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A photo of The London Eye sitting along the River Thames.

December 20, 2024

London – Day 1: Arrival, Big Ben, The Eye, and More

Join me for a trip to London during the week of the Coronation of King Charles III. The arrival in London includes views of Big Ben, the London Eye, the Shard, and more!


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Image of The Gifts of Imperfection book on a background that matches the color of the book.

April 16, 2024

What I learned from “The Gifts of Imperfection” by Brené Brown

Explore some of the key takeaways that I had from The Gifts of Imperfection, a book by Brené Brown, one of my favorite thought-leaders.


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Image of someone laying in their bed with a pillow wrapped around their head. Their hands are holding the pillow in place over their ears to muffle any noise.

February 8, 2024

Noise: What we can learn about ourselves.

I think we’re all aware of the buzz, the noise, the chaos of the world. Maybe not all the time, but we’re aware of it at some point. What can we learn from this? Does it say something about us? In this post, I share some of my thoughts about the world, the noise in it, and a possible solution that is easily missed.


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Image of an exercise mat laying on a wood floor. On the exercise mat is a dumbbell.

January 7, 2024

Change and its (usually) slow arrival

As much as we may want it to, change doesn’t happen over night. Seeking inspiration from new years resolutions (and where they often go wrong), here are some of my thoughts on change, habits, and a book that has made a lasting impact on me.


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Photo of two wooden boats floating in the harbor.

March 13, 2023

Ireland – Day Ten: Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, Dalkey, and more!

Tag along for the final day in Ireland. To finish off the trip, we spend the morning at the Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel, explore the coast of Dalkey, have cash to spend, and more.


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Photo of a stream running through Killarney National Park. The water is crashing over rocks, and on either side of the stream, trees and plants from the National Park can be seen.

February 3, 2023

Ireland – Day Nine: Killarney National Park, Torc Waterfall, Blarney Castle, and More

If today’s post is a bit longer than usual, I apologize as I have (supposedly) been bestowed with the gift of gab thanks to the Blarney Stone! More on that later. First, we started day nine with a trip to the beach—Inch Beach to be specific. As I’ve said more times than I can count […]


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Photo of a sheep standing in a grassy green pasture.

January 18, 2023

Ireland – Day Eight: The Wild Atlantic Way, Dingle, The Famine Farm, and More

On day eight, we covered less area than other days. This shouldn’t be confused with the day being less fun. In fact, it had some of my absolute favorite stops.


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A photo with the Cliffs of Moher. Waves are crashing into the cliffs. There are spotty clouds in the sky with the sun peaking through.

December 9, 2022

Ireland – Day Seven: Cliffs of Moher, Baby Cliffs, Gus O’Connor’s Pub, & More

From the “baby cliffs” (as they’re called), to Gus O’Connor’s Pub, and the Cliffs of Moher themselves, day seven was full of highlights.


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Photo of a street in a small Irish town. The street is lined with small homes, each painted a different color.

December 8, 2022

Ireland – Day Six: Cong, a Castle, Galway, & More

On day six, we made our way across the country, traveling from Dublin to Galway. Along the way, we stopped in Cong, visited the abbey, found a castle, and more.


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