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Staying grounded

I've now been working from home for over a month, and I can expect at least a few more weeks of it from my understanding. When I start to...

Ode to an orchid

Back in 2018, toward the end of the summer, I found out I got a job at a TV station in Charlotte, North Carolina — I'd be moving in a...

Not hitting snooze

This year for Lent, I'm giving up the same thing I did last year — the "snooze" button. Lent falls right in the final stretch of winter,...

Day of love

As I sat down to draft this post on Wednesday, I had just ordered a tiny raspberry chocolate treat and an oat milk cappuccino at a...

Music City

Last weekend, Ben and I went to Nashville to celebrate our anniversary. It was the first time either of us had been in Music City, and it...

Before Nashville

Ben and I are heading to Nashville! Earlier this week, we celebrated our two year anniversary. Instead of getting gifts, we decided a few...

It's the little things

In the constant chaos of everyday life, sometimes good things don't become clear until you look back in moments of reflection. In an...

Changing the space

For the first time since moving into our apartment, Ben and I have really started to take a look at how we've been using the space we have.

On the new year

In case you live under a rock, we entered a new year (and a new decade) a few days ago. With each new year, most people (including...

In lieu of a card...

Merry (almost) Christmas! In lieu of a normal blog post this week (and since Ben and I didn't send out a formal Christmas card) I thought...

The art of the gift

I'm almost done Christmas shopping! I have a few finishing touches here and there, but my to-do list is definitely dwindling down. I...

Cold weather motivation

When the nights get longer and the days are cold — what motivates you to be yourself regardless, and to be productive?

The lost notebook

I spent the last week and a half or so looking for my reporter's notebook. It's a small, black moleskin journal that allows me to quickly...

Nostalgia and pumpkins

Happy Halloween! (One day late...) This year, I had the day off. Earlier this week it finally hit me that I hadn’t really taken any time...

On homecoming

In a matter of hours, Ben and I will be on the road to Harrisonburg, Virginia for homecoming weekend at James Madison University. I...

What I didn't say

After finding out one of my favorite teachers had passed, I reflected on how easy it is to lose touch because we think we'll have more time.

One year in Charlotte

Last weekend marked one year since I moved down to Charlotte from Virginia, and Tuesday marked one year at my job. A year is, in a lot of...

Waiting on fall

How the hell did October get here so quickly? October is easily one of my favorite months, but I have a really hard time wrapping my head...

On Harrisonburg

Last week, I wrote about concerts. The two concerts I went to over the weekend were both amazing — in part because of the people I was...

A love letter to concerts

Like most people, I love music. And like most people, I love live music — especially if it's an artist I already enjoy listening to. In...

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