In the fall of 2013 I found myself jobless and without a plan.   I had just graduated from university a few months prior and had immediately set out for the Czech Republic to be a summer Au Pair. By the end of summer though, I had no plans and almost as little money, and so I did the responsible thing (sarcasm intended) and went to the UK. My family was currently on an expatriate assignment in the quaint northern English town of Harrogate, which sounded like a much more pleasant place to be than job hunting back in Arkansas. [...]

Here in Massachusetts, I had hoped that our relatively mild winter would lead to an early Spring like I’m used to in Arkansas. This has rather devastatingly (for me) not been the case. In fact, I almost feel like I have had the following conversation with the weather on a daily basis for the last month or so:   Me: “Oooh! Look at the sun and the daffodils blooming! When I get home, I’m going to pull out ALL my sundresses &  wedge sandals and finally tackle our disaster of a garden!”   Weather: “Negative. I’m putting a ban on [...]