Musings

This Time Next Year

My hope for you as we embark on another trip around the sun

Jan 3 • Elisabeth

Vacation Scrapbook

Nothing like giant mountains and wild bears to give you perspective!

Jul 30, 2025 • Elisabeth

How Do You Measure a Year?

525,600 minutes on Substack.

Apr 14, 2025 • Elisabeth

Magazines as a Coping Mechanism

Hand me the Arts section, pls.

Jan 16, 2025 • Elisabeth

L.A., I Love You

To my friend, The City of Angels.

Jan 8, 2025 • Elisabeth

What you can learn from fairies and chasing PhDs

Wonderful things can happen when your plans don't work out.

Sep 4, 2024 • Elisabeth

The Fuss About Rush

a.k.a. that time I surprised myself and defended Bama Rush

Aug 28, 2024 • Elisabeth

The Slippery Slope of Doing Your Best

a.k.a Overthinking a fluffy cop drama set in Belfast

Aug 6, 2024 • Elisabeth

The Front Row Theory

There’s a podcast making the rounds on social media that has stuck with me, and I haven’t even listened to it in its entirety. Mel Robbins talks about…

Jul 19, 2024 • Elisabeth

Childless Mother

The Heartbreak of What Could Have Been

Jun 18, 2024 • Elisabeth

A (half empty) Cup of Ambition

A few months after a glorious year of working in Northern Ireland, I found myself seated behind a switchboard in the middle of a car dealership lobby.

Jun 7, 2024 • Elisabeth

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