

Can you just sit in contentment?
Not everyone is a fan of New Year’s Resolutions and setting yearly goals, but I am. In the last few years, I have come up with my own...


Do You Have the Patience for "Slow Goals"?
After college, I was offered a job in Quebec City at a local television station. I remember my time in La Belle Province fondly, but I...


This month, I’m grateful for…
(In no particular order) Andrew Cromartie for choosing me as his life partner. Mark Avery and Jessi Dearborn for designing and decorating...


Is it Time to Shove Someone Else Outside Their Comfort Zone?
If you’re like me, your default setting is to move through the world trying not to make other people uncomfortable. There are topics you...


Stop trying to be DONE!
A few weeks ago, I had a 3-day migraine and it pissed me off. I was mad at the pain. I was mad at my inability to stop it or fix it. I...


What happens when you trust fall into your community?
When Andrew proposed to me on June 20, my first thought was “I can’t wait to get married!” My next thought was, “Are we going to end up...


Remembering What's Important as We Wake Up From COVID
It’s hard for me to accept that just five months ago, it seemed like it could be another year before we saw any resemblance of normalcy....


Why you should try something you don’t know how to do (yet)
When was the last time you voluntarily tried to do something that you didn’t know how to do? It’s been said that necessity is the mother...


Are you ready to rejoin the world?
I’m three weeks out from my second vaccine, and I’ve been venturing back into spaces I had abandoned more than a year ago. My sweetheart...


Am I "challenging" myself or just torturing myself?
It’s a Saturday morning, and I’m sitting across from Ugne, my functional medicine practitioner, in a small room at her wellness center....