Like many, I usually set out into a new year with lofty goals of what I hope to accomplish. I will be self aware enough to say that I often fall flat on my face and give up as soon as I can. I have the best of intentions but will find the easy way out every time. It is not if but when it will happen. Each year I say " this is the year when I get skinny" or "this is the year when I lose all of the weight". I have never looked at a new year and ... Read the Post...
Why Hello 2020!
Truth: New Years Eve usually makes me a little sad. I think it's the same feeling I get once my birthday passes. Expectations are at an all time high and usually it falls a little short. In the past 29 years of my life I've only celebrated New Years Eve outside of my house twice- once for a wedding and the other for dinner with my best girlfriend Rebecca. Someday I'll celebrate in a big way that doesn't include sitting in cozy clothes on my couch ... Read the Post...
Remembering Ashley
Last night as I was laying awake thinking about things, I remembered where I was 8 years ago. I don’t often do that because more often than not- the nights and days are awfully insignificant. With the help of Facebook, I know that 8 years ago today I wasn’t feeling all too well. At the time, I was a senior fashion student in college and simultaneously working at the Gap. I had made plans with a good friend of mine for dinner when I got off of ... Read the Post...
5 Things I learned in 5 Years of Being an Auntie
A lot can change in 5 years. I remember when we received the call in the early hours of a Monday morning that my sweetly stubborn niece had finally decided to show up after 41+ weeks of anxiously waiting. I'll never forget the timing because I had had 4 days off prior to her arrival and she chose to arrive when that time had run out. She has been doing her own thing ever since. I had waited years to become an aunt and when the time finally came ... Read the Post...