Recent Blog Articles
In three weeks, you'll be starting high school, and I'm getting really excited for you. This is a different feeling from when you started middle school. Because middle school sucks. Well, at least it does for a lot of people. I'm grateful it didn't for you. I have...
Meet WKLQ-FM "The Q" 94.5—your new local radio station that embraces innovative artists and music from multiple genres previously unheard in West Michigan on a commercial radio station! Since January 2019, The Q has featured unique current artists such as Mumford...
I was sitting around a fire pit with a friend on a cool-ish summer evening a few weeks ago, talking about this yet-to-be-written post. By the time I was tucked into bed in their guestroom, I was convinced that I would change my proposed angle. But as things often...
There's no denying that having a baby changes the dynamics of your life. The lack of sleep—coupled with the amount of brainpower you have to use to keep this little baby going—is staggering. As a long-time distance runner, my biggest fear was that after the birth of...
I had not given birth, so I assumed I completely avoided the whole tinkle when you laugh phase. I was so wrong. Factor in having a hysterectomy at 34, I was in need of help. I was dealing with many of the symptoms of being post-menopausal and my sexual health was...
I just got back from a relaxing vacation with my girlfriends. We spent our days laying on the beach, sipping cocktails and reading. Instead of fully enjoying my vacation, I allowed negative thoughts and self-doubt to creep in the entire time. These are thoughts I am...
The 14th annual Couture for a Cure event puts guests right next to the runway on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. at Van Andel Institute (VAI). This special evening features a runway fall fashion presentation by Leigh's and a personal appearance by designer Victoria Hayes,...
Every once in a while, questions of future planning and where I want to be in five years pop up. Six months ago, I'd never have believed that my answer would be: I just want to be alive. It's not drama. It's not hyperbole. It's what (I'm guessing) any of us with...
What do you give the father figure in your life who never seems to want anything in particular for Father's Day? The answer is quite simple: Your time. Check out these experience-based ways to bond, laugh and celebrate Father's Day together around West Michigan. Grab...
Remember that pinup contest I wrote about entering at the beginning of 2019? I ended up dropping out. Not because I thought I couldn't be a mono-boobed Bettie, but because I thought I would be in the throes of chemo—and that didn't seem at all practical. Turns out,...