https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-03-22 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/my-breastfeeding-journey-as-a-working-mom monthly 0.5 2026-03-22 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/honeymoon-part-3-chamonix-mont-blanc-france monthly 0.5 2025-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/44f4f5d3-7da7-4b18-a1d6-2a7f1ec60c3d/honeymoonpart3.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out Aiguille du Midi - going all the way up to that tower on the top at 3,482 meters (12,605 feet)! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/6d061bc5-2bb1-43ad-b2a9-bafba60ec9a6/honeymoonpart3-2.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out Clear as day from the top! A far cry from the morning haze. Given how high it was I probably didn’t have to worry that much about cloud cover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/604ccd47-b70b-4375-8727-4869757663e3/honeymoonpart3-3.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out Craggly ridges as far as the eye can see. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/c0c26fbe-ef75-47a8-b8e3-36f230cdb0cb/honeymoonpart3-5.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out At the bottom left of this photo, you can see tracks left by skiiers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/491a7ecc-024f-4b0d-ab8c-11355480ed1c/honeymoonpart3-4.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out A long way down to the valley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/6ffbc1e5-2ca2-4044-b61f-3ff60cb45a56/honeymoonpart3-12.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out The red is so striking against the white and blue of the mountains. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/23f60aef-ec60-4c1d-9916-113b3ff75442/honeymoonpart3-10.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out Metal walkway through the path of the melting glacier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/dfa815d4-37f5-48d2-9512-5aebd3b01afa/honeymoonpart3-7.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out In 1990, the glacier was up to here! You can’t even see the terminus from here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/a0db1546-0407-4c1d-92c9-625a7b369698/honeymoonpart3-9.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out The grotto has to be dug out every summer since the glacier moves about 70 meters every year (source). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/84920389-20f2-4ea1-a938-e054d8ea4349/honeymoonpart3-8.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 3: Chamonix Mont Blanc, France - Make it stand out Glacial ice in beautiful Tiffany blue. https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/motherhood-a-3-month-review monthly 0.5 2025-05-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/c1174989-307a-4b73-8962-b8a6183a9f0d/megmia_reduced.jpg activeminimalist - Motherhood: My 3 Month Relection - Make it stand out Photo by Rachel of Yofi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/cbbd36fe-c64e-4773-98f7-c7195ad33888/blogdavid.jpg activeminimalist - Motherhood: My 3 Month Relection - Make it stand out Photo by Rachel of Yofi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/3131680a-0251-49b3-a55a-130e6dabf88f/bw-11-mrod0208zhfnmmf-3650-11.jpg activeminimalist - Motherhood: My 3 Month Relection - Make it stand out Photo by Bella Baby Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/a53846b8-553f-43cf-be88-19765889370d/bloghand.jpg activeminimalist - Motherhood: My 3 Month Relection - Make it stand out Photo by Alice of Heartwritten Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/66d489c5-82d6-4613-b098-d91b6bd7e9db/bloghand-3.jpg activeminimalist - Motherhood: My 3 Month Relection - Make it stand out Photo by Rachel of Yofi Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/79e6b239-405a-44db-9834-79a757786259/bloghand-2.jpg activeminimalist - Motherhood: My 3 Month Relection - Make it stand out Photo by Rachel of Yofi Photography https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/getting-off-the-fence monthly 0.5 2025-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/a677447f-e392-4173-9eb3-e64d425eeb4c/01.12.25-MegLee-StudioMaternity-47.jpg activeminimalist - Getting off the Fence - Make it stand out Photo courtesy of Yofi Photography https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/honeymoon-part-2-geneva-switzerland monthly 0.5 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/8a1f6229-40e9-4d0e-ac1d-2aee5d36ea99/amblog_geneva.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 2: Geneva, Switzerland - Make it stand out Cirque Knie was in town - we had no idea until we saw the whole set-up! Didn’t attempt to get tickets though. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/c53dea72-c016-4aac-bfa3-f059034cf100/amblog_geneva-3.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 2: Geneva, Switzerland - Make it stand out The “L'horloge fleurie” or Flower Clock landmark. Appropriate for the watchmaking capital. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/c7a4fe28-e330-46ce-bbd9-61c327771ad0/amblog_geneva-4.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 2: Geneva, Switzerland - Make it stand out Jet d’Eau, the city’s most famous landmark, born out of a need to relieve water pressure for a hydraulic plant (now it exists merely as a dynamic symbol of the city’s environmentally-forward identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/21f5c714-403c-4fed-9c8d-54b035d704bf/amblog_geneva-2.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 2: Geneva, Switzerland - Make it stand out Teuscher chocolates, attractive and delicious https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/8f6b30e8-b0d9-40c7-85b4-bb6d9e1102c8/amblog_geneva-5.