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 My in-laws called a few days ago and asked if they could take the kids to their house for the weekend, and of course we said yes! Aaron asked if I wanted to take an overnight trip somewhere, so I started looking for Bed & Breakfasts that were not far from his parents' place. One that popped up was Mansfield Plantation in Georgetown, SC. Mansfield Plantation, which was founded in 1718, was a rice plantation, just like most of the Georgetown area back then. I'll be honest and say I knew nothing about the history of rice (and it actually sounded kinda boring) but as it turns out, it's fascinating! I'm not going to go into details about it, but you're welcome to read up on some history of the plantation and rice history  here . The plantation is only about an hour away from Charleston and Myrtle Beach, which makes it an ideal spot if you have a few days to tour around. I wish we could've had a few more days in the area and made a little day trip to Charlest...

I know what you're thinking. New Year's resolutions are dumb and no one sticks to them. While this may be true for the majority of the population, I think there's something so inspiring behind the idea of starting off fresh each year and bettering ourselves in some way. I think everyone is capable of accomplishing their goals, but there needs to be a drawn-out path on how they will be accomplished. We hear all the time, "I want to lose weight this year," That's great. But how are you going to do that? Are you going to meal plan? Prep all your snacks? Do you have a specific workout plan in mind? Saying you're going to do something with no idea how to get there is just setting yourself up for failure. Two years ago I decided to run a race a month for the year, and I did it (I know I discussed this in a previous post ). It was time consuming to put so much effort into that, but it was worth it. Last year I wanted to gain more muscle mass, which I did by incor...