"Dearly beloved, We have gathered here today to get through this thing called life." – Prince
“Blogging is to writing what extreme sports are to athletics: more free-form, more accident-prone, less formal, more alive. It is, in many ways, writing out loud.” -Andrew Sullivan Wow, I can't believe its legit been 2 years since I launched this blog site. And here we are... 80+ countries reached 131 posts with 52,379 words... Continue Reading →
“Traveling in the company of those we love is home in motion.” – Leigh Hunt Family vacations were always kind of a thing in our house. Multiple trips to Disney World, summers spent with church family at Rice Lake in Canada, quick getaways to the Toronto Zoo or visiting moms high school friend in Ohio... Continue Reading →
6/17/19 Dear Future Husband, Allergies-27 Me- 0 I legit died mowing the lawn just now. Watery itchy eyes. Itchy throat. Snotty nose. I sneezed the ENTIRE time. Which means my eyes were closed while I was pushing the lawnmower (cuz you can't sneeze with your eyes open. Trust me, I tried. It hurts. Don't try... Continue Reading →
"There will never be a replacement for that ongoing physical contact. But I don't think blogging is meant to replace the face-to-face of friendships and meetings. Blogging is a way to keep in touch with a larger group of people on an ongoing basis, in a more efficient way." -Indra Nooyi I started this blog... Continue Reading →
A few weeks back, I was given the opportunity to be on a panel and speak to a Senior class of Public Health students at the University at Buffalo. At first I thought: "Why was I asked to speak?" "What do I have to contribute?" "I'm in Social Work, these Public Health students don't really... Continue Reading →
06/05/19 Dear Future Husband, I've spent 2 hours reading this stupid washing machine manual and watching stupid videos about why my stupid washer smells like sewage (Apparently you're supposed to clean your washer out like annually. Who knew?). I've spent at least 7 hours taking it apart and putting it back together. FOUR TIMES... Continue Reading →
One thing that I have yet to master the skills of grocery shopping, cooking, and keeping up with expiration dates. Laugh all you want but it ain't easy. I can barely remember to make sure I have everything I need for the day, when leaving my house. When I lived with my parents, they did... Continue Reading →
The world is so much bigger than the cities we live in. And it's only right that we all have the OPPORTUNITY to explore..
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid misinformed beholder a black eye." -Miss Piggy I remember being told I was ugly. I remember when I was told I wasn't leadership material. I remember when I was told I wasn't a good... Continue Reading →
“This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” -Henry David Thoreau This weekend I visited the city of brotherly love. And I sure did fall in love with Philly. Our Air bnb was conveniently located off Fairmount St. Even though I was only there for barely 3 days, I could totally see myself living... Continue Reading →
Dear Future, 