Shield Maiden

I bought myself a New Year’s present that arrived on Christmas Eve, a box of 365 cards each with a journaling prompt. Sometimes it is...

When I was in Peru, I got to hike Rainbow Mountain. That evening, after a long nap in the back of a tour van, I was walking with my tour...

(FYI, that joke is hilarious! You’ll see why.) I’ve never seen all the Pixar film “Inside Out.” Really. I always end up having this weird...

Today I asked God for something selfish. I have spent the last few years praying for God to call out to the man who broke my heart...

There is one thing that a person can do that annoys me more than anything. They’re doing no harm to anyone except themselves. It still...

I started going through a series of journal prompts recently, as an exercise in frustrating myself whilst I muddle my way through...

All right boys. Lean in close. I’m going to tell you a secret. Don’t go blabbing it all over the internet, this is highly classified...

Everywhere! I want to go everywhere! I want to see places and animals and… well… everything. It’s a really basic desire. I think everyone...

My senior year of college, I was walking with my friends, Eric and Michael. All of a sudden, without preamble, Michael turned to me and...

Here’s a lesson that I learned in my twenties but did not learn how to put it into words until my thirties. Don’t trust anyone who...

1) Planning for Adventures Actually, this makes me both happy and sad. I have no patience. But planning out all of the things I want to...

I don’t know what to write about. I haven’t known what to write about for a while, good thing I prefab my blog weeks in advance. With...

The other day someone told me I didn’t look professional. Which is fine. There has never been a point in my life where I wanted to look...

People used to believe lighthouse keepers went crazy from solitude. It probably had more to do with the fact that they used mercury to...

Now, before you start reading this, please understand that I am not talking about young women, teenage girls who seem to never have a...

Old Habits die easier than we think… when replaced with new ones. I suppose that’s why rebound relationships are a thing. It is much...

Endometriosis changed my life in a lot of different ways. I have to think pretty carefully about what I pack when I go on a trip, and...

I used to believe that the Fraud Police were just a voice in my head. An unfortunate side effect of imposter syndrome filtering into my...

I heard an urban legend the other day. A young women went out with some friends and met a guy. He was cute and smart and the two of them...

My best coping mechanism, when my life feels a bit overwhelming is “Katie Noble Dragon Slayer.” Let me explain. “Katie Noble Dragon...