Life Compartmentalized
I had a meeting last week to interview a chef of a cafe in Raleigh. My new gig let's me do stuff like that and call it work. I really can't believe this is my life these days. Anyway, my mom and aunt made a date out of the outing. So they sat and gabbed while I did my...
The Truth About Finding Balance
For true transparency, I'm writing this post on a Sunday. Sunday of a holiday weekend, no less. I'm catching up on work today because I was struck down with some serious cramps on Friday, the day I was meant to knock out all my content writing. So instead of writing...
Sometimes It Looks Different Than You Expected
At the start of this year, I made a very specific but overly unlikely goal. I want to buy a new car, I said. And I want to pay for it with writing. At the time of that statement, I was blogging regularly but otherwise not actively writing. And to be honest, my...
Pinch Me Moments Full of Uncertainty
I've had a lot of pinch me moments in the last few weeks. First with New York, then turning 30 surrounded by my best friends, and now with the business. Those moments give me pause. I spent a lot of time devastatingly unhappy in the last year. I lost a lot of time...
What I Know About Writing
Something you might not know is that I actually went to college for writing. My aunt gave me a journal for my tenth birthday. It was yellow with little blue flowers on it. I don't know what prompted her to pick that gift for me, but she's always had an odd...
Trusting the Universe
On Thursday, I grabbed my computer and set up shop at a Starbucks. I tried to go to one location, but it was packed, not a table in site. So I moseyed on to the next in another neighborhood. Headphones in, I found the zone, happily working away. Suddenly, a face...
Little by Little: Now We’re Here
Myra and I signed our partnership agreement on Monday. A two hour long meeting resulted in squeals and cheers. I can't believe we're here, I said to her, unable to swallow my smile. And then I got teary. The story here is this: I wanted to try my hand at business...
Look For the Good
Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping. -Mr. Rogers I tweeted out on Sunday night that if I had to pick one word to summarize the weekend, it would be disappointed. It's very easy to feel sad and disappointed in the world we live in today....
What it looks like
A few months ago, my neighbor came upstairs all excited. I just took this test that tells you what your love language is. You guys have to take it! I was pretty sure I already knew what mine was, but I played along anyway. The test confirmed my suspicions: acts of...
The Truth About Quitting My Job: Glitter Bubbles Not Included
For those of you who think I have my life so together right now, let me confess this: I've been secretly using my husband's toothbrush for weeks because I keep forgetting to buy one. Let me make something clear. I needed a change. I wanted a change. I did not...
