Want to go to Germany next week?

I talk a lot about my need for stability and predictability in my life. But that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy last minute trips or surprises.. As long as there’s at least *some* planning involved. It was the middle of December and I was about to start a work trip with my Buddy Bidder, Jake. […]

Spice of life

As much as I crave stability, I now realize I crave variety. This quarantine has shown me what I have been searching for my entire life. Peter Pan with a paycheck. I don’t want to be a real grown up. I don’t want a normal life. I want adventure. And fun. And memories. And insane […]

Roll with it

There’s so little we can actually control in our lives. We can control our day to day decisions of what we do and who we talk to and how we want to spend our time and energy and emotional responses. But in the grand scheme of things, the world is really out of our control. […]

Two years down

It’s been two years since I earned my wings. Two years of take-offs and landings, short overnights, bad hotel beds, great hotel beds, early sign-ins, red-eye flights. Two years of packing a suitcase in the morning and not knowing where I’d sleep that night. Two years of new cities and old friends, street food and […]

Shipping up to Boston

I have visited Boston a few times, but a year and half of flying never gave me a long enough layover to really get into the city and experience it. This August, I finally got the chance. I try not to make too solid of plans for layovers because the joke in the airline industry […]

Only a dream in Rio

The crew scheduling blessings continued to rain down. My second standby in February turned into a DREAM. Scheduling calls and says, “We’re going to deadhead you to Rio and then you’ll work back.” WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY?! A deadhead is essentially when the company needs to move flight attendants so they can work from another […]

My love letter to New York

“One belongs to New York instantly. One belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” – Tom Wolfe It’s hard to describe New York. It’s loud, but you can find the most peaceful spots in parks or tree-lined streets. The people can be crass and seem mean, but they look out […]

When to jump

Not too long ago, people started a career and stayed with the same job at the same company until they retired. It was about working and providing for your family and remaining loyal to your employers. And there’s nothing wrong with finding a job and being content with it. But is being content enough? I […]

Follow your compass

Birthdays are a funny thing. We oftentimes set goals or deadlines that focus on that magical date we started our journey in this world. We also put a lot of pressure to have the best day, when really, they’re more often than not pretty ordinary. My birthday came and went this week with little fanfare, […]

Roller coaster of life

I recently picked up a trip that had a layover in Tampa. Since my dad lives in central Florida, we were able to meet up to do one of our favorite things together.. ride roller coasters. Luckily school was still in session so while there were more than a handful of field trips going on, […]