eat well, drink well and travel happy
“i hope you believe in yourself as much as i believe in you.” have you ever been really, really certain about something only to find out you were completely and utterly wrong. i mean, dead wrong. 10,000 miles in the wrong direction wrong. i had just turned 8.5 years old and in 14 short days […]
when you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength. give thanks for your food and for the joy of living. if you see no reason to give thanks, the fault lies in yourself. — tecumseh — one of my favorite times of the year is almost here!! […]
always find time for the things that make you happy to be alive. i’m pretty lucky because i have a good amount of friends that live in europe who always want me to visit, and when i do, they give me the local experience when i’m there. i recently spent a long weekend in helsinki visiting […]
there is nothing prettier in the whole wide world as a girl in love with every breath she takes. — atticus — while the quote above rings true, especially for me, unfortunately poor atticus never saw hallstatt….. after i finished up my short trip to russia, i had one other new country left to visit […]
russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. — winston churchill — i have always dreamed of going to russia. i was obsessed with ice hockey when i was growing up, which at the time was dominated by good-looking russian players (ahem, sergei federov, swoon..) and even took a few years of […]
i awoke from a peaceful, dreamless sleep. i think to myself that that hasn’t happened in a very long time. i felt at ease, content. opening my eyes i looked around to the world outside. everything seemed so perfect. almost too perfect, if that is even such a thing. love notes, flowers, candles, whispers of […]
dwell on the beauty of life. watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. — marcus aurelius — i love the mountains. i’d take mountains over the beach any day of the week and twice on sunday. there is something about the majestic beauty of them that makes me weak in the knees. living […]
remember your dreams and fight for them. you must know what you want from life. there is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. — paulo coelho — i was standing very still, too still. my toes were curled over the edge of a 27 foot cliff. as i […]
“balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” everyone assumes i have a perfect life. traveling to europe once or twice a month, watching sunsets from norway to malta like it’s nobody’s business. on those days, my life is pretty damn perfect. picture perfect really, check my instagram if you don’t believe me. i […]
you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. — cs lewis — i recently went through a breakup that i wouldn’t necessarily classify as bad, but more of a sad breakup. we found each other by random chance when i didn’t even know i was looking for […]
conquering continents 