A “happy place” isn’t always a pin on a map. Sometimes it’s a flash of memory that hits while you’re doing dishes, and suddenly you’re back in Switzerland or on a quiet stretch of the Oregon coast. We unpack what’s really happening in those moments and how to recreate the feeling without needing a plane ticket every time.

Thank you to the NMDA’s New Mexico— Grown with Tradition®/Taste the Tradition® Logo Program along with  Hatch Chile Store https://www.hatch-green-chile.com/ for sponsoring this episode! YUMM!

We share our own travel happy places, then get practical with an “H is for habits” reset you can use on any trip: health first, move your body, hydrate, bring herbs and healthy fuel, build in hush and quiet, protect your sleep, add small home touches, set up your temporary habitat, find hidden gems, and make space for human connection. Then we take it home, literally, with ideas like making collages or a “happy place journal” so you can spot your patterns and translate them into real-life choices like home design, routines, and the way you set up your workspace.

Guest Robin Chuby (Life of Glow, PrairieGlowAcres.com) joins us from Manitoba to talk about turning her garden into a full-on haven: tea gardens, sensory joy, simple syrup drinks, DIY confidence with power tools, and the reality of keeping a home livable while you’re juggling projects. We also lean into “H is for hometown” with a New Mexico tradition that never leaves our kitchen: Hatch green chile. Pam Rowell from The Hatch Chile Store shares how the company started, what to order, and how to bring real Hatch flavor to your meals wherever you live.

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Also mentioned on this episode:

Switzerland
Epsidoe 2; 192, 193: 249
Sirenian bay
251: 252: 253: 254: 255:
Sadies of Albuquerque : Episode 5:
Victor and MJ: Episode 272:
San Diego, 18: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/2540800
Hawaii 136: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/8832467
232: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/16268878
Kauai: 197: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/11483207
198: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/11483186
Oceanside Trip  152; : https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/9456320
153: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/9462208
155: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/9467841
156: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/9585018
Mineral Wells
240: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/16941252
241: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/16985944
242: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/17023849
243: https://www.buzzsprout.com/263670/episodes/17068382
Morey Speyside, Scotland: 228 : 229: 

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