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 2: Geneva, Switzerland - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/c067dd02-31c7-42fb-814c-1226b6c45d3e/amblog_geneva-6.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 2: Geneva, Switzerland - Make it stand out They should’ve called this dish “bacon with a few leaves” or something. https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/conquering-croquembouche monthly 0.5 2024-01-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/0cad5186-63e9-4364-9c5d-2d77f6eb4a0d/amblog_croquembouche.jpg activeminimalist - Conquering Croquembouche - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/9b11e83a-ae46-4288-9eca-c8ae64e00ff4/amblog_croquembouche-2.jpg activeminimalist - Conquering Croquembouche - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1dfc90fb-4c61-402e-9ac3-49c5510139a5/amblog_croquembouche-4.jpg activeminimalist - Conquering Croquembouche - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/21302f2e-fcf7-471d-9d7e-5d4a46ca8b8f/amblog_croquembouche_deconstruct.jpg activeminimalist - Conquering Croquembouche - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/honeymoon-part-1-paris monthly 0.5 2023-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1664153406928-VO95DSC6PEES16P3JCYE/paris-1.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out A tired Meg who is still decompressing. The excitement hadn’t set in yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1664153512275-IK3FC1SE5Y027FW8TLM5/paris-2.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Chicken option. Came with a sweet cold grain thing, creamed vegetables, a (cold) bread roll, cheese slice, and a surprisingly good mousse-cake thing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1664197850439-GE70VR1EY8COYWJ4P8IA/paris-3.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Pasta option. Was pretty tasty, actually, naturally so when you have a trifecta of cheesy cream sauce, chewy pasta, and cooked tomatoes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/e70fcfa7-3e1c-41e1-8281-a5d6a3960099/paris-4.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Beef tartare - very sour with the pickled vegetables and tomato. I would not normally describe beef as “refreshing,” but in this case, it was! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/b95f059a-3aa7-4a8b-a8d9-6176a3d7b161/paris-5.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out The line to get a closer look at the Mona Lisa. We enjoyed it from afar and marveled at the crowd of people taking phone photos, myself included. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/2dbc6103-8ff6-4621-ac38-44b35b15b401/paris-6.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Right across the Mona Lisa is this incredible painting which had no line at all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/bcbaceca-dc29-4d16-affe-7de0943b6b0c/paris-10.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Cakes, tarts, eclairs galore! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/f2d14284-53ae-48ad-9051-b9f3aa6f7f30/paris-11.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Couldn’t help but visit Sadaharu Aoki’s Paris location to try some of his pastries. Unfortunately, the wasabi flavored macaron was a loser. The matcha tart with caramel was delicious, albeit verging on too sweet for me. Probably should’ve gone for one of the cakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/565aeff8-27f9-43a1-8853-9783cb1c59da/paris-33.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Precision is clearly valued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/240956ec-7fcb-4112-85bb-076d5b8aee46/paris-9.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out So many varieties! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/358afa4f-f836-42f9-af78-e064c29f1c28/paris-13.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Honestly, you could get croissants from practically any bakery, but I love them warm, so getting them from a cafe isn’t really a shabby idea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/7757caa7-4c69-4406-9e5d-3a5b99888cae/paris-14.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Just look at those buttery, crispy layers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/544a6250-6fdc-4a63-b6bd-0804826a27a7/paris-16.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out A delightful tree-lined path on our way to the Eiffel Tower, located in the 7th arrondissement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/ae0f25b1-b3da-4f23-bdc6-3520ac50ad79/paris-18.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Italy is right next to France, and this Italian restaurant we stopped in (which was one of the few non tourist-trap-y and non sold-out restaurants in the area) did not disappoint with its beautifully plated and delicious fare. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/a5887555-6e88-4135-aaf5-826f1b7cda20/paris-17.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out We did our best to have something that wasn’t pastries as our meal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/11513885-9df6-42ce-a99f-6fc38472fc9e/paris-19.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Following dinner, we enjoyed some sparkles on the green space by the tower before heading back to St. Germain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/46bcfdbe-bafc-4743-8ce7-f089516e2092/paris-20.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out First time using fresh yeast! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/c2da046f-390c-457d-b65c-bf6dffe854d9/paris-21.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out The class was a few hours long, but fortunately, we were able to snack on our bakes! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1835513a-9e85-4682-bb22-c3c86db7aa97/paris-23.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Our fougasses, before going in the oven. