Personal Development

A birthday, my 2014 year in review + thoughts on living with intention

Having a birthday that falls close after the new year is something that I get really excited about. I’m not sure whether it’s because I’m so forward-moving or perhaps because January has that “fresh start” feeling in the air, but my birthday always brings to mind the excitement and anticipation of a new start. This is the time when I get inspired to reflect and review the past year, celebrate how things went, what I want to do differently this time, how I want to spend my next year being a new, older (hopefully wiser!) self. In celebration of both my …

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Reflections on travel + how to deal with the fear of missing out

My head was spinning. My stomach was in knots and my mind felt out of control. I don’t want to go on this trip. It was towards the end of this past December and I was packing for my trip to Europe. I had a 5-country trek planned out through Norway, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, and Ireland. This was a trip I had planned for months — an epic backpacking spree to end 2014 with and kickstart a new year with a series of exciting travel adventures. I had poured research into this trip and had carefully saved up for it, …

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When Life Gets Crazy, Should We Forge Ahead or Put on the Brakes?

Lately I have been feeling a lot like the energizer bunny… just going and going and going. In full transparency mode, over the past couple months I’ve picked up a very packed-to-the-brim schedule. Currently I’m working overtime (during our busiest season of the year!), am enrolled in a life coaching program, blogging several times per week in addition to developing this lovely website, as well as prepping for some MAJOR travel coming up soon this month. And that’s just the big stuff. When I leave from my day job, the work day doesn’t end there. I go home and start on …

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Why You Shouldn’t Delay Your Happiness

In a couple days I’ll be off on a backpacking journey around Europe for the holidays. While I’ve traveled before, this trip will be a completely new kind of adventure. In my previous travels, I’ve always been the ultra-prepared and well-researched type – daily itinerary written out, guidebooks in tow, housing & car rentals booked way in advance. This time, I’m essentially winging it. I have my plane tickets and a couple of overnight stays set up but other than that, I’m flying by the seat of my pants and have no idea what’s going to happen. Probably a lot of …

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