Vanessa Riley
713, TX, US

 In 2017, my husband I bought six beehives. We did lose one that first year, but the five remaining hives flourished! The honey was fantastic! We started selling honey and now, we hope to expand Twin Thistle Farms into a business that we...

Scariest thing I've ever done - even scarier than jumping out of a plane.

 I rewarded one of my classes with a pickle party! I bought dill pickles, garlic pickles, sweet pickles, and hot sauce pickles for them to munch on during class. It was WAY more fun than I ever expected it to be.

On April 27th, my twins were born, completing my immediate family.

Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. Fruit couldn't really be that bad, could it? Let me whole-heartedly assure you: IT IS THAT BAD!

I have always wanted a koi pond, and I am delighted to say that I am now the proud owner of twelve beautiful koi, eight of which were directly imported from Japan. My backyard is now my happy place - I love being home.

It was crazy! At least the operator was being nice to me and didn't throw me off right away. I'd definitely do it again.

I finally earned my M.Ed. in Educational Administration in 2010. Although I'll tell you a secret - I never wanted it. I wanted to earn my degree in Philosophy, but this was *way* cheaper. Also, more practical. I would put the PHL master'...

Well, duh! This is like the one thing that most people have on their list. I wanted to do this because it scares the bejeezus out of me, and I want to conquer that fear. I mean, really. What's going to scare me after I have jumped ou...