Hello January: A Softer Kind of New Beginning

January 13, 2026.Reading time 4 minutes.

There’s something quietly magical about the start of a new year. A clean page. A deep breath. A pause before life rushes in again.

The 30 Best Eat Pray Love Quotes every woman needs to live & love fearlessly

April 4, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Sometimes life hits us with something unexpected that sends our world crashing down and knocks us to the very core of our soul. Honestly though, why wouldn’t it? The universe knows that everything can’t always go as planned and things can’t always be rosy (regardless of how much we plan, hope and want). It takes […]

Hello New York: this is the real me

March 13, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

New York has always been one of my dream destinations. You may have remembered me rambling on a few posts back about how much I wanted to visit the Big Apple for my 30th birthday and while that never happened, I somehow ended up passing through en route to some island back in 2018. Fast […]

Seven Months: Everything Before & After

February 6, 2019.Reading time 9 minutes.

Change… that funny, weird, crazy, unexpected thing that creeps up on you when you least expect it. Sounds like a cliche, doesn’t it? Perhaps. But the last seven months of my life have been filled with so many ups and downs that I can only describe it as being a whirlwind of reality that shook […]

Travel Lessons From A Journey to the Center of the Earth

July 3, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

A Journey to the Center of the Earth is one of the most beautifully written adventures of all time. I’m a sucker for timeless classics and one that is filled with adventure, mystery and endless exploration… well that’s just a win all round! The novel was first written in 1864 and tells the story of […]

Series: The SFIWoman’s Guide to Surviving Everyday Life

May 29, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

In this difficult world, our constant need for definition and success can sometimes make it near impossible to see the beauty which is still existent in everyday life.

Coffee Talk: Adventures be calling – don’t ignore it

May 5, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Some places inspire you… others perhaps not so much. It’s funny how much life can happen in the space of a few days… months… and even a year.

The SFIWoman’s Guide to a Table for One

January 31, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

Traveling alone means that sometimes you’re going to have to sit down at a restaurant alone. Sigh. The dreaded “table for one, please” line is enough to send even a strong, free-thinking independent (SFI) woman huddling off under her hotel room bed sheets, scouring away at a boring room service menu. But… let’s be real […]

How to travel the world as a SFIWoman

January 28, 2018.Reading time 13 minutes.

The world can be a dangerous place but that doesn’t mean it should stop us from doing the things we love. Traveling to over 20 countries has certainly taught me that being a strong, free-thinking independent (SFI) woman isn’t always as easy as it looks. Whether it be riding a train to Hiroshima… exploring the […]

Pretty Girl. Beautiful Mind.

January 20, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

It seems in today’s day and age, it’s so easy to forget who we are, what we want, and what we, as strong free thinking independent woman stand for. Everyone seems to know the answers when in actual fact we don’t even know what the questions are that are being asked. Somewhere along the way, […]