A few years ago, I read the book, “The Happiness Project” by Gretchen Rubin.  If you haven’t read it, I’d definitely recommend it.  The author explores a new concept each month that contributes to her happiness.  I decided that as part […]

This week I turned 30.  THIRTY.  Over the last several weeks, I’ve experienced all the emotions about this event.  Saying goodbye to your 20s is traumatic.  And then when you add the societal pressures of where someone should be when […]

I am my father’s daughter.   When I was a baby, my mom said I looked so much like him, she’d often call me “Baby Brent”, because it was like looking at a mini version of her husband.  But then […]

Okay, so this post isn’t exactly directed at guys I’ve dated in the past, and for good reason, since I doubt any of them are reading this. But, over the last couple years, I’ve developed a somewhat unusual habit with […]

A few years ago I had the opportunity to volunteer at an elementary school once a week during my lunch break.  Each Tuesday when we arrived, a flood of first graders would race up and whisk us off to play […]