August is National Dog Month, which feels like the perfect time to talk about someone incredibly important in my life: my dog, Lucky....

My apologies for the late start this month. I’ve just resurfaced from the land of no cell service and questionable forestry roads, where...

Let’s talk about the messiest, most complicated, and brutally honest relationship we all have: the one with ourselves. Now, this part of...

Romantic relationships are finicky at best—like assembling IKEA furniture without the instructions, hex key, or patience. Finding the...

Journal Prompt: “From awkward family dinners to questionable exes to ride-or-die besties, my relationships have taught me... something....

Friendship is a funny thing. We’re told in youth that the more friends we have, the better. But life has a way of stripping away the...

“Success doesn’t need applause to be real. If it matters to you, it matters. Celebrate it.” Let’s talk about success— your  version of...

After two solid days of what I can only describe as biblical-level rain, I was starting to wonder if the universe was testing me—or just...

"Motivation doesn’t always roar—sometimes it shows up quietly, with a locked door, a lit candle, and a good book that lets you escape...

Motivation doesn’t show up first—you do. Action creates momentum, and momentum builds motivation. Let’s be real—sometimes it’s really...

Let’s talk about recreation  for a minute. You know, that thing we all think we should  do, but we’re not entirely sure we’re doing it...

You know that moment when you finally decide to tackle the thing you’ve been “meaning to get around to”? Yeah… that was me with knitting....

Turns out hydration isn’t just a government conspiracy after all. Let’s be real: drinking 8 glasses of water a day is the gold standard...

There’s something surprisingly powerful about letting go. Yesterday, I gathered up a giant bag of clothes—some of mine, some old baby...

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." — Confucius Life gets hard sometimes. Really  hard. There’s not a...

There’s a point you reach where the pain of staying the same becomes heavier than anything fear could throw at you. It’s not a dramatic,...

"Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves." —Henry David Thoreau This quote has stayed with me—it speaks so clearly to...

We all have days that feel heavier than others. Days where getting out of bed feels like a victory, where your heart aches, and the world...

Grief has a way of pulling us into its depths, surrounding us with sorrow and making it hard to see anything beyond the loss. Yesterday,...

This quote stopped me in my tracks this morning—it hit me deeply. It's been a long and painful road to get where I am now, and there’s...