It seems like just yesterday, I was frantically writing the last of my undergraduate papers, studying for final exams, ordering my cap and gown, planning to move out of my beautiful apartment on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, D.C., and preparing…
A Letter to My 32-Year-Old Self
As I wrote the title for this post, I had to sit down and calculate the years to see if I was indeed turning 32 today. Well, it turns out, I am. I’m surprised each year when my birthday rolls…
Wednesday Words: Know Your Worth
In light of yesterday being equal pay day, I wanted to put in my two cents on the subject (pun intended). There have been many times in my professional career when I was less concerned with what I was making—like…
Farewell, Two Thousand Sixteen
Well, friends, the time has come to bid farewell to 2016. It’s hard to believe that another year is coming to a close and that I am writing the last post of the year. As I have gotten older, it…
Thirty Lessons I Learned By Thirty
As I sit down to write this post I am flooded with all kinds of thoughts. How did I get here? Didn’t I just graduate from college? Wow, it seems like I was just turning 21! Those are a few…
Life Lessons: Loss
It’s been three years. I’ve been told that it takes one full year to fully grieve for a loved one; one full year of missed birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries of their life and death. Yet three years later, Gaelle’s absence…
Lessons From 2015
We are coming to the final days of 2015. It’s always sad when another year comes to an end, irrespective of how good or bad it may have been. For me, 2015 will be remembered as the year that I…
Lessons from Nine Years in My Twenties
As I sit down to write this post, it’s hard to believe that I am entering the final year of my twenties. At the same time I find it difficult to comprehend that I’m only 29. So many things have…
Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Me
By now, you probably know that I like to shop. Love summer (and summer dresses). Spend a lot of time at the beach. Enjoy day trips. And, never pass up a good brunch! But I wanted to share a few…
Climbing The Ladders
When TheLadders, a career resource for professionals, asked me to share some advice for recent graduates, I was elated. By no means am I an expert on the subject, but I’d like to think that six years after graduating from…
Do What Makes You Happy
I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes me happy, both personally and professionally. The above photo is from a small jewelry dish that I picked up in a boutique in San Francisco last month. Its message resonated with me,…
Life Lessons From My D.C. Days
I am excited to be visiting Washington, D.C. and to be back at my alma mater, American University today. It has been three years since I have been on campus, and six years this month since I graduated. Sometimes I’m…
