Most people will be surprised to hear I was pregnant. We told very few people and even fewer knew we had officially decided to enter the wild arena of parenthood. I hesitated even sharing my story because it’s still very much raw, the kind of raw that only the course of time will smooth the […]
My 84-Mile Hike Across England to Recalibrate
“I’ve never seen any life transformation that didn’t begin with the person in question finally getting sick of their own bullshit.” – Elizabeth Gilbert To say the last few months of my life have been transformative, would be an absolute understatement. I did what so many of us need to do more and took care […]
Writing Techniques to Improve Focus
If your ability to sit down and write anything related to your business or school looks more like—SQUIRREL! Then welcome, my unfocused friend. I literally just left writing this blog to check on a notification I got, so please know, these are my best techniques. But I’m imperfect, just like you! So, you’re at that […]
The Hard and Wonderful Things We’ve Learned This Year.
Today is Thanksgiving. Well, not when you’re reading this. But, when I’m writing this. I’m sitting alone out on my back porch overlooking our tropical backyard. It’s pouring rain. The pitter patter of the water hitting our gutters offers me the type of soundtrack you often bought back in the day when The Nature Store […]
Not Your Average Gal Services
2021 was a year of reframing what sort of impact I’d like to have with Not Your Average Gal. As most entrepreneurs can attest to, there’s a pretty specific pattern: excitement, generating ideas, networking, busting ass, and then maybe an unexpected lull in projects, followed by dread and finally a full-blown existential crisis. Rinse and […]
I’m Here to Validate Your Social Media Break
Collectively, we’ve all considered it. We’ve all wondered what it would be like to just peace out and go back to the days when our every move wasn’t posted in some form on the internet. Some people we know have even—gasp—done it! Social media specifically feels so…smoke and mirrors. You know those yearly holiday cards […]