As someone who travels often for both business and leisure, I’ve learned that bringing my rituals on the road helps me maintain my wellness practices and inner calm. Over the years, I’ve curated a collection of both practical and luxurious travel essentials that infuse familiarity and tie me to my home routines, allowing me to maximize my time away. Exploring new places fuels my inspiration, opens my eyes to new wonders, and serves as a creative outlet for my writing, so it’s important to nurture space for these experiences.

I love the quiet solitude of the morning and the optimism of a new day ahead. But somewhere along the way, I lost my ability to wake up at 5AM regularly. I knew something had to change, and the only viable option was to get up earlier.

Design a Life You Love

My thirties were largely spent wondering, “Is this all there is?” I’d finished my law and Master’s degrees and had assumed I’d love the newfound freedom. Instead, I found myself…bored.

What did adults who weren’t juggling work and grad school do all the time? Hobbies? Volunteer? Travel? I wanted to do all three, but it took a few years of trial and error to finally design my life so that I feel on the cusp of becoming the woman I want to be. (Thanks, DVF, for the inspiration and reminder to “Be the woman you want to be”.)

How to Support Your Favorite Authors

I’ve always been a bibliophile, but until I became a writer, I didn’t think much about writers as people. Reading was largely a solo journey for me.

Now that I’m on the other side of it, I see how the relationship between author and reader is sacred.

If you’ve found an author you love, here are three ways you can support them.

2022: Year of the Passion Project: what I learned from mine and why you need one