May Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: The Institution of YouTube During most of this month, I spent my time preparing my mother's new condo for her to move in. We did a lot of work to make her home feel just right, including painting [...]
April Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Sister-Sister Trip This month I collaborated with Guess Where Trips, a Canadian business that creates surprise one-day self-guided road trips. Most of the itineraries cover the Canadian providences, but they have recently expanded into the States to include [...]
March Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Solo Trip Success I conquered a significant travel fear that had been looming over me for over a year. I successfully flew to a destination, rented a car, and didn’t end up in a ditch. For some, this [...]
February Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Auntie Life Everyone always says that babies change your life, but I thought these were just words of wisdom for the parents. In fact, these are rules for an entire family. A month into my new role as [...]
January Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Action Packed Start to the New Year The first weekend of this year was exhausting and exhilarating. The arrival of my niece has been a long-anticipated event. My entire family has been nesting in preparation for her arrival [...]
December Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: The Simple Things If I describe my holiday season in one word, it would be - calm. I didn’t rush into any store to pick up a last-minute gift or stress about what to bring to dinner. I [...]
November Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. I haven’t written an opening paragraph to a Rose & Thorns post in a very long time. However, I wanted to point out that there will not be a thorn this month. At the beginning of each month, I [...]
October Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: ½ Marathon Race(s) Last month I was supposed to run my first half marathon, but because of an untimely hurricane, the race was canceled and rescheduled for next year. As I started looking for other races in the [...]
September Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose: Olive You This summer was rough. Many outside stresses were happening throughout July and August that left me not feeling like myself. However, September has felt like I’ve turned a corner for the better. Maybe it’s the change [...]
August Rose & Thorns – A monthly recap of the highs and lows experienced each month. Rose/Thorn: Take the Good with the Bad It would be easy for me to write August off as a terrible month, but I’m combining the negative stories with the silver linings this month. Coming up with a highlight reel [...]
