• Books & Writing

    Happy New Year!

    Woo hoo! It’s 2015! I spent the first day of January cleaning out the messiest closet in my house. I have to say it felt awesome and symbolic. I have bags and bags of stuff to donate. Stuff that has been sitting in the closet for years. I realized that I don’t need to set goals for this year that’s kind of like adding more stuff to my already messy closet. I need to look within and see what I’m holding onto. Too much clutter prevents creativity and freedom to be me. I need to let go and enjoy the journey. Oh, what a journey 2015 will be!

  • Travel & Accessibility

    You CAN go home again!

    You Can Go Home Again Guess who’s going to be on TV? Guess who’s really, really nervous? ME! Check out Good Day PA on October 4th at 12:30! I’m leaving for Pennsylvania bright and early and by tomorrow afternoon I’ll be back home in E-town. I’m excited to see the place where I… Had my first crush My first kiss Met lots of wonderful people that I still keep in touch with on Facebook Broke my foot playing football at Nissley Vineyards Learned how to drive – on big hills with a stick shift Ate many slices of Brother’s Pizza Went for long walks in the woods Pulled little kids…

  • Travel & Accessibility

    Traveling On My Own – Part Two

    I set out to find Hohenwald. It was a beautiful day driving through the mountains. There was something about the winding roads and the pick-up truck that made me switch the radio to country music. I just had to. The more I listened, the more I realized what it was that I liked about country; the lyrics. I found myself immersed in stories, some sad, some funny, and some really ridiculous. Songs like this one I could understand. There were definitely parallels between my journey and what Lee Brice sings about. Although, I realized that even though I’ve spent my days missing Arielle while she was at college I was…