Lifestyle

Living the Lake Travis Lifestyle

The Lake Travis Lifestyle includes a variety of attitudes and values from a variety of people. Lifestyle choices in the area are many — from the neighborhood you live in and how you raise your children to choices about your health and the well-being of others in our community.

Many of us are influenced by our surroundings. Here in the Lake Travis area, we have development, traffic, and water management issues that affect our lifestyle.

Everything from articles that are a little more personal — and sometimes more humorous than others — to creating awareness about traffic and water conservation, this is where you'll tap into the heart of Lake Travis Lifestyle.

Lake Travis Water Level: We Have Water, But Not Enough To Waste

Written by Mandy Spivey | March 25, 2015

It seems to have rained a boatload over Central Texas in recent weeks, so we decided to check on the water levels for Lake Travis hoping the much-needed rain helped.

As Texas faced icy, wet and sometimes frozen precipitation within the past month, Lake Travisites continued to optimistically cross their fingers for an increase in water in the thirsty Highland Lakes. But even as the creeks and waterways welcomed the recent rain, Lake Travis is still way below its fill point.

With continued efforts of everyone conserving where they can and last weeks’ rainfall, we are hovering at 37% full. The lowest historical combined storage in lakes Buchanan and Travis was 31% full, which occurred back in 1952 during the 1947-57 drought.

A Lake Travis Spring Break in the Mountains

Written by Todd Hower | March 12, 2015

Next week is spring break for Lake Travis and Leander ISD. It’s a great time to get out of Austin and take that family vacation you’ve been waiting for. If you’re sticking around, we happen to live in an amazing place that can make it pretty easy to enjoy a stay-cation.

One of the more popular getaways for many families in the Lake Travis area (and the State of Texas) is a ski vacation. If you head to the mountains for spring break, you (or your kids) are likely to see many familiar faces at the Austin airport and out on the slopes.

Ski areas from New Mexico to Colorado seem to be among the top choices for spring breakers from Texas — but any mountains with snow will do.

The 9 Drivers You'll Meet at 620 and 2222

Written by Todd Hower | March 5, 2015

It’s the most talked about intersection in the Lake Travis area.

There are three times of the day this intersection is best to avoid — morning, afternoon, and evening. Or in other words, you could say it’s best to avoid this intersection altogether. If you’re living along the 620 corridor and you have to get north or west, you don’t have a choice.

For anyone that has the pleasure of this intersection being a part of their daily slog, you start to take notice of the other drivers. Starting at about 7:00 am during weekdays is when traffic starts to build. Cars and trucks coming out of Bee Cave and Lakeway join together as they make their way past Steiner Ranch and begin to jockey for position.

Many types of drivers emerge as we all work our way up to the most loved intersection in the Lake Travis area — 620 and 2222.

Hello 2015: Ways to Stay Motivated in the New Year

Written by Mandy Spivey | January 12, 2015

Happy New Year Lake Travis! I love the energy burst you get on January 1st, even more-so when when I wake up well-rested and hydrated. It’s easy to make the pledges and resolutions on December 31st, but it’s the next day when the rubber meets the road and your plans are set to get off the ground.

I know a growing collection of friends who are avid New Years Resolution Makers, but fewer New Years Resolution Keepers. You can say you’re going to the gym five times a week today, but when the weekend calls are you lacing up or going out for a margarita? (depends on the time of the year). My resolutions are always vague, and I like them that way for a reason, but I am intrigued by the goals people set for themselves. So I was ready to hear about what top experts had to say about the whole phenomena.

Re-Gift or Return? The Fine Art of Purging Gifts After the Holidays

Written by Mandy Spivey | January 6, 2015

We all know the feeling. A longtime friend visits home and brings with her the newest scent from her grandmother’s candle collection in a fruity scent — and you’re a floral-scent kind of gal. A boyfriend gives you a surprise for Christmas, that — surprise! You have already bought yourself (Ooof!). A coworker gifts you a shirt from Tommy Bahama because she overheard you talking about your childhood dream of owning a surf shack (true story).

What once was meant as a meaningful gift to you sometimes ends as clutter in some area of the house. Don’t let it go to waste! Whether you are a practicing re-gifter or shun the idea altogether, there are ways to re-purpose and organize otherwise useful items that we may just, well, have no use for.

Let’s be honest for a minute before we get to the nitty gritty. Some gift giving fiascoes are a product of good intentions — trying to fill in parts of our personalities with what they know about us led to the Tommy Bahama beach shirt situation. Others are due to a lack of trying — like the year I was given a used curling iron at a youth group game of White Elephant one Christmas. And some are done intentionally to send a message, like sending you a vacuum cleaner when you move into your first apartment (yet I still use it, thanks mom!). You have to give them credit for trying.

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