Not Your Average Gals are kickass, blazing-their-own-path, independent-minded, free-thinking, kind-hearted and all around wonderful humans beings. We learn a lot about ourselves and the people we choose to look to for inspiration or friendship. I’m excited to introduce you to some of them. Ladies and gents, it is my distinct pleasure to introduce you to […]
Europe
London Reminded Me of Who I Am
How do you leave a place that has been so integral to who you are as a women, as a wife, as a friend, as a contributing member of society? The simple answer is, you don’t. Much like your first love, it’s hard to forget the place that seeped into your heart and carved out […]
31 Photos That Will Make You Fall in Love with London (Again)
The hubster and I traveled to London over Thanksgiving and I was taken back by how much I still loved that charismatic, dynamic city. It was my fifth time traveling there. I lived in London for an internship in college and loved it so much I desperately tried to apply to any job there that […]
5 Reasons Why We Had A Destination Wedding
I don’t talk about my wedding a lot. The reason is two-fold, really. For starters, it just inherently sounds bragadocious, any way you cut it. Also, it’s often tough to explain to people why we chose to have a destination wedding. In my experience, you either get it or you don’t. Fun little fact: Last […]
London Calling: Heading Across the Pond Again!
As some of you know, my love of England started young and runs deep. I saved my hard earned money from my after school job at a second-hand kids clothing shop, solicited donations from organizations, and with a little luck (Thanks, Mom-mom), got to travel to England at 17 with the People to People Student […]
Where to go Solo?
Solo travel. I’m doing it. Perhaps. Maybe. (I knooooow.) I’ve learned recently that I probably shouldn’t plan for things expecting them to happen. It’s most likely a result of having to cancel our recent trip to Southeast Asia, but either way, I’m apprehensive about saying I’ll “for sure” do something. With some extra PTO in my […]