“Nope. Not happening. Nah-ah. Woof.” A pretty typical conversation with myself when I tried on something in my closet that didn’t fit. Not intentionally of course… I just happened to have something in my wardrobe that looked cute, so I thought I’d wear it. Seems innocent enough until I realized how much stress I had […]

It was So. Incredibly. Lovely.Where to begin? I suppose, at the beginning. Yep. Still holding on to those resolutions, actually; putting myself out there to meet the world somewhere around half-way between it’s doorstep, and my own terms. Turns out that meant around a vegan dinner table in Lincoln, Neb., on a rainy Sunday night. […]

Anyone who knows me, already knows that I basically love 4 things: eating, puppies, Beyoncé, and bacon. It’s a simple list but that’s the direct line to my heart. But I also love bacon. Then, my newly vegan coworker asked me why I didn’t just start trying it out… I thought, “Why not, indeed?” So […]

On a whim fueled by the Instagram gods, I had a friend-date tonight. It was so impromptu that I didn’t have much time to prepare (or panic) about what she was going to think of me, which was great! Except when we started talking about how we connected, it inevitably led to the subject of […]

I have always been weird about birthdays. I love a good audience, don’t get me wrong. Being the center of attention is generally not my problem. But for some reason, birthdays can rub me the wrong way. I think it’s because it always makes me reflect on everything I’ve done in the last 365 and […]