Welcome to our “Coffee Talk” series, a Q&A feature of the women in our community with inspiring stories to tell. These women are beyond amazing, and we hope that you can in some way relate to or learn from the lives they lead and the words they […]

It all began when my husband and I started daydreaming about our next Air Force assignment. A new base, a new town, and a brand new experience which could lead us halfway across the world. We’ll hopefully receive our next assignment in about a month […]

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This post is brought to you from beneath the covers of my cozy queen-sized bed, where I’m currently holed up with a sinus infection. I should be working (Fridays are the busiest days), but instead, I’m still in my pajamas and sipping on green tea […]

New to this series? Read Part I and Part II of Elise’s jogging journey first! Two Words: I Can’t I’ve spent years telling myself and others that I can’t do things: I can’t run. I can’t ski. No, I can’t actually lift my leg that […]

Missed the first part of Elise’s jogging journey? Catch up here. Whenever I begin a new endeavor, I always start with the gear. Planning to get serious about writing my novel? That calls for new notebooks and pens, whatever writing software or app I’ve decided […]

I think the first time I ever considered running as something other than a gym activity designed by Satan himself to torture me was in 2005 when I was watching a teenaged Blake Lively joyously sprint down a beach in Baja in Sisterhood of the […]

It all began as a joke. At least when I started following @collinkartchner on Instagram, it was still just for fun. One of my favorite Instagram personalities @becomingjolie recommended Collin’s account for a bit of social media humor. At the time, Collin only had about […]

Four months ago, what started off as a minor tropical storm dropped three feet of water on my city and decimated my plans. Some were, in the grand scheme of things, inconsequential. I was going to throw myself a belated 30th birthday party on Halloween, […]

This post was originally published on FTD By Design. This is not a sponsored post. What is Hygge? Hygge is a Danish word that can be best described as enjoying life’s simple pleasures. It was created as a concept and lifestyle by the Danish in the […]