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Travel Essentials
From a traveling perspective, the last two summers have been a story of postponed trips, banked airline credit and, in general, inactivity. The pandemic has pushed plans with travelers delaying regular travel along with once-in-a-lifetime trips until the Covid coast...
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Adventures in Small Business-land!
We are on the precipice of our 5000th sale - which is a huge accomplishment for us! That achievement has lead to reflection on our journey so far. Aktiv's origin story is like many small businesses. We were exposed to an amazing product...
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Welcome (Back) to Sweden
I have returned from Sweden, albeit a day later than expected due to a positive Covid test (more on that below). It was fabulous to be back in Europe, here are the highlights! Copenhagen My travels to Europe took me...
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A Long December
It is no secret that Counting Crows is one of my favorite bands and "A Long December" is one of my favorite songs.* It captures the gravity of what we go through in a year (individually and as a collective) with...
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