Re-Thinking the Dream
When I was young, my mind flitted here and there over what I wanted to do when I grew up. I went through majors faster than significant others in college. Every semester I was considering…
Category: self-reflection
Apartment Living Without a Yard…
I am less than two months out from my due date. Next month, the family and I are heading to Varna to pretty much just wait around until little girl decides to make her appearance.…
Coffee With Dali
I have gotten in the habit of taking my morning coffee at a coffee shop down the street called Dali. Besides the name and an absurdly large picture of Dali covering a wall of the…
Bye Bye Dreads
Getting rid of my dreads this time was difficult. Seriously, honestly, heart-breakingly difficult. This time around, I started my dreads soon after my wedding. In fact, I returned to Turkey from Bulgaria and I stopped…
Planting Seeds and Watering Gardens
Over the past year or so I have slowly developed an obsession with owning a home. I suppose I am at that time in my life. I want stability. I want something that is undeniably…
Into the Dark
I usually get nervous around this time of year. The days are getting shorter more quickly than I would like and I know that soon I will be restricted to a few hours of cold…
Being a Mother Has Changed Me
Being a mother has changed me in a lot of ways. It has also changed the life I am living. I think it is still important to differentiate between those two things. I am not…
To Be Young Again
When I start to feel old, I like to remind myself that I can’t even be elected president yet. I am definitely not old. I am not even to the age of real power yet,…
32? Things.
I honestly have no clue how old I am. I have to do the math every time. I think I turn 32 today. I was trying to get my list of 32 things that happened…
Stuck
I love my life. I love Gabrovo. I love the mountains surrounding it. I love my husband. I love my son. I love that Nikola is running an ethical business and I love that I…