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This week, the Governor of Texas (along with many other states) announced that they will honor the April 30th expiration of last month\’s \”stay-at-home\” order – permitting certain businesses to begin reopening with the hope that through several phases, life will return to normal. As a libertarian, this pleases me. It alarms me the vastContinue reading “Re-Entering Society”

I thought given the fact that I just finished my 6th (holy crap, seriously, 6th?!) week of isolation, I needed to write about something a little lighter! I met my first boyfriend at a skating rink where I used to figure skate poorly and play hockey a little bit better (I was a goalie, lessContinue reading “One More For The Road”

The saying goes that the secret to being happy is having something to do, something to look forward to and someone to love. While simplistic, I find this mostly to be true for me as when I am occupied my hands and my mind keep from being idle. And it\’s true that loving someone isContinue reading “Something to Look Forward To”

By now nearly all of us are experiencing some level of restriction in our lives due to the corona virus. Some states are recommending people stay at home as much as possible, whereas others have very strict rules in place about going out in public. Here in north Texas, our \”shelter in place\” restrictions haveContinue reading “Coping in Quarantine”

I would not be where I am in my career without my mother. No other person has invested themselves into my success the way that she has. Her encouragement, feedback, tough love, pep talks and faith in my abilities has absolutely gotten me where I am today. For everything I have achieved she deserves aContinue reading “The Impact of Those Who Encourage Others Without Reservation”

Back when I was twenty-two years old, I was going through a tough time. I was at that time truthfully an illegal resident of this country. My visa had expired and I had no pretext for extending it. Because of this, I was permitted neither to work nor finish my degree. I was engaged toContinue reading “The Day I Changed My Attitude”

I\’ve written before about the \”great adventure\” of my childhood, where my parents quit their jobs, rented out the house and bought a second hand motor home and for eighteen months we traveled extensively throughout North America. I was four years old when we left and turned six just after we arrived back home inContinue reading “How I Define Success in My Life”

Twice in the last two weeks I have somehow ended up in conversations with Uber drivers about how I buy all my clothes second hand. Sometimes new with tags, but at steeply discounted prices. This has been a huge cost savings to me while permitting me to have seriously one of the largest personal wardrobesContinue reading “My Second Hand Clothing Secret”

I have been asked this question a lot recently in regards to my fitness goals/strength training: why do you want to be so strong? To be honest, the first time it was asked I thought it was such a poor question that I struggled even to answer. What do you mean why? Why wouldn\’t I?Continue reading “Why Do You Want to be So Strong?”

I feel sort of vulnerable writing about this. I don\’t have a ton of insecurities, and I focus on overcoming my insecurities, especially the ones that are just inside my head. However, I have had people make comments recently and over the years on this topic. People say, \”I am scared to go to theContinue reading “Gymtimidation”