Spring can give us hope - a tangible example that we can get through the hard, cold seasons and not just survive, but bloom. It reminds us that a season is temporary and they always change. Spring comes every year and there is beauty in that change.

Atlanta has an amazing food scene, beautiful parks and trails with a 22 mile loop around the city and 200+ acre park and botanical garden in the middle. Add in a ton of museums and historic sites, fun boutiques, quirky neighborhoods and markets, you get a great destination to visit without running out of things to do!

But if we, like Marie Kondo, only keep things that "spark joy", then I am going to keep the items around me that help me celebrate where we live and where our life has taken us. And yes that includes some of my home goods too. But the rest? It's time to start letting go.

I usually don't describe cities as quaint, but that does describe St. Augustine. Quaint and wonderfully historic, mixed with the ocean and beaches, and a variety of cultures and good food make a fantastic and relaxing week!

Perhaps this Valentine's Day, if you normally give a card maybe you shouldn't. Let's not do the expected, but instead offer to go for coffee or a walk and give your words in person. If giving a card isn't your style, maybe surprise them this year with one or a handwritten note. I'm excited at the thought of bringing a bright spot in the middle of February to those I love. 

This diverse, historic city really has it all - European-influenced architecture, a beautiful waterfront, unique shopping and amazing food. With its great art scene, diehard sports fans, and close proximity to the lake for outdoor enthusiasts, we ran out of time to enjoy it all!

Each month in our Giving Issue we give you a gift idea for the upcoming month and update you on what Tandem For Two has given back to our communities. 

This month you can get out and enjoy the beautiful aspects of the season and then come back to a warm home and get cozy. Either way this is a good month to make memories!

You get to choose your own adventure. In this new year, I hope you celebrate where you live & where life takes you!

Did you know that with every purchase you make, whether on tandemfortwo.com or any retail store that carries my goods across the US, a donation will be made to help those who are homeless?

Take time to reflect and be thankful this month!

As we come into the last two months of the year, it is a time typically marked with family and friends, making memories, and celebrating together. Too often we race through our busy schedules and discover we haven't connected with others meaningfully, or worse we find out later that we have a friend that has felt isolated or alone.