What I Want My Blog to Be
I’ve been working on this blog a lot over the past few months. It has come a long way but still has a long way to go. Overall I think I have the design and concept where I want it but…
Continue ReadingAnxiety Rules
I went to the trail a few days ago for the first time in, let’s just say, awhile. As I was at home getting ready I started to feel strange. I was hurrying for no reason and could not decide…
Continue ReadingLight and Love (on This Dark Day)
Today is a dark day in history. I sit here feeling confused about how we got to this place, terrified for the future of our country, and grieving all of the lives that will be lost because of the choice many have made. Today should have…
Continue ReadingMy Year of Balance
I didn’t give the year 2016 a word, in fact I have never given a year a word before, but looking back it was the year of change. I sold a house, I moved to a new city, I bought a…
Continue ReadingThe Holidays
Here we are at the end of 2016. The New Year’s holiday is always bittersweet for me. I love the idea of starting fresh in a new year when anything is possible and not knowing what the future holds. On…
Continue Reading2016
It’s only natural to look back at a year as it reaches its end, but this year, taking some time to really reflect seems more important than usual. 2016 started with becoming engaged. It came as no surprise to most…
Continue ReadingWhy I Moved to Pittsburgh
When my husband and I made the decision to leave Asheville, NC we didn’t know exactly where we were going to live next. Pittsburgh is my hometown and over the course of our relationship I had taken him with me…
Continue ReadingWhy I Left Asheville
When I first moved to Asheville I was in love with living in a small town where everything was so different than Seattle, where I had spent the previous decade. I was on a new adventure and even though I…
Continue ReadingWhy I Decided to Blog Again
The last time I started a blog I was moving across the country to a new town with a new job. I was single and youngerish and jumping into the next chapter of life without reservation. I rekindled my love…
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