I’m back in Boston this week for work and IT. IS. WEIRD. I feel simultaneously like I am back after an extended vacation, but simultaneously on vacation away from home. It’s so very strange driving the same familiar roads and almost forgetting that I don’t live here anymore.         But being back here has me reflecting about my recent move to Arkansas. Since I moved home, I’m really happy to say that I’ve only once wondered whether moving back was the right choice (and that was during a more emotional time of the month, so I don’t [...]

I don’t want to waste your time. Really, I don’t... so I'm asking for your advice. I’ve been thinking a LOT lately about what I share here on the blog and on social media and I realized that it’s time to ask your opinion. The last thing I want is to post fluff, or use meaningless captions that maybe you don’t really care about.   But here’s the only problem: I’m not a mind reader.   While I might think something is really interesting, inspiring, or informative, maybe you don’t. So today I have a short little survey for you [...]

I try very hard to never get into politics here on the blog. Ever. Or really, in most situations in life as I don’t think it is either relevant or necessary to bring up. And I say this having a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, or what is essentially a 50% Political Science and 50% Economics degree. My, how things have changed.     I’ve even gone so far as to lay ground rules down with my roommates about never bringing up any political topic (mostly because we disagree on just about everything and we value harmony in the home [...]

Like my parents always used to say, it seems like each year passes quicker than the last. In saying that, perhaps that means I’m finally an adult, with the true mark of adulthood coming when each passing year seems shorter and shorter. Now with all the adult authority I can muster, I declare that 2017 truly passed in the blink of an eye, leaving us on the verge of 2018 before I could even get used to writing “2017” in my journal each day. And although these past twelve months have felt more like two, it is with some level [...]

There is one thing you should know about my family: We are terrible with sympathy. If you want a listening ear when life is hard and a fervent “I’m so sorry!”, it’s probably best you not come to us. Of course, we’re not heartless, and we are sorry that sometimes life deals undeserving people a bad hand. But what you’ll receive, instead, is a suggestion on how to solve your issue. Which is why, at the end of summer, I wasn’t surprised when, after a particularly lengthy amount of venting on my part,  my mom gave me some advice, rather [...]