2021: The Year of Choosing You

It’s official: 2021 is the year of you. This year we aren’t going to waste our time complaining about how difficult last year was. We aren’t going to whine about what is lacking in our lives. And we most certainly aren’t going…

20 Lessons Learned In My Twenties

I’ve been through so much in less than a decade. Marriage and divorce then remarriage, unplanned and planned pregnancies, dropping out of college and then re-enrolling and graduating, buying a house, mental illness and recovery. And let’s not forget the countless friendships, relationships, and jobs…

2020 Is Over (Finally)

It’s been an insane year, to say the least. With the pandemic still in full-swing, it almost seems impossible that 2020 is finally over. We’ve been dealing with the COVID chaos for over nine months now — hard to believe, right?! Even though December is…

Self Care Essentials During That Time Of The Month

One of the worst parts about being female is the regular monthly bleeding. Listen — I love being a woman. Honestly, as challenging as it is to be female in our world, it is also so empowering in its own right. But the one thing I absolutely despise and would…

Choices: A Letter To My Children

You won’t read this until you’re much older. But what I want to say to you will still apply in 10, 15, probably even 50 years from now. I hope that when you do read these words someday, you’ll understand life a little better…