Full Disclosure: Amongst my friends and family, it's no secret that by the time Mac proposed, I was admittedly far past the point of "hinting" that I'd like a ring, and had become totally comfortable with bringing it up pretty much any chance I got. I know this is something I should be a bit … Continue reading I Said YES! – Our Engagement Photo Session With One Of My Very Best Friends
You know what drives me absolutely up the wall? When I hear a girl humble-bragging about how she is 'not like other girls.' To me, this is absolutely astonishing. By saying that, she is suggesting that there is something wrong with other girls. It's a suggestion that there is something inherently bad in being female. And I … Continue reading The “Cool Girl” Trope & Why I’m Proud To Be “Like Other Girls”
It's 3:00 AM and I am still wide awake. Exhausted, yes ... But wide awake. Despite the desperate plea of my aching, tired body, my mind refuses to shut off. In fact, it won't even slow down. Spinning in thought spirals, predictable patterns emerge ... What I said was embarrassing ... The way I handled that … Continue reading My Own Worst Enemy: My Journey With Self-Criticism
Hi! If you're new here, first and foremost ... Welcome! Second of all, you may want to know that this post is actually the second in a two-part series. To read the first post (which comes before this one, so I recommend it), click HERE! After the first surgeon delivered the news, things just started … Continue reading The Day I Became A Motherless Daughter – Part II
You know when you’re first dating a guy, and you find yourself so head over heels in love with them, that your different communication styles don’t seem to really matter. It seems so irrelevant that he’s a cellphone-at-the-dinner-table kinda guy, or that you’re a talk-about-our-feelings-all-night kinda girl, when those early lovey-dovey butterflies are floating around … Continue reading Busting Through Communication Blockers
This past new year, when the clock turned midnight and the calendar turned, something happened on my social media newsfeed that I’d never seen before. Suddenly, everywhere was the same concept being posted by nearly every single influencer I follow! Everyone was talking about their “Word Of The Year.” I don’t know if I’ve been … Continue reading My Word Of The Year
"One thing that I know is it will get better. Each and every drought ends in the river." - Beautiful Girl - Sarah McLachlan Isolation. Loss of Identity. Darkness. Guilt. The experience of grief is traumatic and painful beyond what these words can possibly convey, though I can't find better ones for the job. The single … Continue reading The Day I Became A Motherless Daughter – Part I
If you know me, there's a 99% chance you've heard me rave about the generosity of my in-laws to be. They truly go above and beyond time and time again in supporting me and Mac in everything we do, and we are ridiculously lucky to have them. This past Christmas, however, they really upped the … Continue reading Jamaica, No Problem! How We Celebrated The New Year In The Caribbean Sun
Friends, if there is nothing more you get out of reading my blog than this, than I will consider myself a success ... Four simple words: Therapy. Is. For. Everyone. I know that may seem like a tough pill to swallow if you're the kind of person who insists you would 'never' go to 'a … Continue reading My First Therapy Session
Hello! My name is Heather, and I am excited to welcome you to my brand new blog. I decided to kick-off 2019 by launching this project as an online platform for me to share the lessons that life is teaching me on a daily basis...
Heather Jane 