I went north (not “up north” because in Minnesota that has a very specific meaning) this weekend and absolutely had the best time ever with all of my gal pals (& their baby nuggets). But since living far away, I’ve had a tendency to do way too much during my visits, inevitably causing me to […]

When I was in boot camp, I had to wake up at 4:45 to get ready for our morning workouts. At the time it was absolute torture because, ‘ew, 4:45’, and ‘most of my friends at home are still up partying right now‘. But aside from the obvious reasons to loathe those early mornings, I […]

woof. Had to insert a photo of something sunny here because is it just me, or is this winter extra gloomy!? Winter sneaks in with its cute first snows and holiday cheer… and then like an efficient lady of the night, she takes all of her charms with her and disappears without a backward glance, […]