The Things I Learned at YogaFest 2014

The Things I Learned at YogaFest 2014

I was excited for YogaFest. I wouldn’t stop talking about it all week. Especially after all the fun I’d had at last year’s YogaFest. But then came the rain. Several of the girls I was going with started to cancel, and all the excitement I had been...
Walk Away

Walk Away

I was sitting in the Chinese Buffett when it came on the radio. It’s a song I used to listen to on repeat, sing along with in my car, mascara running down my face. “I keep going right back to the one thing I need to walk away from.” At the time...
30 Things Every Woman Should Have By the Age of 30

30 Things Every Woman Should Have By the Age of 30

Turning 30. It’s a major milestone for everyone. But women, in particular, feel the heat. As a youth every little girl had a dream of where she would be by the age of 30. Will I have kids? A successful career? A handsome husband on my arm? Society puts the added...

The Simple Law of Attraction

When I was in high school I was fascinated by chemistry. Strange coming from a literary geek, I know. But what greater story is there to write than the story of our bodies? Or how the universe works? Lately I have been thinking back to those high school days. Days...

Dear Lola: Six Things My Dog Has Taught Me About Myself

When I first saw her, with her little curly black tail and immensely cute floppy brown ears, I knew she was my dog. Not because she was adorable. That was a given. But because she had this spunky attitude and a strut that said, “look at me! I’m...