"Making Memories with a pinch of fear and dash of curiosity"

Birthdays, as a woman, can be surprisingly stressful. There’s an unspoken pressure to make the day perfect — to plan the outfit, curate the vibe, organize the dinner, capture the photos, and still appear effortlessly grateful while doing it all. Somewhere along the way, celebration turns into management. For women with hyper-independent tendencies, especially those rooted in trauma, birthdays can feel even heavier. Hyper independence teaches you that if you don’t plan it, it

I did something crazy purely out of curiosity. Some may call it nuffism. I braved the crowd and tried Church’s Chicken for the very first ti

This drink was simple, thoughtful, and quietly good. No alcohol. No trends. Just flavor. And maybe that’s why it still holds up.

January has a way of exposing habits we didn’t realize we were leaning on. So when January 3 rolled around and I found myself itching for a drink, my first thought wasn’t discipline — it was curiosity. Why did my body and mind want it so badly? And what would happen if I didn’t immediately give in? That’s how I found myself committing to Dry January, not confidently, not perfectly — but doing it scared.