When I convinced myself to take a break from the gym, I made a point to mention that I would evaluate whether or not I miss the gym, and...

The first thing my manager said to me when I made it into the office “you’re going to Italy tomorrow! Are you excited?” I answered...

My infamous ‘rules to live by’ began one day when I made a joke that rule #1 of my life is that I refuse to get on the plane without...

Nearly a year ago, I set a few goals for myself – A few of the goals were life-long goals that I always had in mind and finally was ready...

No matter how many times I get hurt, I take a few days (or hours) to be sad, and then I get right back up and begin again – this time...

Last Monday, I slipped on a piece of plastic and sprained my ankle. I was bound to be injured at some point, although it happened in a...

My friends and I went to one of the more popular bars in Seattle to celebrate the third 25th birthday of the friend group. The other two...

Even though my lifting goals are nearly always been about building strength, I’d by lying if I said I wasn’t excited about the prospect...

I’m incredibly proud of where I come from and how I was fortunate in every way possible growing up. I always felt safe, loved,...

Since I was a child, I wondered what it would be like to be in a cloud. Who hasn’t? I’d look out the airplane window and wish that I...

TL;DR: I do my best to make resiliency and learning seem like second nature, because that’s what society wants from me. If I succeed,...

There was a time a few months ago that I couldn’t have been happier, but I felt it wear away slowly. I’m back to having (almost)...

As I savored my last beach walk in Turks and Caicos this morning, post-workout, latte in hand, Kelly Clarkson’s “The Champion” playing...

I’m a firm believer in continuously working toward a set of goals, so I’m not much for new year’s resolutions, as I said last year....

Before I get into it today, I have to get one thing off my chest. Just because I don’t take up my entire airplane seat is NOT an excuse...

I used to think that pink was obnoxiously girly. One of my close friends is obsessed with pink, and I didn’t understand it until...

My brain takes at least few hours to be fully functional at work these days. No matter what time I sit down at my desk in the morning, it...

Consider this a formal warning that what I write next is going to scare the hell out of both of us. Thanks to recommendations from...

On paper, the last six weeks were the most intense series of unfortunate events so far in my short-ish lifetime. I worked twice as many...

I want to say that I wish I had words to describe how I feel, but the reality is that I know exactly how to describe what I feel. Rather,...