After working in the nonprofit sector for my entire professional career so far (nearly six years for those of you keeping track), giving back is pretty much a part of my everyday life now. In my first job, I became invested in the issues of my clients at the agency I worked at, and atContinue reading “Giving & #GoodSpotting as a Millennial this Holiday Season”
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A little gratitude, today and every day
On Thanksgiving, the focus is on acknowledging what we’re grateful for (okay, and on food and football) — it’s family, friends, loved ones, our health, and so on. We start saying our thanks out loud around the table from an early age, right before we begin the big meal, and into adulthood, the ritual continues,Continue reading “A little gratitude, today and every day”
Cooking Lessons as Life Lessons
Yesterday I had the chance to attend the DC Metropolitan Cooking Show with my friend Julia. She loves being in the kitchen and cooking beloved family Italian recipes as much as I love my Cajun food. As we sat and listened to Giada De Laurentiis and then Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio, we noticed thatContinue reading “Cooking Lessons as Life Lessons”
Show up or miss out
Two weeks ago today, I walked into work determined to make it a better week than the previous one. It was “do over week.” That evening, as I was on a run after work, I got a phone call that stopped me in my tracks, and I knew do over week was over and theContinue reading “Show up or miss out”
Friends Forever (maybe)
They say that love may come and go, but friends are forever. They say that you can’t choose your family but you choose your friends. They say that friends are for life… but are they? More and more it seems like not. I moved three times by the time I had started seventh grade. EachContinue reading “Friends Forever (maybe)”
Jenna Sauber 