Six-Word Photo Story Challenge — Studying The Rest of My Life. On Monday morning, this was me savoring a large Peet’s dark roast Coffee and diligently studying for my National Phlebotomy exam. As I watched people walk in, spin in circles around me, and the morning sunlight hit my steaming cup of coffee just right; I thought, “It’s been a long…

Six-Word Photo Story Challenge — Random Hail Storms While Reinventing Myself. These days, I have a lot more “free time” than I’ve ever thought I’d have when I became a parent. It’s weird. It’s sad. And I have forced myself to embrace that quiet space to reinvent myself. …

I’m a picker, I’m a grinner, I’m a lover, and I’m a sinner. I play my music in the sun. — Hello! Buongiorno Bellezza! Guten Tag! Buenos Noches! I can’t think of a better way to introduce myself than to tell you what I’m wearing, the last ten songs I listened to on Spotify, what I had for dinner tonight, and what I did right before I ate that delectable dinner. Bare feet, fitted purple joggers, a soft…

I Love You, I’m Sorry, Please Forgive Me, Thank You, and F*ck You. — Dear Dr. Jekyll, I listened to our wedding song tonight. Do you remember it? “I can hear her heartbeat from a thousand miles Yeah, the heaven’s open every time she smiles And when I come to her that’s where I belong Yeah, I’m running to her like a river’s song She give me…

Then Heals — “Not having enough free time to feel your feelings is not a coincidence.” Ouch. Adam Murauskas is on point with this one. Lately, I’ve felt like the scurrying dinosaur in the Google Dino Run game that pops up while you’re waiting for your internet to connect, jumping over hurdles, trying…