Time-sensitive note: My author accelerator program, Nonfiction Book School, is open! If you have a lifelong dream of writing a book, I’d love to guide you on your author journey. Applications close April 20 and may not reopen this year. Apply now: https://www.nonfictionbookschool.com In 2012, I was a graduate student at the University of Cincinnati, attending […]
A quick note: applications for my 12-week author accelerator program open in April! Join the waiting list to be the first to know when Nonfiction Book School reopens. It wasn’t that long ago that I was dreaming of writing a book. In fact, it had been a lifelong dream, born in second grade in the […]
This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about being open. Because for so long, so much has been closed. The world has been shut down; access to things we want and need has been closed. Travel has been halted. Here in Portugal, schools have been virtual. Physical access to our family back home has been […]
Portugal doesn’t often hit the top of the news cycle. Our part of Europe is not often talked about—countries like Italy, France, and Spain tend to capture the world’s attention instead. So it’s no surprise to me that few of my family, friends, and online community know what’s happening here. Portugal did OK with COVID […]
First of all, apologies for the click bait-y title. I know, I know. It would annoy me too. But I got your attention, didn’t I? When I went off social media on October 2—the day after turning thirty-five—I told myself I’d be back on in thirty days. I just needed a reset. A break. Some […]
I just love the holidays, don’t you? Family time, delicious food, time away from school and work . . . it’s the happiest time of the year! But as the weather turns a crisp 60 degrees Fahrenheit here in Portugal, and I gear up for some time off with my family, there’s one thing I’m […]
In college, I didn’t have the luxury of time. While many of my peers would languish over their papers for weeks and study half-heartedly for exams over hours, I had small pockets of time to get my work done. Since I worked full time, and sometimes also part time, to support myself during school—and took […]
Back in 2014, my daughter was sick. She was just about a year old, and I don’t remember the exact circumstances that prompted the trip to the ER, but I do know there was a high fever, and she couldn’t stop vomiting. I remember the 7-minute drive to the ER from our home in Eagle, […]
Pro tip: if you have to endure a global pandemic, move somewhere cool a few months beforehand. Because I’ll be real with you: I can’t imagine being anywhere but Portugal right now. We moved to Portugal in August of 2019 and spent the first three weeks exploring the country. Armed with a spreadsheet detailing potential […]
TL/DR: I’m participating in Off the Grid October (#OTGO2020) and going off social media for 30 days. If you want to join in, be sure to join my list and let me know. To get the free social icons, hit reply to your welcome email and tell me “I want the OTGO icons!” — Every […]