DISCLAIMER:  Okay, before I begin this blog post, I want to acknowledge that it is seeping in privilege. And I’m not only speaking about...

It's been a week since I quieted my social media accounts. I've kept them active—no dramatic deleting of my profiles, as tempting as that...

I've been sort of a mess since Inauguration Day. I was crushed when Donald Trump won the presidential election last November, but after a...

I'm someone who falls asleep the second her head hits the pillow. But if I wake up in the middle of the night? Well, suddenly sleep...

My debut women’s fiction novel, POP, FIZZ, CLINK , comes out in just 23 days (!!!). You can preorder it here. Over the next three weeks,...

It's 4:45am, and I can't sleep. Yesterday, four more lives were senselessly lost in Georgia because of gun violence. Nine others were...

Welcome to the first edition of Confessions of a Rom Com Writer, or Confessions of an RCW for short. Today’s post stars the President’s...

This Saturday is Walk MS Cincinnati, and it's my first year participating. Want to join my Sunny Steppers or donate? Click here, my...

I am writing this post from the Denver Airport. Terminal B to be exact, the United Airlines terminal. For the record, I am typically a...

Mmm num ba de Dum bum ba be Doo buh dum ba beh beh These are the opening lyrics to Queen and David Bowie's 1981 classic "Under Pressure."...

It's easy to romanticize the evening before a big trip—or better yet, the moment you turn on your out-of-office message. You sit there...

In November, Adam asked me what I'd like for my 31st birthday. "I can't think of anything," I replied. It had obviously been a very...

The Friday after Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite days of the year. It's when Adam and I take a long, country drive to Corsi Tree...

Last week, Adam and I took our camper on her longest road trip yet. We packed up Chanice and traveled 500 miles north to Petoskey,...

Originally, Adam and I planned to take our first camping trip at the tail end of June. We figured that would give us plenty of time to...

On Wednesday night, I was making a quick trip to Kroger for some last-minute camping supplies. Neutrogena makeup-removing wipes. Hard...

A few years ago, I became totally obsessed with tiny houses. And a year after that, I was infatuated with the prospect of buying property...

I haven't left the house, with the exception of walks around our neighborhood, since Friday, March 13th. I realize this is a blessing....

***SPOILERS AHEAD!!!*** I don't normally watch reality dating shows. My two best friends are loyal Bachelor viewers, and not even that...

For weeks, maybe months, now, I've been saying I need to try taking the bus to and from work. Logically, I knew Cincinnati's Metro made...