by Emily D | May 11, 2021 | Inspiration, Travel
I arrived in Pensacola on February 28 and was welcomed into my friend’s home with open arms and an open heart. I lived with her and her family (husband and 4-year old daughter) for the entire month of February and it was wonderful and weird and life-altering....
by Emily D | Feb 24, 2021 | Inspiration, Travel
It’s hard to believe, but I will be departing Chattanooga in a couple of days! I let Maine on Jan 24, so it’s been a month of digital nomad life. I stopped by my folks’ house for a week, then I visited a friend in Christiansburg, VA, and spent the...
by Emily D | Feb 18, 2021 | Grief, Inspiration
You know those moments, the ones where you find yourself squatting in the shower sobbing your face off…yeah, those moments of despair. I know those moments feel hard, sometimes unbearable. They are all-consuming, raw moments of real emotion. And I want to...
by Emily D | Feb 17, 2021 | Inspiration
Have you ever thought about moss? Yeah, me neither, until I watched the movie “Elsewhere” on Amazon Prime (good movie, check it out if you haven’t seen it). One of the main characters is a writer and is writing her second book about moss. In a scene...
by Emily D | Feb 11, 2021 | Grief, Inspiration
I love words (and even spellcheck even more). The word poignant (thank you spellcheck) means evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret. I was surprised by this definition and then found it also means deeply affecting and touching. The latter is how I identify with the...
by Emily D | Feb 5, 2021 | Inspiration
My first job out of college was working at the airport on Nantucket as an Operations Specialist. I worked from 2pm-10pm and it was glorious. I slept in, worked out on the beach, worked hard, and played hard. I swore I was never going to work a 9-5…that sounded...
