This past week, I had the privilege to virtually attend the 2020 Officer Women Leadership Symposium (OWLS): Women’s Leadership for a Lifetime along with its …
15 Takeaways from the 2020 Officer Women Leadership Symposium: Part 1
Personal growth
I got selected for flight school!
A week and a half ago, I found out that I got selected for flight school! In January, I’ll move out to Pensacola, FL to …
How to take back your year: Last 90 days challenge
That brisk fall breeze started flowing into New Orleans this past week, and the days have been just so beautiful. Finally a reprieve after a …
20 quotes and insights from the book “Trans Mission: My Quest to a Beard” by Alex Bertie
I think the best thing to do about something that makes you uncomfortable is to learn about it. That’s why this year, for Pride month, …
Mid-year check-in
Can you believe that it’s already July?! I feel like May and June flew by in the blink of an eye. Like what happened to …
Living in a constant state of discomfort
With everything that’s happened this year so far and it only being June, I felt like this was an appropriate topic for the times, but …
Fire fascinates: A reflection of the novel Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
Spoiler Alert! This post contains discussion about the main concepts in the storyline of the book. I do not reveal the ending or the whodunit, …
17 Things I wish I knew on May 17, 2017
This one’s for the grads. On this day, three years ago, I graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and commissioned into the world’s greatest …
Takeaways from my first personal growth conference: RISE Live x Courage
Yesterday, I “attended” my first personal growth conference… and it was virtual. To be honest, I was a little skeptical at first of how a …
Adventure in the ordinary: 5 mind shifts to keep life interesting
A couple days ago, my boyfriend apologized that we haven’t been having many adventures lately. My response was, “What are you talking about?! I cut …