In less than 24 hours, I will be in Costa Rica and I still don't have a suitcase. That just caused so much anxiety for some of you. I seem to have that effect on people. I would also like to inform you that I just had to google whether to use affect or effect... Continue Reading →
Wander~ful
Not all who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien I was told recently that in this lifetime I'm supposed to find my home. To stay grounded and make roots. If that is the case, I'm 100% failing at life. My suitcase is always on standby. I can't seem to stay put. My life is a bit... Continue Reading →
Midwest Heart
If you follow me on social media, you know that I've been in Chicago and that my heart is FULL. Man oh man do I love that town. I moved to Chicago on a whim after I graduated college, which now feels like a long time ago in a galaxy far far away. Ugh, getting... Continue Reading →
I’ll Fly Away
My mom called me in early December to tell me that she wanted to buy my flight home for the holidays. I did not see that coming. #lakme for the perfectly executed ambush. So naturally I just started crying my eyes out while I was sitting by myself at work like some kind of emotionally... Continue Reading →
Roadtrippin’
I discovered the average price of a wedding in 2016 is $30,000. After I had a brief blackout and envisioned Kelly Kapowski unable to attend the Prom, I thought- do you know how much of Europe I could see with that money?! If I could become a professional traveler, I would. And not in a... Continue Reading →