Last summer, I wrote about closing down my boutique public relations practice, changing careers, and going back to school. It was in the midst of a personal liberation from the perfectly curated box I spent almost a decade building my life within. Since then, my great escape turned into a
Almost every ending in my adult life has included cupcakes. It started in 2016 when I quit my first post-grad job after almost three years of a toxic work environment and horrid manager. I left the office on a miserably hot August day in Portland, Oregon, unsure about how to
“I don’t want to be a PR girl anymore.” I snapped my mouth shut and held my next breath as I waited for a reaction. My boyfriend turned in his office chair to look at me, wearing an expression that I couldn’t read. The confession came out in a nervous
Letting others define you comes at a cost. My final bill was $1,468.34. It’s the total I charged to my credit card as I bought back the domain name for a lifestyle blog I had killed off years ago at the “career advice” of a college professor. I still remember
Last summer, I wrote about closing down my boutique public relations practice, changing careers, and going back to school. It was in the midst of a personal liberation from the
Almost every ending in my adult life has included cupcakes. It started in 2016 when I quit my first post-grad job after almost three years of a toxic work environment
“I don’t want to be a PR girl anymore.” I snapped my mouth shut and held my next breath as I waited for a reaction. My boyfriend turned in his
Letting others define you comes at a cost. My final bill was $1,468.34. It’s the total I charged to my credit card as I bought back the domain name for
I’m a nursing student and overcaffeinated dog mom working to build a life I wholeheartedly love. And Coffee and Cardigans is the place where I’m documenting all of it—and the many required cups of coffee. I live in the beautiful state of Oregon with my fiancé and two tenacious corgis. Thanks for reading along, friend!
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