The woman who ran a stop sign and hit my dad had a long history of reckless and inattentive driving, which kind of made me hate her. Actually if I were being honest,  I'm not even sure I could say that I hated her. What I felt for her was more than hate—I felt indifferent. My mom told me once that ... View Post

I broke up with social media about a year and a half ago—at least on a personal level. Unfortunately and fortunately, like many toxic relationships, I couldn’t quite break things off for good. I still needed it for my job and I also realized very quickly that this blog wasn’t going too far without ... View Post

When I was in eighth grade, my dad made my sister and I write a list of the characteristics we wanted in a man/boyfriend/future husband. A few eye rolls later, we both gathered a list of our non-negotiables for what would someday become the most important human relationship in our lives. When we ... View Post

I knew that when I started Grace Under Fire, it would require transparency and transparency would demand vulnerability. Transparency doesn’t come easy for me. I'm intensely private and I’ve never been a what-you-see-is-what-you-get kind of girl. There are walls around my heart, layers to my soul, ... View Post

I absolutely hate gossip. Anyone with me? I’ve always hated gossip or at least that’s what I thought. In truth, I hated the idea of gossip. I feared the label of “gossip.” But I guess I didn’t hate it too much because I was never one to walk away from an interesting story about someone else’s life. ... View Post