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 […]

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.

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, […]

6 Life-changing Habits for Every Thirty Something

November 6, 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

Turning thirty is pretty scary. While I still feel like the same whimsical travel-loving Gemini I was in my twenties, the start of my thirties have been centered around a different set of thoughts. All of a sudden there are more responsibilities, less time and an endless list of tasks that never seems to end. Truth […]

Finding Bo-Kaap and My Heart

July 25, 2017.Reading time 10 minutes.

The thing about moving to a new town is that you never know how your life is going to change. Perhaps it will be a move for the better. Perhaps it will mean a difficult change, one in which you will learn tremendous lessons from the unforeseen challenges thrown by the universe. One minute you […]