April 5, 2016

There’s a reason why I chose fearless as my word for 2016. It’s because half the time, I’m terrified. My idea to focus on living fearlessly came when…

March 11, 2016

Leaving Hawaii in the middle of winter was borderline devastating. I couldn’t be too upset, though, because Nick and I were on our way to Europe to visit…

February 26, 2016

The second we found out that mold had contaminated our household goods, the movers packed up everything and took it all back to their warehouse. They didn’t want…

February 11, 2016

There is nothing that makes me appreciate my friendships more than living far away and having to work to keep them alive. There is nothing that makes me…

February 8, 2016

We had a plan, and we were sticking to it. Our plan was that Nick would get out of the military as soon as his job in Hawaii was…

January 28, 2016

You know that age-old hypothetical question, “if there was a fire, what would you save from your house?” For me, it would be my scrapbooks. That always has…

January 18, 2016

Have you ever missed out on an opportunity, avoided a confrontation, felt completely paralyzed, or couldn’t speak up, because you were afraid? Fear is a funny thing. A healthy…

January 15, 2016

Nick and I are in a tough situation. This week, we moved into our new place in Connecticut, and the movers came to deliver our household goods. I…

January 8, 2016

Happy 2016! Thanks for sticking with me over the past few months as we packed up our entire lives, did a bit of traveling, celebrated Christmas with my…

October 21, 2015

Today I’ve got to write about the only thing that’s been on my mind lately or I think my head might explode. We are moving 5,000 miles in…