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/fc3f9c25-9a34-4ca9-ad7f-6a45044336a8/paris-24.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Our Pain d’epi and Baguettes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/2cc4d78f-0885-4e1f-b741-cea6ce97331f/paris-25.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out They were pretty though! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/392f91a6-fcb8-4164-8974-13d3bae565bb/paris-15.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out We chose the vanilla pecan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/d5b81c1d-98b2-4cba-b2d1-8957d8231e47/paris-26.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out You can’t really go wrong with pastry cream, but this felt heavy and dense, which is not my preferred texture for eclairs. After our snack, we went to Trouble Obsessionnel Culinaire, where I marveled and ogled the selection of baking supplies. I didn’t want to haul too many things with us at the very start of our trip, so we didn’t come away with anything. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1f5cb16b-0e4a-4431-9375-f4b691c1e0c0/paris-27.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out So many tart rings! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/f3d17614-651b-4507-bf73-f92fd08708a1/paris-28.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Oh my gosh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/d22bc268-ebbb-452f-89f4-43c55605bb36/paris-29.jpg activeminimalist - Honeymoon Part 1: Paris - Make it stand out Did I mention they were kind enough to warm it up for us? https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/the-making-of-our-dream-wedding-diy-granola-jar-wedding-favors-recipe monthly 0.5 2022-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1657983960945-589GHIQ0W5DWUV5J61T9/wedding_favor_3.jpg activeminimalist - The Making of Our Dream Wedding: DIY Granola Jar Wedding Favors (+ recipe!) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1657983747981-LOLIWQVMJRMSD6S3UU3N/wedding_favor_1.jpg activeminimalist - The Making of Our Dream Wedding: DIY Granola Jar Wedding Favors (+ recipe!) - Make it stand out Sealed with cork and Japanese washi tape, tagged with customized Avery printable stickers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1657981343999-XIS4E8DBC0JNQ41FM0UV/wedding_favor_4.jpg activeminimalist - The Making of Our Dream Wedding: DIY Granola Jar Wedding Favors (+ recipe!) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1657981434495-LV2T4LVC74KWRGMA9OAL/granolajar.gif activeminimalist - The Making of Our Dream Wedding: DIY Granola Jar Wedding Favors (+ recipe!) - Make it stand out Making sure each jar is crammed with as much of the tasty stuff as possible https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/category/recipe monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/category/wedding monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/pregnancy monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/recipe monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/wedding+favors monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/diy+wedding monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/nursing monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/breastpump monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/pumping monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/wedding+planning monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/breastfeed monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/breastmilk monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/crunchy+granola monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/granola monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/nurse monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/postpartum monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/wedding monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/homemade+granola monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/breastfeeding monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/pump monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/blog/tag/diy+wedding+favors monthly 0.5 https://www.activeminimalist.com/about daily 0.75 2021-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1628654686980-C6X562O88H3NQXW94351/activeminimalist_hair2_back3.jpg About Active Minimalist Active Minimalist is a space for me to share to inspire. I am a millennial in her 30’s living in the midwest*, yet thirsts for fresh mountain air and the breeze of the Pacific Ocean. I spent a fair part of my young adulthood on the east coast, but opportunity arose in my hometown, so I moved back to be closer to family and ended up meeting my cat-loving fiancé. Over the years, I have dabbled in various art forms to scratch my creative itch, including drawing (paper and digital), writing, clay miniature-making, aerial silks, photography, and baking. I don’t do all of them anymore, but I wanted a space to document my activities and reflections outside of my professional life. *Without diving into the details of why I don’t generally ascribe to strict labels, I mention this mainly as a geographic detail and not as a “Proud Midwesterner.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6027e90a99ff362af115d28e/1628654987278-KE5P88UFJMBQ25160N3J/activeminimalist_hair2_back.jpg About Active Minimalist A Brief History I started Active Minimalist as a way of sorting through my thoughts on the minimalist lifestyle (which was just starting to become trendy) as I moved and shuffled my belongings across the country multiple times throughout my late teens and early twenties. Over time, I felt that the blog got a little too preachy and I let it go dark for over a year as the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world and I sorted my thoughts. 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