If there’s one thing travel loves to test, it’s your patience. And after a beautiful trip that filled my camera roll and my heart, I thought the journey home would be the easy part. Instead, I was treated to an…
Travel Reflections from a Birthday Month Abroad
While my time abroad may be coming to a close, the memories from spending half of my birthday month in another country will last a lifetime. Even if I forget all the little moments that made this trip so special,…
Why Community Matters More Than Ever This Thanksgiving
As Thanksgiving approaches, I’ve been thinking a lot about community—how it forms, how it supports us, and how it surprises us in the best possible ways. Even though I’m spending this season abroad, the theme of connection has been front…
Reflections on Life, Time, and What Turning 39 Has Taught Me
Ahh, another birthday and another year around the sun is happening…today. I’ve spent a lot of time reflecting on what this next year means to me as I turn 39. In the past, I might have shared a list of…
The Best Pre-Birthday Present I Gave Myself
In t-minus 48 hours, I’ll be making another trip around the sun. And while my feelings around the whole birthday countdown thing have shifted a bit this year (more on that in Friday’s post), one thing has remained the same—the…
How I’m Shifting My Routine From Barn Days to Fall Life
As September winds down, so too does my two-week stretch of consistent barn days. It’s been a gift to spend this much uninterrupted time with the horses, soaking up the late-summer sun, falling into a rhythm, and letting each day…
The Summer I…Reflections on a Season of Growth
Every summer tells a story. Sometimes it’s about carefree days at the beach, other times it’s about milestones and changes that shape us. Inspired by the “Summer I…” trend that’s been all over Instagram lately, I wanted to reflect on what this…
What Sailing Taught Me About Entrepreneurship and Learning New Skills
There’s something about being on the water in the summer that makes time slow down. The sun, the salty breeze, the sound of the sail catching the wind—it all feels like a pause from the pace of everyday life. But…
Why Change Feels Uncomfortable—And How to Embrace It
There seems to be a theme happening this week—one that revolves around change and new beginnings. Over the weekend, the horse I had been riding moved to a new barn. I knew this transition was coming, but when it finally…
Falling Gracefully: Lessons Learned from Hitting the Ground as an Adult Equestrian
If you ride horses long enough, inevitably, you will have a fall. That’s why every equestrian learns early in their riding career that when you fall off, you get right back on. So, when I found myself unceremoniously dismounted from…
36 Things I Learned in 36 Years
As I prepare to turn another year older in a mere 24 hours, I spent some time reflecting on the life lessons I have learned along the way. While a few of them might seem obvious, some took me a…
Motivational Moments: When You Feel Behind in Life
The other day, I came across an inspirational audio on Instagram. So, I did what any good blogger and content creator would do and created a Reel. But hours after I created the content, the audio kept replaying in my…
