Guest Posts
Bucket List Adventures: Hitting the (midlife) road
Travel Writer & Columnist, Kathy Witt wrote the following story about the MidLife Road Trip for McClatchy-Tribune. Another reason that not a day goes by that we don’t count our MidLife Blessings. Bucket List Adventures: Hitting the (midlife) road By KATHY WITT To eat a Belgian waffle in Belgium. Cuddle a koala bear. Meet snack maven [...]
Dare to Dream!
When Andrea Metcalf, Chicago’s premiere celebrity fitness expert, journalist and author of “Naked Fitness” invites you to speak at her conference along with some of the most influential & successful women in social media, you don’t ask questions; you just go. Midlife Road Trip’s own Sandi McKenna joined a virtual ‘Who’s who” of panelists [...]
Fireman’s Chicken, Cornbread and Mom’s Potato Salad #Recipe #Superbowl
Carol Remsburg is a long time friend of ours who describes herself as “Surrounded by water and lulled by the tidal pull”. A passionate wife, mother and friend, her blog title declares she is “Tidewater Bound- where amid the murky depths of an ordinary life are found joy.” Although she feels her life is ‘ordinary’, her passion [...]
Meet Annette Starbuck, Goodie Girl and Winner of Food Network’s ‘Cupcake Wars’ #Recipes
Annette Starbuck, the multi-Award Winning Founder of Goodie Girls and Winner of Food Network’s ‘Cupcake Wars’, has a joyous passion for creating a variety of baked delights. Even though Annette never actually enrolled into any institutional Culinary Programs or attended Culinary School, she’s achieved acclaimed success through her seasoned personal experience and pure creative determination. She was gracious [...]
Recipe for a tasty talk #FoodieChat
Meet Steve Green, President of NetUpNow, Inc. Social Media Marketing and PR Firm! Creator of the hashtag chat #Foodiechat every Monday at 8pm EST on Twitter. He’s a Connector and Community Builder. What’s was your inspiration for starting Monday night’s #Foodiechat? After spending years on my social media channels sharing about tips, and discoveries, it [...]
Look what’s brewin’ with the Beer Wench
Ashley Rouston, a.k.a. The Beer Wench is well known amongst the craft beer community. She is a self-proclaimed craft beer evangelist and social media maven on a mission to advance the craft beer industry through education, inspiration and advocacy. Beer Wench … Now, That’s an unusual career choice. How does one become a beer wench? [...]
Tarpon Springs takes visitors to A Night at the Islands
The Sponge Docks is the go-to for a touch of Greek in Tarpon Springs, Fla. Now, the tourist spot is taking things a step further with A Night at the Islands. The Pinellas County attraction combines sponge diving, Greek restaurants and souvenir shops. A Night at the Islands originated in 2009 as a [...]
It’s never too late to pursue your dreams
Diane Julian doesn’t remember a time when she didn’t love music. She began writing songs in her 20′s and dreams of writing and singing professionally became her passion. But like a lot of us, her life took another direction when she fell in love, married and started a family. Although her music was put on [...]
The Colors and Flavors that are ‘Little Saigon’
Little Saigon is the largest Vietnamese community outside of Vietnam and who better to give us a culinary tour than Chef Hayley Nguyen, owner of Xanh Bistro in Fountain Valley, California. From the beautiful colors, flavors and varieties of the fresh fruits, vegetables and fish at the market, her knowledge includes not only what the [...]
