Stories, honestly told
Fitness, family, food, and the small rituals that make life feel like yours.
Three
The party I planned, and the one he'll remember.
October 16, 2026
Grateful for What You Have
Some of the hardest things I do aren't on any job description. They're the expectations I set for myself.
October 9, 2026
Carry It Together
I learned at twenty that I don't get to fall apart. It took a conversation about grocery bags to start unlearning it.
October 2, 2026
I'll Feel Better When Everything Is Done
The garden, the curtains, the app, the memoir — I keep telling myself I'll feel better when it's all finished. But what if a life in progress is still a life being lived?
September 25, 2026
I See the Best in Everyone — Except Me
I'm the friend people call — I can find the good in almost anyone. So why can't I do it for myself? A gentle reminder to offer ourselves the same grace we so easily give to others.
September 11, 2026
The Couch That Taught Us How to Communicate
For months, every time I came to sit down, Jurie gave up his spot and took mine — and it quietly drove me crazy. The conversation that finally explained why changed how we talk about everything.
August 14, 2026
Let's Hide in Plain Sight
Nico's favorite game is hiding under a blanket with his feet sticking out — utterly certain he's invisible. A small meditation on the milestone he hasn't reached yet, and the one true thing I hope he keeps.
July 30, 2026
Ads for Abs
How switching to the ad-supported streaming plan accidentally handed me back something I didn't know I'd lost — the commercial-break intermission, the movement, and maybe even the abs the binge era quietly took.
July 23, 2026
The Wind on My Side of the Car
A small moment that taught me why saying 'no' can be the most powerful lesson of all — a real-life story about boundaries, parenting, and teaching empathy that lasts.
July 16, 2026
What Olive Has Taught Me About Being a Dog Mom
Lessons from my first dog, my best friend, and my unexpected emotional support companion.
July 9, 2026
Press Play on a Better Day
During a heavy postpartum season, I wasn't looking for a grand reinvention — I found a playlist. Here's how a handful of feel-good songs quietly changed the way I walk into my mornings.
July 3, 2026
The Garden That Came Back
I always wanted a generous, beautiful garden — the kind that lifts something in your chest before you can name why. Here's what three springs of failure, a mint invasion, and one piece of advice from a neighbor named Rob finally taught me about growing things that last.
June 26, 2026
The Quiet Cost of Always Being Nice
For most of my life I believed my job in every room was to make sure everyone left it happier. Here's what that quiet, constant effort was really costing me — and what boundaries gave back.
June 19, 2026
But Why? A Survival Guide to the Greatest Question Ever Asked
Nico discovered the word "why" and now every sentence is a doorway. But somewhere between the hundredth why and a little smirk, I figured out what he was actually asking for.
June 11, 2026
It Feels Like a Movie. It's My Family.
Safe in a quiet country, sick with a war you escaped, ashamed of your own relief — hopeful and heartbroken in the same heartbeat. This is what it's like to watch your homeland burn from a warm living room half a world away.
June 5, 2026
Living With Lupus and Sjögren's: The Things You Don't See
Three years without a diagnosis. A body that turns on itself in ways no one can see. This is what invisible illness actually looks like — and the things that genuinely help.
June 2, 2026
The AI Tools I Actually Use (And What I Use Them For)
I was skeptical of AI for a long time. Then I really tried it. Here's what I actually use every day — and how it gave me back time I didn't know I could reclaim.
May 26, 2026
Ouma Estelle's Melktert — The Recipe That Tastes Like Love
I didn't grow up eating melktert. One bite at Jurie's mom's house and I understood immediately — light, creamy, warm with cinnamon, and somehow tasting like someone had poured genuine love into the making of it.
May 26, 2026
Twenty Years & Still Going Strong
No matter what we do, it's always a blast. She is my ride or die — and I mean that in every sense of the word.
April 25, 2026
Why I Started Making Comic Books for My Son
It started as a way to teach him to brush his teeth. Now it's a whole series — and possibly the most meaningful thing I've ever made.
April 22, 2026
My 45-Minute Zumba + Fitness Hybrid Class Plan
The full class structure I use — warm-up, dance cardio, fitness circuit, dance party and cool down. Steal it for your own class or follow along at home.
April 22, 2026
The Crocodiles Are Real (If You Let Them Be)
Nico has imaginary crocodiles living under the sheets and monkeys too. Honestly? They might be the best thing that's happened to me.
April 20, 2026
The 20-Minute Reset: How I Declutter My Brain (and My Home) When Everything Feels Like Too Much
It's not about the mess. It's the mental load sitting on top of it. Here's the simple reset I come back to whenever life starts to feel like it's running me instead of the other way around.
April 15, 2026