We thought it would be fun to capture the kinds of things or experiences we miss while we're on the road, as big or small as they may be. We'll continue to post additional lists as the year continues.
End February: 7 Months
Our family & friends (all of us)
My kitchen knives (Doug)
Good, clean kitchen sponges for washing dishes (Sarah)
Good quality kitchen cutting boards (Paige & Doug)
Slime (Sadie)
End January: 6 Months
Ice (Doug)
Towel racks (Sarah, they're mysteriously missing from most bathrooms)
NYC pizza (Paige)
Electric toothbrushes (S&D)
and of course we still miss our family & friends - that's a constant :)
End December: 5 Months
Scooter & bike (Sadie)
Soda Stream bubbly water maker (Sarah, Paige & Doug)
Cozy blankets (Sadie)
Bacon (Paige, Sadie & Sarah)
Big mugs of filtered coffee (Sarah, still ...)
NYC bagels (all of us, still ...)
Real paper books, not books on Kindle (Paige)
Cheese (Sadie & Sarah, virtually non-existent in Asia!)
Walking around NYC (Doug)
NYC subway (Doug)
Making my own slime (Sadie)
Brushing teeth with water straight from the tap! (all of us)
Drinking tap water instead of bottled water all of the time (all of us)
Electric toothbrushes (S&D)
Flushing toilet paper down the toilet (all of us)
End October: 3 Months
Extra firm pillows & mattresses (Sarah)
Natural (no sugar added) peanut butter & almond butter (Doug)
Trader Joe's & Whole Foods (Paige)
Sweet Green-type salads (Sarah)
Filter coffee in a travel mug, to sip & enjoy for hours (Sarah)
NYC bagels (all of us, still ...)
End September: 2 Months
Our friends (all of us, August 2019)
Great food in NYC and all different kids of food (Paige & we all agreed, August 2019)
NYC playgrounds (P&S, August 2019)
Central Park (Doug, August 2019)
Natural History Museum (Doug, August 2019)
Blow drying my hair (Sarah, August 2019)
New York bagels (all of us, September 2019)
Ease of buying toiletries in our native language. Ask us someday about trying to get contact solution in Germany & Italy; not easy! What should take 30 seconds takes about 10 minutes using Google Translate to decipher product labels at the shelf or transacting with a pharmacist (S&D, September 2019)
Comfy, cozy clothes (Sadie, September 2019)
Cozy robe (Paige, September 2019)
Sour/Gose beer (Doug, September 2019)
Fall. Everything about Fall! Sweaters, boots, jeans, pumpkins, gourds, crisp & cool weather, gorgeous Fall leaves, Central Park (Sarah, September 2019)
NYC subway (Doug, September 2019)
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