An Ephron-inspired look at how finding your authentic self can influence your closet, and vice versa Coming of age and what I wore I...

Well, Mom. Guess what? In 2020, I don’t need to be a foreign correspondent to be endangered as a journalist. The American government and ...

Earth Day 2020: Unbottling your beauty regimen Before COVID-19 became the lens through which we view everything I already had a plan for...

Let me start this by acknowledging how fortunate I really am. I have at least partial employment; I have a roof over my head; I have...

I’ve never been a big fan of big business or a believer in the concept that seems to be most fiscal conservative’s wet dream:...

It has been quite some time since I’ve posted, and not for lack of inspiration. I actually have multiple things written – written, not...

Written on Dec. 31, 2019. I've always loved the idea of starting fresh in a new year. Growing up, I remember my mother waking my dad and...

First off, before you ask, I’m not promoting celibacy. Besides Mary allegedly being a virgin mother, there are a lot of other aspects of...

Over the past year, the newspaper business here in Oregon has changed in some both expected and unexpected ways. One unexpected way was...

26 months ago, I was about 282 lbs., depressed, stressed and I hated seeing myself in the mirror. I remember standing in the bathroom of...

Around the time I turned 19 I remember being in the car with my mom, en route to see my grandparents. It was 2012, around the time Obama...

For longer than I can remember I've had dreams of travelling. When I was a child and rotating through my array of various "dream jobs,"...

Does God making us mortal, though we are meant to be built in Their image, give us more purpose? We are flawed, but does that not teach...

If you’re a fan of comedy, you’ve hopefully by now watched Amazon Prime and the fabulous Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “The Marvelous Mrs....

When my ex-fiance and I broke up, I'll admit it. I was terrified. When you live with your S.O. it's a whole different ball game. The...

At this point in my life, I am 100% certain of a handful of things. Jean jackets are a must-have addition to any wardrobe; power naps...

I honestly can’t remember the date of the last time I attempted to take my own life. I’m sure it’s stored away up there in my brain...

The Year in Which I Finally Accomplished Reading My First Whole Book Since College As an aspiring full-time journalist in college I was...

As a twenty-something working woman, girls’ nights have become increasingly infrequent, but also increasingly important. In your youth,...

For my entire life I've pushed myself to succeed. That ambition and reality haven't always lined up. I've gotten my fair amount of Cs in...