When is the last time you did something just because you wanted to?  I find that doing something just because is becoming increasingly rare in all of our lives. We're constantly moving forward, worrying about what we need to accomplish in our careers, our relationships, our homes. Taking a day-- or even just an hour-- to do something that has no tangible reward almost...

Grab a cup of tea and take a seat, folks. We're about to have a talk. I'm sure we have all met a few shitty people through the years. And I'm not just talking about someone who has had a bad day and is taking it out on innocent bystanders-- we've all been that person a time to two (or seven hundred). I...

I used to look forward to my morning scroll through Bloglovin, where-- for a few moments-- I could see the world through someone else's eyes and take part in their experiences. I would cry as I read about the loss of a pet, laugh as I read someone's recollection of their quarter-life crisis, and feel inspirited as I looked through amazing photographs of...

One of my goals for the year was to blog regularly, without any long or unexplained absences. I failed. And here is my explanation. I spent the month of March preparing for the launch of... my Etsy shop! My friend and I were working for a local boutique whose owner loved to go to estate sales and buy vintage items. She didn't want...