paris and Nice adventures! Along with what I've…

Aug 4 • Averie In Real Life

Food & Diet Changes I've Made to Be Healthier at 50 Than at 45

✅ Intentionality with more protein and a framework to eating that's freed me from the 6pm 'what's for dinner' dilemma! I'm leaner, stronger, healthier…

Jul 20 • Averie In Real Life

April 2026 Recap

It was a BIG month with trips, college dorm move-out, a condo purchase, going hard on my fitness goals, lots of great food, books & more!

May 2 • Averie In Real Life

Little Life Hacks That Make My Life Easier and Better

Little things can add up to big things in terms of time, money, or sanity-saving. I'm sharing hacks for cooking, your house, tech, health and beauty…

Mar 29 • Averie In Real Life

Simple, Not Easy

It sounds so simple. And it is - or it should be. But it's not easy! Because if it was, we'd all be doing it. My reflections on choosing simple, even…

Feb 19 • Averie In Real Life

Healthy Habits & Products That I Love (& Some I Don't)

I'm dishing on what I've done and tried in 2025 that's made a difference in my overall health & well-being for my mind, body, and spirit. And some…

Dec 10, 2025 • Averie In Real Life

How I Purchased Investment Property In Mexico

After years of paying someone else's mortgage by staying in their vacation rentals, I purchased my own! I'm sharing what I did as a way to diversify my…

Dec 4, 2025 • Averie In Real Life

My Emergency Hospitalization and Life Saving Surgery

My life was going along perfectly fine. Until it wasn't. No notice, no prior symptoms, and the worst pain of my life. I'm sharing all about it and what…

Nov 13, 2025 • Averie In Real Life

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