I’m writing this post on a sleepy morning in Chefchaouen; the call to prayer long ago waking me up and my stubborn body deciding that it really is time to awaken. A rooster is yelling his good mornings off in the distance and my husband is snoring softly beside me…

where have all the good writers gone? Yes, another writer writing a post about Medium and all of the changes, not really for the better. There have been a few questions bouncing around my brain for the last few months and, although I also tire of the constant posts about…

give me the Cheerio crusted floors — Our home. Is there anything so wonderful and comfortable? The feeling of throwing yourself on your own bed with your own comfy blankets and pillows after travelling is one of the best feelings in the world. Sitting on the couch, snuggled in a nest of blankets and pillows (perhaps there’s…

Once, I stayed in a horrible place in Brazil. It was my first time traveling alone abroad and I was with my friend who lived there. We decided to go to Buzios, a beach town that I highly recommend, and stayed in a place her mom said had great food…

because the way I’ve been doing it for years isn’t working, anymore — Slowing right down. Taking it all in instead of rushing around. Staying longer and relaxing. Remember when you could travel and you weren’t connected 24/7? When you had to fumble through awkward language barriers because Google translate didn’t exist yet. When you needed a real map instead of your phone…

I never knew it would be so stressful being a writer — I’ve always been a writer of sorts. I used to write in my diary every day, or nearly so, as a young girl, telling tales of my day and the happenings and gossip of my friends. I’d take pen to little notebook and jot down my feelings and mundane tasks…

It only took having a child to do so — When I was younger, I used to frequent the local library. My mom, our neighbour, and her two kids would walk from our house to the library (back when people didn’t automatically own two cars), pick out some books, and if we were lucky, stop in at the McDonald’s afterwards…

like baking, choring, or starting another project. Procrastination gets us all at one time or another, doesn’t it. Even if you’re the most studious in whatever you’re doing, there will be moments when you hit a wall and don’t want to do anything. Or, want to do everything but what…

and why society needs to calm down — When we decided to go on a trip to France with our 11 month old, it didn’t seem crazy or strange. It felt normal. I wanted to go on a trip, had been waiting for a time to come when we could travel safely and freely, again, and had felt…