Travel ’16: New Orleans, Day One (6/2)

My inner thighs are chaffed and I’m getting a terrible Tom’s tan on the top of my feet, but I can cross an item off my bucket list–I’m finally in New Orleans. I’m not sure why, but I’ve always been drawn to this city. I don’t have family ties here and I’ve never visited before, but […]

Just Because: House Bill 2 (4/30)

To be honest, I may be one of the least qualified people to talk about this hot button issue (I’m not a registered voter in North Carolina), but I’m going to give my opinion anyway–that’s what you came for, isn’t it? As I understand it, North Carolina’s HB2 is a heated debate about which bathroom […]

Just Because: Military Healthcare (4/29)

Nothing grounds me in purposeful writing like having a cause. And sure, I have many things that I’m passionate about, but for now, I’m fixated on the failings of a certain large-scale system that has personally affected me over the past few years: military healthcare. **Disclaimer: This is an opinion piece because while I can only […]

Table Talk Tuesday: Egg Muffins & Berry Pancakes (3/29)

I finally made something I can write about! When we were in Munich for Christmas weekend, we stayed in a 2-star hotel/hostel/b&b (whatever you want to call it) and on our last morning, they served us these delicious little egg muffin things. There wasn’t any bread, meat, or veggies in it–just unadulterated scrambled eggs that […]

Random Catharsis: Readjustment (3/31)

Routine and purpose–I’ve really struggled with these two things for the past couple weeks, but I’m finally in a place where I feel comfortable acknowledging it (and of course, I want you to read it too). Routine. For those of you that don’t know, when servicemembers return home from deployments, they go through something called […]

What I’m Reading Wednesday: Benjamin (3/23)

Since I’ve skimped on you this week, I’ll add a bit more to this one for you (I hope that puts us back on good terms). To make it a little easier to read, I’ve split this into three sections (just in case you want to get right to the literary part): backstory, opinion, and then […]

Marriage Monday: Warm Dr. Peppers (3/21)

Laugh whenever possible: that’s the one thing that my husband and I have learned to do over the last five and half years of marriage. Because you know what you do when life hands you lemons? You drink a warm Dr. Pepper. Irrational, but I promise, it makes sense. Sometime last year, my husband grabbed a […]

Strip It Down Sunday: I’ve Seen It All (3/20)

My cat bit my dog’s butt today. Let me say that again. My cat bit my dog‘s butt today. They’ve had a love/hate relationship for the 3, almost 4 weeks that Bagheera’s been with us, but Bagheera took it to a whole new level today. Both were on our laps on the couch and existing in indifferent harmony…until Baloo […]