The season of life I’m in right now forces me to stop and savor things while simultaneously reminding me of just how difficult that can be. Every single day is full of a thousand moments I want to remember forever, and every single day is full of busyness and work and stress that make it […]

This post was written in collaboration with uncommongoods.com. I received compensation, however, (as you can see in great detail below, ha) all thoughts are my own. I’ve been a customer myself several times, and I just really like talking about Christmas presents, okay?  When it comes to people you need to buy gifts for, there […]

When Chris was in med-school and people who were on the other side of residency found out he wanted to be a surgeon, they would tell me I needed to lower my expectations about life. “Expect nothing, and if you get something, then it’s a nice surprise.” I absolutely hated this. I’m sorry, but to […]