As I'm sure other bloggers are doing, I'm posting the WordPress.com 2015 annual report for this blog, which is now slightly outdated after the activity you guys generated yesterday (muchas gracias). More than just some numbers, this blog has started me in a weekly habit of writing something, which I should have started a long …
‘Holding Out For a (Renegade Swashbuckling) Hero’
Warning: The following consists mainly of the story of when my *new* fiance and I met. If you don't like that sort of thing, you can skip this and read the blog next week. A day I used to think would never come came over the Christmas break. Cory, my boyfriend of a year and …
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Screwed-Up Classic Christmas Songs
Who doesn't love Christmastime? The twinkling lights, the cozy sweaters, the food and beverages that no one consumes other than this time of year (I'm looking at you, egg nog). Obviously, there's a smattering of people out there who loathe Christmas, but everyone - and I mean everyone - has gotten a Christmas song stuck …
The Hypocrisy of Fitness Instagrammers
If the past seven months using Instagram have taught me anything, it's that claiming to build others up is often a guise for tearing them down. I immersed myself in Instagram around the same time I started a weight-loss regime earlier this year. I was thrilled when I saw that hundreds of other Instagram users …
Every Step You Take
I hope everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving. I was busy preparing my apartment for guests, so I took a break from blogging last week. No sense in staring at a computer or phone screen when there's conversation and homemade dressing to be had! Just before the Thanksgiving break, I hit a milestone. I've mentioned my …
Scottsville is not so far away
A tragedy rocked the nation last weekend, but first it rocked the 10-county region. Less than 24 miles from where I live, a 7-year-old girl was reported missing and found dead in less than 30 minutes in Scottsville, Ky. Nothing repulses me more than someone hurting a child. Nothing. Even more disturbing is that someone …
There is no greener grass
I'm not one for cliches, but I bumped into one last weekend. Because of a friend's wedding in Waynesville, N.C., my boyfriend and I had the opportunity to do something neither of us had ever done: stay in a bed and breakfast. The Andon-Reid Inn, to be exact. It was darling. Set up on a …
Ten things we essentially say to Thanksgiving every year that would be horrendous if we said them to a child
Halloween is over. Colder temperatures have begun to set in. All the signs point to time to celebrate Christmas, right? I say wrong. Before I go any further, let me establish that this post is not about the militant commercialization of Christmas, or the insistence of the American populace and retail stores to push Christmas …
Why I’m passionate about bras
Something involving bras happened almost exactly four years ago, and I'm still not over it. Although you may already know that I love October because of Halloween, it's also special to me because it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Both my mom and my grandma had breast cancer, the latter having a mastectomy at the age …
Confessions of a Writer
I was tagged by Fallon Willoughby in the Confessions of a Writer tag started by Nicolette Elzie. Get excited, folks! The Confessions of a Writer Tag was created by Nicolette at A Little Bookish, A Little Writerly. It is a ‘get-to-know’ the writer interview tag, dedicated to spotlighting the creative process, works in progress, and connecting to other writers. …
The Weight Is Over 