If you’ve followed me for any length of time, you’ve probably seen me mention my seasonal depression one time or another. Living in Michigan where the winters are long, dark, and gloomy, SAD (aptly named, right?) is something I struggle with daily. Or, at least, half-ish of a year. It’s not great. Mid-2016 I […]

  Happy Monday-after-Thanksgiving, friends! With the arrival of every November comes my favorite tradition: Young People’s Thanksgiving. Ever since Max and I moved into our home in 2012, we’ve been hosting our own version of friendsgiving. We invite our dearest friends (or at least as many that can fit in our tiny house!), don our […]

2016: PART TWO. Or, at least, part two to yesterday’s blog post about what worked this year. Writing that post was cathartic and reminded me of all the really incredible things that the year brought, even if it can get difficult to remember all 365 days. I expected writing this to be a lot less […]

  I’ll just say it. 2016 was a dumpster fire of a year. Terrible, dangerous, and a little bit smelly, but dang if I can’t look away. Anyone else feeling the same? While my overall feelings of the year could be summed up with a giant sigh and sticking my fingers in my ears, “lalala […]

  One of my favorite parts of being engaged? Getting my photo taken, ALL THE TIME. It’s not that I love having my photo taken. I get weird about it. I worry about double chins and if I’ll remember to stand up straight. I joke about only being photographed on my Good Side but then actually […]