Tag: determined

Classic PB&J Muffins

I’ve been feeling under-the-weather the last few days – how did I manage to catch a virus while on vacation?! – and have been eating really plain. I was looking for a sweet snack that was also healthy and decided nothing could be more versatile 

Little Luxuries

Little Luxuries

“Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o’clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.” – Barbara Jordan Maybe it’s a silly concept, but this quote resonates 

6 Tips for Avoiding Burnout

6 Tips for Avoiding Burnout

I know it’s not just my lifestyle that is constantly revving at a go-go-go pace. During the week, I jump from one project or job to the next, relaxing only during my commute or the spare hour that I might be able to carve out 

Muggles Must Solve Gender Inequality

Muggles Must Solve Gender Inequality

     If you’ve never gone to a Harry Potter midnight movie premiere, or even better, the midnight book release party at your local Barnes & Noble, you’ve never encountered the die-hard, and entirely enamored fan base that J.K. Rowling’s British brilliance created. I attended 

A Conversation With Cancer

A Conversation With Cancer

Cancer:“ A half empty cup can never be fullTo hear a pessimist is quite optimisticFor many feel insane that they are loosing controlOf the feelings caught in the seams of their smilesOthers can feel a similar shudder,Knowing that pain can never go awayFor its memory 

The Race

The Race

We race everyday.Just him and I.But usually it seems like I don’t even try.It’s actually strange, because I’m competitiveBut it makes no difference when life gets ahead of it.I usually stay for as long as is possible,Cuddling sleep like there’s no tomorrowForgetting the race that 

Waiting for the Green Light

Waiting for the Green Light

     I know I’m not the only one who has those awful dreams where you’re running from someone or something terrible and cannot shout for help. These dreams keep me awake for the rest of the night with a knot in my stomach tugging