Welcome!

I started this blog as a way to reach out to others and share my experiences with exercise, education, and the free-spirited lifestyle I lead. Mostly, I started this to hear myself talk (see myself type?). I'm a compassionate, funny, patient special educator by day, fun-loving jogger, pet parent, and "old soul" by night. I'm an idealist in every sense of the word, but also a skeptic, worthy of a good debate. I'm a Midwesterner who lives on the east coast with a west coast state of mind. I cook, bake, meditate, hike, run, smile, write, joke, love, teach, and laugh. I want to fill this blog with recipes, quotes, tips, advice, questions, support, and humor. I want to expand my horizons and connect with others from all different backgrounds. Please, join me :)