I found out some news about 6 days before I left for the other side of the world on a trip I had been planning for months. It was the type of information that’s life changing; the kind that makes you feel like you’re walking outside your body for days on end. I couldn’t eat […]
Mental Health
Top Posts of 2015 & How I Did with my Goals
It was an interesting year on Not Your Average Gal with a total rebrand (formerly Caroline Made This), more posts about travel hacking and a fun mix of what you guys liked to read. Take a look at the Top Posts of 2015. How to: Valentine’s Day Wreath A Reminder for all Teachers Canceling our Trip […]
2015 Changed Me
It was an incredibly lonely and sad Christmas. This holiday season seemed to perfectly characterize what’s been ultimately one of the toughest years I’ve ever had; consider it the final “screw you” cherry on top of my 2015. I know I’m not alone in feeling like that. (This is a great read for the lonely […]
Website Update: The Art of Following Your Instinct
PARTY PEOPLE! Oh, how I’ve missed you these couple weeks. Lots has happened behind the scenes and I thought I’d update you. I successfully migrated my site to another host even though it included a few hiccups. I decided on a new website name and tagline. Additionally, I even had an awesome logo designed. […]
Changes are Happening in my Life and on This Site
Do you ever feel you’re on the brink of something great? You feel invigorated, energized and about to take on the world before you. You know that a couple more stars need to align and BAM the universe is yours. It’s not an issue of fate perhaps as much as determination and hard work. Changes, […]
I Don’t Have a Goal Weight. Should I?
I used to have a number in my head of what I’d like to weigh because I figured that number meant I’d put on that illusive glass slipper and finally be pretty enough to twirl in my ballgown. But that shit’s for Cinderella and my fairy godmother is probably drunk. You can read countless weight-loss tales of women and men who […]