I am Melissa Rudacille

I started blogging while preparing to move to Alaska for 6 months. I am aiming for a “good enough” blog that brings you along on our 4200 mile drive to Alaska, then exploring the north. Your input and questions are welcome!

The posts won’t be perfect as I don’t know what I am doing. I could easily get research paralysis on both content and structure and never hit “publish” on anything. Photos will often be from C, the better photographer.

FYI, posts may be irregular as we often won’t have cell service or Wi-Fi.

My Latest Posts

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• Sweaty StartOctober 5, 2026
  The summer heat destroyed my Slow Start habit.  Now that it is cooling off, I’m eager to resume leisurely mornings most days.  This summer the only reasonable time to garden and… Read more: Sweaty Start
• Adult Spelling BeeAugust 6, 2026
  This post has photos from our 2023 trip to the “Top of the World”, Utqiagvik, Alaska.  The text is the story of the Virginia spelling bee I joined last night.… Read more: Adult Spelling Bee

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