On Wanderlust & Travel Withdrawals

After starting out with a bang and aiming to document all of my adventures in and around Los Angeles, I haven’t written in this space in quite some time. It’s not because I’ve been holed up in the house, slaving away on that unfinished book (I wish that was it), and...
You’ve Got to Own It

You’ve Got to Own It

Explaining what I do for a living goes something like this: “What do you do?” “I’m a writer.” “Oh, what kind of writing? Books?” “No, articles for magazines and blogs.” “Interesting, so how do you pay the bills?” “With words.” Whenever someone asks me what I do I get...
Yes, Dreams Do Come True

Yes, Dreams Do Come True

I rarely toot my own horn, but today I’m going to do it…just a little. It’s been a year since I told myself that it was going to be my last year in the classroom, and it’s almost been that long since I actually quit my teaching job to write full time. Sometimes I...
Loving You Is Hard….But Necessary

Loving You Is Hard….But Necessary

{This post comes from this week’s Monday Morning #GOALdiggers newsletter. To get a weekly dose of inspiration in your inbox, sign up!} As summer winds to a close I am trying to figure ways to not be so amazingly caught up in the news, social media and 24/7 noise...
Give Yourself Permission to Start Over

Give Yourself Permission to Start Over

I bet you’ve heard the saying “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again” so many times you tune it out. And roll your eyes. Although it’s clichéd as hell, that little nugget of wisdom should be pressed as close to your heart as your list of dreams and your copy...