'Shoot for the moon, even if you fail, you'll land among the stars'-Cecelia Ahern I have officially been in Bend (and my apartment) for six months. What a whirlwind it has been! It started a bit rocky, seemed to get better, fell apart around my birthday and into the holidays, and I am now starting … Continue reading Adventures in Oregon: Six Months (!!!)
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Year in Review: FURIOUSLY HAPPY Movement in Action
I really love Norman! 'The only person you need to be better than is the person you were yesterday.'-Jenny Lawson The end of the year is always a time for reflection and 2019, I can honestly say, was the greatest year of my life. I began the year in Iceland and concluded it in Oregon. … Continue reading Year in Review: FURIOUSLY HAPPY Movement in Action
Dispatches From the Road: Oregon Trail
'Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.'-Lao Tzu When I was home for Christmas, my dad asked me if I would ever move back to Greenville, SC. I told him not a … Continue reading Dispatches From the Road: Oregon Trail
‘I AM GOING TO BE FURIOUSLY HAPPY’
'I AM GOING TO BE FURIOUSLY HAPPY, OUT OF SHEER SPITE.'-Jenny Lawson It's been a minute since I talked about my personal philosophy: to live 'Furiously Happy.' I have discussed it in other posts, but as I was walking around New York City Saturday, I felt immense gratitude and wanted to share. The last year … Continue reading ‘I AM GOING TO BE FURIOUSLY HAPPY’
‘The Boy Who Saved Me’
'Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?'-Dumbledore (J.K. Rowling) In addition to discussing my global adventures, I also want to talk about my other great love...BOOKS! Where in the span of my life I have ridden a prairie train with Laura Ingalls, visited … Continue reading ‘The Boy Who Saved Me’