"Dearly beloved, We have gathered here today to get through this thing called life." – Prince
Let me just throw a disclaimer out, that I'm writing this post after a lovely sunset pedal boat cruise. And I'm a little inebriated. So please excuse any typos or nonsense after this paragraph lol _________________________________________________ Honey, my travel plug, planned a 5 day 4 night girls trip to Turks & Caicos for her 25th... 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 →
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” - Mark Twain Over the past few years I've actively been trying to... 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 →
"Acupuncture is a truly effective therapy that provides significant pain relief. " -University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine I've been fortune enough to go through life without experiencing any real cravings or physical symptoms from Aunt Flo, besides a pimple, until this past year. They say when you're more active the cramps subside. So I guess... Continue Reading →
"It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see." -James Hetfield Growing up we didn't have much, but it didn't really feel like it. My parents made it a point to show that family time was everything. Instead of going out all the time, we stayed in... Continue Reading →
"In the boxing ring of life, it’s not how hard you hit, but how many times you can get hit and keep moving forward." – Sylvestor Stallone This year I went Boxing for the first time. Honestly, I think this was the first time in like 13 years that I've done a sport other than... Continue Reading →
"For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The journey doesn’t end." - Michelle Obama, "Becoming" In May, I was blessed with the opportunity to go hear Michelle Obama speak during... 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 →
Dear Future, 