30th Birthday Party

30th Birthday Party

It's almost been a month since I turned thirty and had the most magical birthday party I could have ever asked for. I wanted to write up a little recap, share some photos, and explain a big part of the evening to those of you it didn't make sense to. So here we go!...

4th Annual Bubble Parade In Baltimore

4th Annual Bubble Parade In Baltimore

Since 2015, I've been an Ambassador for the 100 Happy Days Foundation, and I've put on Baltimore's chapter of the annual Bubble Parade. This year, the coordinators of Bubble Parades all over the world didn't get their yearly e-mails and notifications for the event,...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

Whoops, sorry for the delay! I'm telling you, life is moving fast over here and I'm barely able to document it! Did you see that I crossed "ride a motorcycle" off my Bucket List? I'm working on incorporating goals into my activities more lately, and it's been really...

A No Good Very Bad Rainbow Kite Kinda Day

A No Good Very Bad Rainbow Kite Kinda Day

A couple winters ago, Maura and I were out doing a photoshoot. It was the windiest day of the year, and I had a bunch of balloon shots planned. Not only was that one of the hardest sets we've ever done, but all day it just seemed like nothing was going our way. One...

Fostering Self-Love During Addiction Recovery

Fostering Self-Love During Addiction Recovery

Love of self is crucial for all human beings but it can be particularly hard to come by if you are recovering from addiction. Almost one in 10 Americans (a total of 23 million people) are addicted to alcohol or other drugs and that means that many need help with...

Bucket List: Ride A Motorcycle

Bucket List: Ride A Motorcycle

I'd like to say that turning thirty kicked me in my ass to start checking things off my Bucket List, but really the only Bucket List I was thinking about was my Summer one full of fun outdoor activities! But when Erica came in from out of town on a Harley Davidson, I...

Make Out Bucket List

Make Out Bucket List

If you've known me since high school, you might remember the "Make Out List" I would carry around in my purse. My friends were assigned initials, and after they made out in the place on the list, they would add their initial next to that item on the list. It got a...

Weekly Happiness

Weekly Happiness

It's a bit after 9 PM on the 4th of July, and I'm sitting here in an American flag bikini top, sipping on strawberry lemonade vodka + sprite, about to go join my boyfriend, roommate, and friend visiting from LA to watch the fireworks in the Inner Harbor from our...

I’m Queer!

I’m Queer!

On the last day of June, I wanted to officially announced on Instagram that I identify myself as Queer. I've thought a lot about my sexuality since I ended my long-term relationship at the beginning of this year, and had a lot of interesting and opening experiences....