I've never been a fan of New Year's Resolutions. Like, I DO NOT do them... because I know myself pretty darn well and know I will not even last 30 minutes of going sugar, carb, or caffeine free. So why even try? However, as this new year is now reaching day 11, I've had an … Continue reading Day 11 of 2016
23 things about 22
I absolutely LOVE my birthday. Sometimes I pretend that I don't, but I really do. Not because of the presents or the cake or the birthday balloons... but because I get to say that I'm another year older. Today is my birthday. YAY me. #twentythree Anyway, as I get to be another year older, and … Continue reading 23 things about 22
2015
In 2015, I ended and I began. I started and I finished. I met and I loved. I said hello and I said goodbye. I feared and I conquered. I ran into a door just to climb through a window. In 2015, I lived and I learned. Here's to doing it all over again in … Continue reading 2015
approaching holly days
The holidays always come as a bit of a shock to me. I don’t understand why, because they fall on the same day every year, but every year around this time I look at my calendar and realize that I have 8 days to buy, wrap and send presents to the people I love most. … Continue reading approaching holly days
pep talk
You is kind. You is smart. You is important. - Kathryn Stockett The first time I found this quote was when I read The Help for the first time and it totally went over my head. (Side note -I've never seen the whole movie and don't really plan to). Sure, it was a good quote with a … Continue reading pep talk
sitting tight
Just sit tight. It's one of my least favorite phrases in the world, almost on par with "no," "don't touch that" and "I'm just not that into you." However, with all of those phrases I am able to cease one action and move onto another. When someone says "no," I move onto something else. When someone … Continue reading sitting tight
Ethiopia: day five
September 21, 2015 village day 1. About an hour outside of Bahir Dar is a little town that crowds around the tiny two way street that heads further north into the Amhara region. Three minutes before you reach this town is a little opening that reveals an unpaved and rocky trail that is also used … Continue reading Ethiopia: day five
Ethiopia: day three
September 19, 2015 This is Anna. Anna is 23 years old and lives in one of the villages of Amhara, Ethiopia. She's slightly timid and doesn't smile a lot, but when she does, her whole face lights up. I met Anna at the fistula clinic in Bahir Dar (oh yeah, we made it! if … Continue reading Ethiopia: day three
Ethiopia: day two
September 18, 2015 On Friday after breakfast, we headed out from the Yeka Guesthouse we were staying and stopped to visit Cherry's. "Cherry's" is what we call Women at Risk, a program that helps women in prostitution get off the streets and teac them skills so that they can start new careers and create a … Continue reading Ethiopia: day two
Ethiopia: day one
September 17, 2015: After 24 hours of travel with little sleep, you have no idea how happy I am to say that we have arrived in Ethiopia! We are all totally exhausted, and Nate passed out at dinner time, but hey, we made it. Because we are all so exhausted, we used today as a … Continue reading Ethiopia: day one
BEING TWENTYSOMETHING 