About Me

I’m so glad you’re here!           

Welcome to Live Simply Adventure Often.  My name is Molly, and I am a wife, a “boy mom”, a seeker of adventure, a recovering pack rat, and an avid reader and knitter.  I love to share our family adventures.  I hope the stories, ideas, tips, and reviews you read on these pages will inspire you!

A few years ago, my husband and I realized we could reduce our stress and increase our quality of life if we had less “stuff” around.  We adopted the motto: DO LESS. ENJOY MORE.  We pared down our possessions (an ongoing process!), moved into a smaller home, put a budget in place and committed to our own style of tracking it, allowed ourselves to say “no” to things that were not a priority, designed a menu to keep our grocery budget on track, and simplified as much as we could.

Our end goal has always been adventure.  We met in our late twenties when we both worked as instructors for the Outward Bound School.  At that time we were immersed in a culture of people who were passionate about traveling, teaching, challenging themselves, and being outdoors.  We loved it, and those qualities never left us.

Having babies and toddlers (and now older children!) changes things, though, and we have learned much about integrating “regular” family life with the free-spirited lifestyle we were used to.

Thanks so much for reading!  I hope you find inspiration and encouragement here.