I keep uttering the same quote to myself over and over again, "The best kind of writing is the kind that scares you. I mean, down to the bone scares you." —It's one of my favourite quotes and applies perfectly to how I am feeling as I write this. I haven't written in what seems …
I like lists. I like To-Do lists. I like packing lists, grocery lists, check lists, and even bucket lists. Heck I even write index lists which is a list of all my different lists. I like 'em all. I like to create them, to check things off of them, and to complete them. I just …
I've been staring at this blank page for what seems about three months now. Writing this has taken an inordinate amount of time. I have written and re-written blog posts—wanting to post them but just never finding the right words to describe how I've felt. This loss of words had prompted me to dig deep …
I have said it once and I will say it again: I am excellent at running. And I don't mean the kind where I lace up my Nikes and go running through the streets of New York City—though I do this and enjoy every minute of it. I mean that I am excellent at running …
I woke up last night to the sound of people on my roof. Well, at least that's what it sounded like. I rolled over and curled up next to my pillow, hoping the noise would stop. But it continued, and I soon realised I don't have a roof anymore and that sound was actually construction …
June 5, 2018 It's closing in on dinnertime, our third full day on the road, and I figured this downtime would be a perfect time to update you on this Eastward bound trip of mine. The family and I—all eight of us—left California Saturday evening around 6:30pm. After gritting our teeth through the LA evening …
My eyes are a little sleepy and heart a little full as I write this. The skyline of Las Vegas fills my family's fifty-four foot RV. As I sit in the passenger seat of the huge motor-home, I can feel my lips turn up their corners in a sheepish grin and the tears run down …
Uptown Maven 