[A version of this post originally appeared in my FREE #GetGutsy e-newsletter earlier this summer. It resonated with my newsletter subscribers, so I wanted to make it public for all to read. Subscribe for twice-monthly emails filled with more inspiration, ideas and action items to get out of your comfort zone.] A couple of months ago, I …

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Turning 25 freaked me out. Logically, I knew 25 meant nothing but that didn’t stop me from worrying about it, nonetheless. I joked about turning 25 for months before my birthday came and went in March, warning my friends and family that I was quickly approaching “my QLC” or quarter-life crisis, a term that has …

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Happy 21st birthday to my beautiful, intelligent and talented sister, Jamie! As my little sister celebrates her birthday this week (and OH, are we celebrating), I wanted to write something special just for her, here on the blog. Because you see, Jamie isn’t just my sister…she’s my best friend and one of the most important …

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Three years ago today, I walked across the stage at Temple University in my cap and gown, happily accepted my hard-earned diploma and closed one chapter of my life for an exciting new one. Some days I feel like I graduated from college yesterday, and other days, it feels like an entire lifetime ago. On that …

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On Monday night, God welcomed a very special angel into heaven: my grandmother. After months of suffering, we sadly said goodbye to an amazing woman, who brought joy to so many throughout her 84 years on earth. A wife, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, nurse, volunteer and devout Catholic, my Grandmom selflessly gave of herself, all …

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In the same moment last week that I splurged on a manicure and pedicure, I thought to myself, “I really need to do a better job tracking my personal finances.” Ironic, right? During my glorious pedicure, I committed to making a concerted effort to be smarter with my money, starting with a week-long experiment to …

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Today is my mom’s birthday. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on how over the years our relationship has shifted and changed. With age, we’ve become more than just mother and daughter- we’ve become friends! As I caught myself willingly watching not one, but two, Lifetime Christmas movies on TV on Sunday night, I realized that as …

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