All Things Considered

This morning I was thinking about how lonely it can be as a stay-at-home mom, especially when you do not know too many people in the area. I know there are a lot of ways to meet other moms, but I tend to be a bit shy sometimes. Which brings me to something I am...

Jet Lag and Brain Malfunction

I just arrived back from Istanbul. After 18 hours of travelling on Sunday, I am pretty beat. I never once opened my laptop while in Turkey. Aside from visiting the blog world on my smartphone whenever I could—I basically did NO THINKING AT ALL. No thinking about my...

My Fourth Trip to Istanbul

I am flying to Istanbul, Turkey today. It will be my fourth visit, and I am super excited, but also nervous to be traveling there during an election. It can get a little crazy in Istanbul around these times. I am anxious to see family and have my son (his second trip)...
How Traveling and History Have Inspired My Writing

How Traveling and History Have Inspired My Writing

I am a writer, which for me I define like so: someone who enjoys putting words on paper and telling a story. I have been writing since I learned to construct sentences. And when I switched my major in college from English to Economics (temporary moment of insanity) to...