I’ve been hearing much talk about how 2017 has been a terrible year. It seemed like every way we turned, the world was falling apart. Our lives were changing and the future seemed grim. There was a sense of restlessness and helplessness, a sense of exhaustion. It was full of highs, lows, and all the… Read More 2017 and Me
“Live for each second without hesitation.” – Elton John I have a story for you… About a year and a half ago, I was in San Francisco, visiting my best friend, Annie. We had been talking about what to do over the weekend. Go for a hike. Wine tasting. A music festival. Wait what? A… Read More Tiny Dancer
“Venture outside your comfort zone. The rewards are worth it.” — Rapunzel, Tangled Some years ago, I was talking with my therapist about my fear of being alone. I had been so used to being with someone every single day that the thought of not having a partner to come home to or wake up to… Read More Alone in Disney
Cheers. Cheers to a year full of momentous ups and monumental downs. Cheers to being better for it. Cheers to the travels, the adventures, the risks. Cheers to ringing in the year on a snowmobile and wrapping it up on the beach. Cheers to Burning Man! Cheers to the late nights, the early mornings. Cheers to the music… Read More Cheers to Us
Two years ago, I was supposed to be spending Christmas on a beach in Mexico. With him. Instead, I sat on my couch feeling stunned and heartbroken, trying to figure out what happened to my happily ever after. Today, I’m celebrating Christmas in Mexico. On the beach. Alone. By myself. As a strong, confident, single woman.… Read More So This Is Christmas
“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” T.S. Eliot At the beginning of November, I told my friend, Laura, that I was over this whole dating thing. I had tried Bumble at the start of the summer. Dated my first online match ever for about four months.… Read More I’ll Surf With You
You deserve the opportunity to make every day the most beautiful day of your life. Last week, I said YES to a Dominican Republic getaway with friends. Believe it or not, I almost didn’t go. I didn’t feel like I deserved it. I hadn’t earned it. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that the guilt I… Read More Live Beautiful
What was the best part about Burning Man? ALL OF IT. No, really. What was your favorite part? ALL OF IT. Ok…least favorite part? NONE OF IT. In the years past, I didn’t actually know what Burning Man was. People talked about it. But if you weren’t there to live and breathe it, all that chatter about “the playa” and… Read More Well That Was Fun…
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free. – Jim Morrison The July 4th celebrations are in full effect. My favorite holiday is here. This holiday of red, white and blue, of hot dogs and BBQ, of apple pie and… Read More You Are Free
Last year I said “yes” to some music festival called Sasquatch. I quickly learned it involved plenty of unfamiliar things. Camping. How does one camp? New people. Will they like me? An unknown place. Where am I again? Live music all day long. Ahhh yeahhhh. It was just a bit different than anything I’d ever done. And I… Read More Gone to Sasquatch
Fi Says YES 