And just like that it's January 5th. Insert all the New Years resolutions. You know the drill - finding a treadmill at the gym is some sort of personal hell, the Instagram QOTDs are filled with uplifting motivational messages, and you can't help but judge your friend for trying "Dry January" and failing...on day 4. Guilty?
Read moreMy next big adventure
So this whole idea that I'd be writing a lot on here has definitely not panned out the way I imagined. You guys, it's mid-September. Where did summer go? I think the last time I wrote a blog was back in June. Ugh. Let's just say you all have missed quite a bit. Let me recap.
Read moreOn Cloud Wine
Summer is in full swing and naturally the rosé is flowing. Let's be real, you can always count on me to bring some wine. Cue: Porch Pounder. Yes, it's wine in a can and I absolutely love it. Think it's weird, think again. This stuff is amazing.
Read moreSurviving NoLa Land
{ In my dreams, I'd be drinking wine on this balcony..err..a Hurricane. }
I'm back. Alive. My phone is in tact (despite a few inevitable case chips - I am a spaz, ok?), my wallet is full of its contents, and I didn't even manage to lose my favorite Smashbox lipstick. Success? I think yes.
Read moreApril Showers Bring May Flowers
{ Pink houses? Charleston, you've officially stolen my heart. }
Whoa. You guys, I'm back. It's been awhile, I know...and you know what? I don't have any kind of excuse to feed you. Life has been crazy. In all the best ways, of course. Where do I even begin?
Read moreTurning 26: Wait am I really in my late 20s?
You guys, on Monday I turn 26. Insert: where the hell did the time go? But really, I can't believe in less than a week I'll be a part of the 'late 20s' crowd.
Read moreMy New Year's Resolutions
Well hello there 2017. Wow. Cue: all the 'this year has flown by' comments, which are totally true - it has.
Read moreHoliday Savings Guide
You guys, I have some big news for you all. For the past few months, I have been working on a new brand with two friends. Everyone, meet Nickel + Penny (nickelandpenny.com)!
Read moreA Few Things You May Not Know About Me
Whoa. I've been bad with writing, you guys. Sorry in advance, seriously. I was on a little bit of a roll in November, and well, the pre-Thanksgiving jitters hit and I neglected you all. Guilty. Now that it's December...
Read moreHow I Fell In Love with Collecting Vinyls
Vinyls, where do we begin? Since I got over a breakup a few months ago, I knew I had to fall in love with a hobby that was something different from anything else that I already love. Yes, I'm a runner, a music lover, and have this blog, but I needed something a little different that could fuel my time.
Read moreThe City That Slowly Stole My Heart
I'm coming up on my one year mark in the Queen City and I couldn't help, but feel a little sappy thinking about everything that happened, all those little tiny pieces that fell into place, to take me to a city that I never even visited before.
Read moreHow I De-Stress, Unwind, and Relax
Today is #NationalStressAwareness day and I figured it was pretty fitting to chat with you all about ways I unwind, take a breather, and just relax. I've always been a worrier; to the point where it creates unnecessary stress and anxiety in my life. It's inevitable...
Read moreIntrovert vs. Extrovert
Saying this week has been crazy is an understatement. From starting the week off on a late night (babysitting till 1 am didn't help) to work overload to marketing events post-work, you could say I needed a little breather.
Read moreThere's No Roadmap For Life
I know I've written about this topic before (see: Blueprint of Life), but I felt it was something that has continued to play a part of a lot of recent conversations I've had with friends - particularly girl friends.
Read moreA Weekend In the Mountains
{ This view was stunning. No doubt about that. }
There's something about those Blue Ridge mountains that make my heart happy. I'm a northern girl at heart, but when you put me back in those Virginia mountains I get all kinds of happy.
Read moreYear of Yes
To know me, is to know that I love reality TV. Judge me, go ahead. If binge watching vintage (ok, I'm using that loosely) Vanderpump Rules episodes is wrong, I certainly do not want to be right.
Read moreMy Fall Bucket List
Between my trip to Buffalo, complete with Tim Hortons coffee and kale, tomato, and garbanzo bean soup, and this "chilly" week in the Queen City - I'll be the first to say I'm ready for fall.
Read moreHome, but not quite home
Whenever I get together with my Roanoke friends in the Queen City, I'm always a little re-energized with the thought that we all moved here with one goal - to get out from our little bubble we called 'home'.
Read moreLook Forward, Never Back
It’s funny, I’ve always been a writer. Even as a little kid, I’d write for hours on our old Gateway computer. My mom would call me for dinner and I’d still be writing away and working on my so-called ‘novel’.
Read moreSummer Bucket List
I’ve been slacking. A lot. Guilty as charged. My full time job consists of writing, writing, and well more writing, which basically means I’m using that as an excuse to not keep up with this little blog.
Read more