I don’t remember the exact moment I gained weight. I wish I did because it would make for a much better story. There would be a dramatic scene where I put on a pair of jeans, hear a suspicious ripping sound, and suddenly realize I’ve entered a new chapter of life. Instead, it happened the…
Come sit on my couch for a minute. Coffee in hand. Fireplace on. Hockey bags by the door. A competitive gymnast’s grips drying on the counter because chalk is now a permanent design choice in this home. If someone yells about missing tape or a charger, that is just the soundtrack of raising resilient humans….
This is for the millennial era who survived low-rise skinny jeans.Not metaphorically. Anatomically. We lived through whale tails, butterfly clips, frosted eyeshadow, cargo pants with seventeen pockets and zero purpose, platform flip flops that hated our ankles, trucker hats, popped collars, and Abercrombie & Fitch stores that felt like a nightclub staffed by intimidatingly hot teenagers…
Some people think success is measurable: likes, shares, reach. I’ve tried it that way. The truth? The best feedback I get doesn’t show up in analytics. ✨ It shows up in little, unmeasurable moments: After I stopped teaching dance, I expected my creativity to leave with it. But creativity doesn’t leave. It just pivots… same…
At some point in adulthood, usually right around the time your calendar fills up with school events, sports schedules and responsibilities multiply quietly, something uncomfortable becomes clear. You are the villain in someone else’s story. Not because you are cruel.Not because you are wrong.But because every story needs one. I’ve learned this doesn’t just happen…
If your 20s are for making mistakes, your 30s are apparently for paying for them. At least that is what I learned the day I turned 30 and found myself a freshly minted solo mother of five small humans. Jai was 6, Kristian was 4, G was 3, and the twins were approximately four months…
There’s a reason why a song, a smell, or even a sesame seed bagel can take you straight back in time. Not just in memory, but in emotion. Nostalgia isn’t just daydreaming about the past; it’s a scientifically proven psychological comfort blanket that our brains pull over us when adulthood starts feeling like too much….
Alright my friends, let’s talk about the career gap. You know… that space on a résumé that often makes employers pause. The one filled with invisible ink that doesn’t list a title, salary, promotion, or anything really. For me, that gap was full of early mornings, late nights, endless laundry, homework help, and midnight study sessions…