Changes on the Blog

a collection of lessons learned & happy memories

making friends as an adult is hard. here are two women with their backs to us walking along a lake dock

One of the hardest things an adult can do is make new friends in a new (or familiar) city. It requires oneself …

computer laying on white fur blanket with an orange pillow and sunglasses next to it while working from home

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hands brought into a circle together symbolizing abundance

When shifts happen in life, it’s hard not to look at everything that could possibly go wrong. Our brains are hardwired that …

woman sitting on a rock on a hilltop journaling. she is wearing a mustard colored ball cap, plaid flannel shirt, black leggings, and brown hiking shoes with red laces. side profile view

When I think about journaling and its benefits, I usually think back to when I was a kid and diaries & journals …

I want to talk about comfort zones for a minute. The whole purpose of your comfort zone is to keep you safe …

developing a new routine, pouring filtered coffee from a carafe into a mug in kitchen in front of window

This month is a milestone month for me & a signal to change up my routine. –> I have officially jumped into …

There is a lot of clarity that can come from thinking about the future but there can also be a lot of …

woman in busy metropolitan crosswalk carrying a large tote bag with "do not enter" signs behind her and oncoming traffic, looking for redirection

We are all fed the same lie growing up: life is linear. There is no such thing as: grow up —> graduate …

birds eye view of a woman laying on her left side in bed, depression medicine bottles on the side table, phone resting on the pillow next to her head

My brain can sabotage myself regularly. There is so much going on at any given moment, I have a hard time focusing …

a close up shot of a bath being prepared for a night of self-care. on the table across the bathtub there is a ceramic mug of tea, a candle, an epsom salt container, and a little vase of picked wildflowers.

Nothing irks me more than when I am minding my own business and someone comes along and tells me how I *should* …