{"id":52,"date":"2021-09-06T01:05:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T01:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/activemel.blog\/?page_id=52"},"modified":"2021-12-24T00:44:54","modified_gmt":"2021-12-24T00:44:54","slug":"about-me-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/activemel.blog\/?page_id=52","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>My name is Mel, sharing with you mine and my family&#8217;s love of travel adventures, hikes and other recreational activities. I am a firm believer in creating moments rather than accumulating things or wasting time &#8220;keeping up with the Joneses&#8221; lifestyle facades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a world of technology advancements its easy to be distracted, leaving a disconnect between loved ones. That\u2019s why finding balance is so important than ever. In my household we live a simple life. We live within our means, our income is divided into 3 categories: Savings, Living expenses &amp; Family activities.  That&#8217;s hard to do in the world we live in with hand held gadgets, 24\/7 connectivity to the world, nonstop advertising and social media outlets at every corner. Every second your attention and\/or will power to shop is being tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How I came into this realization, make the lifestyle choice for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a child growing up, my parents didn&#8217;t take us on vacations. Nor did my siblings and I participate in many fun-filled family activities.  As a matter of fact my childhood behind closed doors despite the image portrayed was anything, but happy or healthy. Parent One: was a narcissist, who focused their energy impressing others for their own personal grandiose, dismissive of family members.  Parent Two: a depressant who found comfort in buying meaningless stuff to fill emotional voids rather than be engaged. Now that may sound a bit harsh, by no means no family is perfect but that was mine in a nutshell. My siblings and I forced into parentification with grown-up like adult burdens, robbed of carefree childhood moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I&#8217;m not sympathy seeking here. I&#8217;ve come a long way from then, having stumbled countless times in the process to find my serenity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I am living my best life. And the best part of my life are the moments shared with my husband and son. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong><em>I choose a life of moments not materials<\/em><\/strong>.<strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Hoping to give you inspiration to do the same.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"822\" data-attachment-id=\"56\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/activemel.blog\/?attachment_id=56#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?fit=1512%2C1942&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1512,1942\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0834-1-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?fit=640%2C822&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?resize=640%2C822&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?resize=797%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 797w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?resize=234%2C300&amp;ssl=1 234w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?resize=768%2C986&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?resize=1196%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1196w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?w=1512&amp;ssl=1 1512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/activemel.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_0834-1-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Mel, sharing with you mine and my family&#8217;s love of travel adventures, hikes and other recreational activities. 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