Dear former employers who terminated our relationship: I was a mess, I know. If I wasn’t, there is no reason you would have let me go. I have always been a hard worker and a loyal employee, but there was always something that grew inside and made me want to leave you. Because of my…

Five Reasons Why You Should Do Boudoir Photos RIGHT NOW.
I’ve been wanting to do boudoir photos. For myself, not for anyone else (because I’m not dating and giving your friends boudoir photos of yourself for gift-giving holidays is not my style). But like so many things in my life, I had let fear get the best of me. I had allowed my self-loathing to…

“Single” is Not a Dirty Word.
I don’t know how we got to the point in our society that we believe the ultimate (and only) life goal is getting married and having kids and anything else is subpar. How did we get to a place that pitying our single friends is de rigeur and totally acceptable? How do we find it…

It’s Been a While. (or: A Brief History of The Past Year)
Wow. So it’s been some time since I last wrote to y’all out there in cyberland. I have been pretty active on my Instagram account, learning tarot, picking up a new hobby or four, and just generally bringing as much joy as I can in a world that is still locked in a pandemic and…

Take Your Bestie to Cirque du Soleil Day (Alegria)
I was provided with tickets to see Alegría in exchange for this piece. I received no other compensation. It’s been a hell of a few years. I don’t have to tell any of you that. We’ve all experienced loss and isolation and blows to our mental health. It’s been brutal. For those of you who…

7 Easy Ways To Dress Up Your Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. WE MAY RECEIVE COMPENSATION (AT NO CHARGE TO YOU) IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING ONE OF OUR LINKS. I’ve been baking since I had to use a stool to reach the stovetop, and I can only assume the first ting I helped bake was the Nestlé® Toll…

How to use your Aeropress the RIGHT way
AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES. WE MAY RECEIVE COMPENSATION (AT NO CHARGE TO YOU) IF YOU PURCHASE SOMETHING USING ONE OF OUR LINKS. I try not to start out blog posts with “I got so many messages about [insert subject here]…” but I definitely got a ton of messages in the…

Day 12: Spiral Cut Fries
I hate Mondays. I don’t know how a day on the calendar can have so much power, probably because I give it power. But today has been a terrible Monday. Bad things started at 5am after a sleepless night (and I was in bed by 7pm, so I SHOULD have been well rested). It’s just…

15 Fall Essential Oil Diffuser Recipes
As an Amazon Associate as well as a member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases made through links on this site. I’ve recently started a morning routine, sensing the need for some normalcy in my life now that I’m almost 40. (cough) As part of that routine (while I’m waiting for my…