Ever Wonder What’s Under a Man’s Kilt? Writing about men in kilts today. Not sure if it’s a personality flaw or a family tradition, but here we are ...

In Defense of Men in Kilts (because apparently I have a type) 😏🖤

#MenInKilts #OnMyMind #SundayMood

Please, Stop Grooming in Public Places First, the nails. And now she's peeling a hard-boiled egg. If "Suzy Chapstick" is on my flight, I might have to change my plans.

Airports: where dreams take flight … and patience goes to die. 🙄Today’s highlights? A woman clipping her nails and unwrapping the world’s smelliest lunch. Bon voyage to my sanity. ✈️
#AirportChronicles #TravelFails #AwkwardTravelMoments #TravelRealities

Self-Care is NOT Optional It had been over a week since I’d been to yoga, spent time in the sunshine, cooked, done any writing, or had human touch ...

What are your coping skills? My feeling-sorry-for-myself friends were starting to dip carrots in chocolate, so I had a reason to stay in my rabbit hole ... alas, I climbed out, but it wasn't easy. What do you do, when you feel stuck?
#SundaySelfCare #CheckInWithYourself #DailyWellness

I Still Want My Tiera Insert drumroll—wait. What? (Valley girl flashback moment.) Prom queen? Can you repeat that, please. I think you misread that ...

Don't judge me. But. Am I the only one who still has nightmares about prom? 👑 (And no, it's not what you think. So fine. Judge me. IDC.)

#SaturdaySecrets #PromNight #SaturdayNight

Some Lessons, Only Need to Be Taught Once Bovary. Gatsby. John "The Savage." And then ... there's a boy named "Ducky." If you know ... you know.

Question--how does anyone find time to read these days? Does anyone still read classics? Been wanting to start The Count of Monte Cristo for an eternity alas, I can't seem to find the time. Why "The Count?" Eh. I just kind of like the way it sounds. lol
#WednesdayReads #Books #WhatImReading

Dogs > Cats, and Yes, I Said It Why argue about what makes the "best" pet when the real crime is owning more than one lasagna recipe?

Do cats really eat lasagna? I’ve always thought anything with the word “loaf” should be reserved for cats. And then, if cats get the loaf, do dogs get the lasagna? Asking for a friend. 🐾

#TeamDog #DogsAreTheBest #MondayVibes

Chocolate Mousse (BTS) 🍫 YouTube video by Shauna Gabriel

Because I cook too ... and, because it’s National Chocolate Mousse Day, so obviously I had to celebrate properly. 🤎🍫
#ChocolateMousse #BTS #Dessert #YouTubeShorts
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Dear Coffee Cup, (I think I love you) Thank you for not talking back when I say stupid things, when I think ridiculous things, when I threaten to switch to green tea and shelf you for eternity.

You find it odd that my coffee cup can understand me? ☕ Don’t be silly. It’s just a 24-hour magical spell. Besides, it can’t talk back to me (yet) ... now there's a thought. Who out there wants to partner up and make a reactive AI coffee cup?
#Coffee #MorningRituals #WednesdayVibes

The Vegan Police, Gym Bullies, and Feral Middle-Schoolers with E-Bikes 🚨 YouTube video by Shauna Gabriel

From feral middle schoolers with e‑bikes to the vegan "police" who pushed me into (and out of) the plant‑based life… and the food policies I covered as a journalist. 🚨 Episode 3 is live. Three stories. One mood: irritated.
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#PodcastLife #Storytime #RealTalk #Wellness

Ever Consider Being a Ditch Digger? Imagine how proud my mother must have been when I told her. I remember watching Grover dig a ditch (“D” must have been the letter of the day) and you know what he found?

Did you used to want to be a princess when you grew up? Me ... nah. I had bigger plans.
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#DreamJobs #Children #CareerAdvice #Writers

What’s Better for Breaking News, Social Media or the Paper? News seems more real when I hold it in my hand. I see the faces staring at me, reminding me of the struggles and triumphs, sadness and joy that people, just like me, are living with.

Remember when your mother used to clip newspaper stories and send them to you in the mail? I sort of miss those days (insert loud sigh). 😮‍💨
#journalism #TBT #ThrowbackThursday

One in Four People Don’t Have Access to Clean Water Finally. Water is being consumed more in the U.S. than soda ... but at what price? Roughly 75% of single-use bottles end up in landfills. Makes you think, doesn't it?!

Should single-use containers be banned? Why is it so hard for people to use refillable ones? The water bottle vs. water fountain debate has many angles and it’s easy to find oneself agreeing, and disagreeing, with issues on both sides.
#CleanWater #WorldWaterDay #Environment

Where Fantasy and Reality Collide I had a rule in high school—"never read at home." That is until one teacher introduced me to the world where fantasy and reality collide.

What author, or literary work, was most influential when you first read them? Think high school English class. Fitgerald? Flaubert? Conrad?
#Books #SundayReads #Reading

Sharing my story isn’t easy, but I hope it reminds you—craving support isn’t weakness. It’s strength.💪🏼Sometimes, the hardest step is just asking for help.
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Full episode is up—link in bio for YouTube and rss feed
#OwnYourStory #HealingJourney #MentalHealthMatters #SelfLove #eatingdisorderawareness

I Mean, it Seemed Like a Good Idea—but doesn’t everything at one point? One moment’s decision can be something you regret forever, or something you revel in. Either way, it sticks with you … but, does it become part of your "destiny?"

If I’ve learned one thing this decade, it’s this: sometimes the fall is worth the risk and the only way to find out is to make the jump off destiny’s safe little ledge and stop basking in her protection. #tattoo #MakingDecisions

How to Give an Insult in Pig Latin Thanks to my grandmother, I can mutter an entire paragraph of insults without anyone else having a clue (and I don't clean dishes before they go into the dishwasher).

