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I’m taking a break for a while

I’m taking a break for a while

Hey there, friends! Looking ahead at the next few months, I’ve been thinking about where I want to be by the end of 2020. I’ve decided I want to press the pause button on this blog, for a little while. As the days grow shorter, the evenings grow longer, and the...
What I’m Learning in Summer 2020

What I’m Learning in Summer 2020

They say hindsight is 20/20. Looking at the past, we see things with clarity. Things that don’t make sense while you’re living them will usually, with time, fall into a grander plan. In the same way, 2020 has unraveled strangely, bringing massive change and upheaval...
the best of 2019

the best of 2019

Happy New Year’s Eve! This time last year, I was freshly home from a life-changing study abroad program in England. I had a year ahead of me to save up money for tuition, so that I could afford my last semester at college, but it also meant a year to focus on...
december favorites

december favorites

Ah, December! The month of advent and Christmas carols, holly and ivy, cold and warmth, comfort and joy. The house is bedecked with greenery and candlelight. The evenings are long and cozy and blessed with many comforting books and marathons of Gilmore Girls. If the...
deck the halls

deck the halls

It’s time. After months of waiting, after weeks of waiting for Thanksgiving, we can finally blast Christmas music at full volume and come alive with the festivities of midwinter. It’s time to swap out all our pumpkin candles and chai tea for pine wreaths and...
november favorites

november favorites

November is a strange month. Smack between the cheerful autumn festivities of October and the comforting cozy joy of December, November is brooding, dark, and thoughtful. Despite the darkening of the month, late autumn has become a time to turn inward and invest in...