There comes a point every summer when the calendar starts looking a little different. The weekends that once felt endless suddenly have an expiration date. The sunsets seem a little more golden. Everyone’s posting beach days, vineyard visits, concerts, boat…
And So, the Sailing Season Begins…
There’s a particular shift that happens when the sailing season begins. It doesn’t arrive loudly or all at once—it shows up in small signs. Covers coming off. Lines being checked. The dock feeling a little less still than it did…
From Travel to Saddle
There’s a certain kind of reset that doesn’t come from rest. After five days in Pittsburgh for work, I came home feeling full in the way travel can make you: full schedule, full conversations, full output. It was a good…
Touchdown in Europe: A Day of Jet Lag, Joy & Just-Go-With-It Moments
After weeks of planning, list-making, and packing (and repacking), the day finally arrived—I was Europe-bound. There’s something about wheeling a suitcase through an airport that instantly shifts your energy. Suddenly everything feels possible again. Maybe it’s the thrill of a…
A Sunset Reflection on the Week
There’s something about a sunset that invites reflection. As the sky transforms into a masterpiece of gold, pink, and deep indigo, it signals the perfect moment to pause, breathe, and take in the beauty of the present. And if there…
The Importance of Creating Moments that Matter
Recently, I celebrated a friend’s birthday. I wanted to do something special, so naturally, I obsessed over every detail. Since I am a big proponent of the “birthday month,” I started drafting a potential itinerary in advance of things we…
My #10YearChallenge
Like everyone else on Instagram, I’ve decided to take the #10yearchallenge and share a throwback photo from 2009. This year marks 10 years since I graduated from The American University. Where has the time gone? It feels like a decade…
How I Changed My Mindset
It seems like my Wednesday posts have become ones of reflection (since I had every intention of sharing something personal for Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month today). But as every writer may be reluctant to confess, sometimes you just can’t plan…
Thoughts on the Weekend
Ah, another weekend is upon us. Like the end of every week, I can’t wait until Friday at 5 pm. There is something about having two days where I don’t have to set an alarm, make my lunch, and rush…
Getting in Shape: My Kickboxing-versary
Thanks to Facebook, I will never forget a memory — or in this case, my kickboxing-versary. That’s right. It has been a year since I took up kickboxing. As a former equestrian, with no prior martial arts experience, I never…
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…