What sort of wisdom did you learn from your grandmother? I learned not to wash dishes BEFORE putting them in the dishwasher, and, how to speak Pig Latin. 🐷
#WednesdayWisdom #WisdomWednesday

My Favorite Irish Food—vegan shepherd’s pie, soda bread, roasted cabbage and more Roasted cabbage and Irish soda bread with vegan buttermilk are just two of the flexitarian recipes highlighted in honor of St. Patrick himself.

What’s your go-to St. Patrick’s Day dish? Other than a black and tan—if you don’t have one, here are some Leprechaun approved Irish comfort food recipes with a flexitarian twist … and, because cooking is part of my journey ✨
#StPatricksDay #IrishFood #Foodblog

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My Travel Style Has Gravity—unless Scotty’s available or I can get a pair of Ruby Slippers Unless I can click my heels together, have Scotty beam me somewhere, or find a magic wand, chances are my feet are staying on the ground ... and here's why ...

Do you like to travel? I understand displacement theory and I get speed and acceleration, but when I look at an airplane or a multi-ton steel cruise ship, it just doesn’t make any sense that one can float, and the other fly. #Travel #RubySlippers #BeamMeUpScotty

How Did I End Up at the Bottom of a Rabbit Hole? Five years ago, I was good. I had the world by its horns, but then I stumbled across a rabbit hole, peered in, and eventually slid headfirst down, down, down … the good news, there is still a little light peering in so I know I can climb out.

You ever have one of those days when you think—no, you don’t think … you KNOW, that although you’re pretty sure you’re awake, you could swear you’re not. Because "THIS cannot be real. Just the other day everything was fine … " #Selfcare #SundayReset #MentalHealth #Wellness

Do you know the difference? 🍀 ☘️ Just like all bourbon is whiskey but not all whiskey is bourbon—all shamrocks are clovers, but not all clovers are shamrocks.
One represents the Holy Trinity, while the other represents faith, hope, love … and of course, luck. 🌈
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#luck #luckoftheirish #stpatricksday

Take One (or three) Martinis, + a Circle, What Do You Get? I like circles. Not just because they guard against evil spirits, but because they can be so much fun when mixed with olives and vodka …

Do you have a favorite shape? I don’t care for squares—never been a fan of right angles either. I mean how boring is a right angle? I also like trapezoids and things that come in odd numbers. 🍸🪄
#ThreeOliveThursday #ThirstyThursday #Superstition

I spent years stuck on life's fulcrum—this is where I finally learned to push past contentment 🔥 YouTube video by Shauna Gabriel

Ever felt stuck in your own “before”? If so, then this one’s for you. First episode is up ... I’ll skip the “my childhood was perfectly fine, thanks for asking” preamble, you’re not here for the scrapbook🔥
#newpodcast #personalgrowth #personaldevelopment #mindsetshift
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If failure isn’t a threat, then what exactly is supposed to stop you today? 🖤

Be Like Dorothy (stop worrying about failure) What if you slapped on your ruby slippers and just enjoyed the walk (or the skip) and all the people you meet, the things you discover—and who you become along the way, instead of what's at the end of the road ...

Do you think Dorothy thought she'd end up trapped in Oz forever when she hit the YBR? Or. Do you think she slapped her ruby slippers on, held her chin up, and enjoyed the stroll?
#PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #LifeLessons

The Ultimate Promise, Fulfilled No matter how far down the rabbit hole we fall, sunrises give us hope—there is still another day. Still an opportunity to begin again. Like when Hemingway wrote about spring's "promise" to the fall in A Moveable Feast.

Sunrises are the fulfillment of a promise. Tomorrow really does exist. New beginnings can start whenever you want.
#NewBeginnings #WellnessWednesday #WednesdayWisdom #mentalHealth

Someone Should’ve Told Me the Stove Was Hot Do I create a safe barrier with a "potholder" and touch it anyway? Soak my hand in cold water for a few minutes and then try and touch the stove again—at least then I won’t feel the burn.

If you don’t know what hot means, why would you forego touching the stove? Yes, it's a metaphor ... for those moments when everything stops and you're slapped with a new, profound understanding.
#FindingClarity #PayingAttention #SlowDownToSee

When I Stopped Worshipping the Scale I spent years letting a number dictate my worth. Letting go wasn’t easy, but it was the first real step toward building a life rooted in strength, trust, and the kind of thriving that can’t be meas…

The day I stopped letting the scale speak for me, stopped negotiating my worth with a number, was the day I finally heard my own voice again. Healing began right after.
#LifeBeyondTheScale #RecoveryJourney #FoodFreedom #BodyImageHealing

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Why Successful People Crave Disorder Without Chaos, there can be no growth. Without Chaos, there would be no resolve. Without Chaos, there would only be nothingness ... with Chaos, also comes greatness.

My last decade didn’t unfold—it unraveled.✨ And that’s OK. Chaos is a catalyst. It breaks things open. It drags greatness out of hiding and forces you to become someone sharper. #TurningPoint #Reinvention #PersonalGrowth #BecomingHer

Secretly, I Wish I Was Catwoman The patron saint of elegant danger, controlled chaos, and women who refuse to apologize for having claws—of course, Harley Quinn is a solid option too ; )

Do you have a favorite femme fatale? A work assignment 10-years ago let me channel my inner wickedness as Harley Quinn.⚡🖤
#GothamGirls #FemaleFriday #FBF

This isn't a scrapbook—it's unfiltered talk! Official trailer—Finally Thriving & Seriously Irritated YouTube video by Shauna Gabriel

Ever feel like you're just getting by, even when life looks perfect on paper? Then this is the podcast for you—it's not a scrapbook, just unfiltered talk🎙️🖤 #podcast #newpodcast
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