
new beginnings aren't the worst
What a month it has been! June may have been the most hectic month of my entire life, and that is combined with some pretty dramatic transitions. I am currently sipping my morning coffee while sitting on my balcony in Nashville, TN and really can't believe this is my new reality. I LIVE here. For christ's sake, I say "ya'll" now!! If you would've asked me about my future plans 5-10 years ago, this move would have NEVER even crossed my mind. But that is what life does, it chan


calm in the storm
If there's one thing I really don't like, it's crowded places and chaotic environments. I don't just not like them, I will deliberately go out of my way to avoid them. Even if I desperately need egg whites for my lemon meringue, if I walk into the and there are carts suffocating the aisles, I'm out. I will happily drive around the neighborhood and waste time before trying to go back; or I will drive to a store twice as far away. Yes, I do have anxiety. (Not a joke, blog post