I recently made a weekend bucket list. It was last Saturday. I was laying on my couch, deep into a Gossip Girl binge (it’s fine, you can judge me, I have no shame) and feeling underwhelmed by the way my weekends have been going. I moved back to Colorado for so many reasons, none of … Continue reading Hiking in Roxborough State Park
A few weeks ago I was in Boulder, Colorado for less than 48 hours for a job interview (didn’t get the job, it’s totally OK, another story for another time). When the plane landed in Denver I started crying (with my face turned to the window, of course, so no one could see). I felt … Continue reading Going Home
In 2016, I… Kicked off the year by diving into life in a new job in a new city. So many other things happened this year—and many of them were quite wonderful—but this part of it, the trying to make a go of life in a new job in a new city, has been the … Continue reading A Year in this Life
I’ve sat down so many times over the last several months and tried to write this post. This “so, I moved back to Michigan even though I said I’d never ever move back to Michigan (ever), now what” post. There are drafts of it from almost every month since I’ve been living here saved to … Continue reading Heart in Colorado, Roots in Michigan, and a Little Identity Crisis
A couple months ago I made a really big move. I left Vail, Colorado—my home for the last 10 years—and moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan—my home state. The decision to move came to me very quickly. I had been mulling a move, a change, for several months. It was clear things weren’t working as they … Continue reading A Big Move, or Bright Stars Big Lakes
Bright Stars Big Mountains 