Thoughts
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My Appeal to Heaven
Hugs. Fear. Tears. Blessings. Thanks. Rinse. Repeat. “I have nothing, not even a car seat for my baby.” “Are there a lot of police on the street?” “Thank you from the bottom of my heart for these blessings.” “I have… Continue reading
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Why I Want to Leave Europe, as an American
Well, my last post didn’t age too well, and while I’m still processing everything going on, I hope everyone is taking much needed time and space for yourself. It has taken a minute to gather my thoughts and process, as… Continue reading
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Dressing for Democracy: My Election Day Outfit Dilemma
It’s easy enough to say that in my late nights of scrolling, I’m being silly about what I’m going to wear on Election Day 2024. The American living in Spain in me, wants to wear nothing but sneakers, an oversized… Continue reading
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Growing Sideways
It’s been awhile. As it usually is when it comes to my consistency in writing on here. So I guess the one thing that has been mildly consistent has been my inconsistency. Wild. Nonetheless, I’m starting to feel a little… Continue reading
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Vignettes of an Interim Nursery
Patience has never truly been a virtue that I’ve ever truly held. This pregnancy (which is still ongoing at the time of posting) has taught me that time is both yet too fast, and yet, so very slow. My goal… Continue reading
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Six Months and Beyond
Even though pregnancy is counted in weeks, I’ve hit the 6 month mark in this journey. I will say that some days I have energy, others, not so much. I think the weather has a lot to do with it,… Continue reading
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The Smell of Celery
We had just traveled three continents in 24 hours, we were exhausted, jet lagged, and all the feelings that came with being back home was just a little overwhelming. Coupled with the fact that it was our anniversary? Blissful. We… Continue reading
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Graceland
Memphis, Tennessee. No, not Elvis’ house. I’m actually not at all an Elvis fan, and have never been to Graceland. I used to work right around the corner and some minutes away, but never once gone and paid to get… Continue reading
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Freedom, Where Art Thou?
I had every intention of coming back here to write about my visits in Galena, IL, the Northwoods of Wisconsin, Memphis, Boston/Salem, and DC. I still will, but the inspiration drained quickly. If you are in America, or keep up… Continue reading
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A Letter to My Future Children
I’ll be honest. This letter of sorts, is something I wasn’t sure if I’d ever share, as I wrote it in the depths of 2020. I honestly hope my future children never really see it. Or if they do, they… Continue reading
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Caspian, the Sea.
As usual, first a weird detour. Full disclosure: I am a fan of the 90 Day Fiancé universe, although I’ve been slacking in my streaming since coming overseas. There was an episode of 90DF of Tania and her husband, or… Continue reading
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An Ode to (almost) Mr. Worldwide
I’ve decided to write again, this time in a series appreciating the beings that are present in my life every day. Each one is written to coincide with either a significant date, or present timing in my life. Today, I’m… Continue reading
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A Little Mamba No. 5
It has been exactly a month and four days since writing about the peculiar chair. A lot has happened and will be happening in the past month and forward, however content has been a little thin. Really not the case… Continue reading
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Is Brunch a Hobby? Asking For a Friend…
Welcome back! It’s been a minute, as I have been recovering from an unexpected and very unwelcome Covid infection, and dealing with allergies from the Harmattan, and just generally getting back into the swing of things. If you’re wondering what… Continue reading
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Tag, You Are +
I tried really hard for almost two years to avoid having the thoughts and worries I do now. You may be thinking, “but everyone is going to get it.” I’d reply with, we should not resign to that being the… Continue reading
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5 Things Found Overseas That the USA Should Really Get Behind
Welcome back! It’s been almost two months since my last post. If you’ve read Dough vs. DiploLife, then you’ll probably understand why I needed an almost 2 month break. I needed some mental health days, but so much more has… Continue reading
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Dough vs. DiploLife
Weird title, I know. However, I think this post is overdue because I mentioned my hitting a real low point in a previous post, yet I only found the inspiration to write it today. All because of a bread making… Continue reading
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Part II: Packing and Goodbyes
Bienvenue! It’s been a minute. I apologize for that, but I hope you’ll understand. This is also a weird one, so thank you for being here. I’m continuing the series of getting here in hopes that maybe someone out there… Continue reading
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Part I: Booked!
Core Value Honesty: I wrote this down when travel was starting to pick up again, and I honestly hope that everyone is doing the right thing and monitoring health alerts Re: the Delta Strain of COVID-19 and avoiding travel if… Continue reading
My Wandering Nest 