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March 8, 2014

My Hope for Women & Travel

It's International Women's Day and I am sitting in the inaugural Women's Travel Festival here in NYC. I am listening to the many women doing their presentations, sharing their stories, and exposing themselves emotionally for the sake of inspiring and empowering oth[...]

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February 27, 2014

Romantic Travel After Kids

It can be difficult as a parent to plan a romantic getaway, which of course means leaving the kids at home. As parents of three boys, my husband and I thought that getting away is something that we wouldn’t do for a long time.However, it does make it easier to g[...]

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February 12, 2014

Figuring Out Where I Belong

For a long time, too much time within the 5 year span of my blogging, I questioned whether I belonged in certain communities where more seasoned, professional writers would gather. At some point blogging shifted away from being seen as this superfluous, casual h[...]

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February 7, 2014

Photographing Mazatlán, Mexico

It's been a few months now since I visited Mexico, and I have tons of images of Mazatlán, the coastal town on my last trip there. It was the kind of place that I think I will have many stories to tell for a while, and I have worked on a piece where I will tell[...]

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February 3, 2014

Romantic Getaway to Rhinebeck, NY

Things are getting a little busy here in the Cain household and all this snow hasn't really helped much. My husband and I pride ourselves in taking time away together, but life has gotten in the way as of late. That's why on the one free weekend we managed to pu[...]

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January 29, 2014

Images of The Strip, Las Vegas

I can't really say that Las Vegas (the strip) is my thing, though I am a huge fan of what's happening in the culinary scene there and can't deny that the stage productions are truly one of a kind (a must see is Rose. Rabbit. Lie. by my friend David Foster, et. al.)[...]

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January 19, 2014

Winter Vacationing for The Non-Skier at Keystone, CO

My first trip for 2014 was a bit of a whirlwind. After a bit of trouble getting out of New York due to weather, I made my way to Las Vegas for conferences...more on that soon. I have to say that conferences are nice, speaking at them even nicer, and reconnectin[...]

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December 29, 2013

Romantic Getaway to Lake Joseph, NY

My husband and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage. We celebrated this past weekend with him surprising me with a weekend getaway to the Catskill Mountains. I won't deny that my eyes teared up when he revealed his surprise, and all the research he had done to[...]

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December 16, 2013

Highlights in Travel of 2013

As 2013 comes to an end I am looking back at a year in travel and how much I have enjoyed discovering new and repeat favorite destinations to share with you. I made a resolution at the beginning of the year to make 2013 the year of happy, and I think it really was[...]

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December 10, 2013

Eating My Way Through Anguilla

Even though, for the moment, I am more than happy with the chilly weather in New York City, it won't be long before I start wanting to escape to the beach again. My list of favorite beach destinations is getting longer and recently I added another favorite: Anguil[...]

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Sunday stroll and waterfalls. Sunday stroll and waterfalls.
Life lately. 😊 Life lately. 😊
My recent post inspired many people who kindly rea My recent post inspired many people who kindly reached out to me for words of wisdom and guidance on how “they, too,” can get their lives more together.

Here’s what I will say: for more than a year now, I have experienced disappointment with work I was committed to and the overall devaluation of what so many of us creatives do, and it started impacting the passion I had for my work, which, as a creative, can be a massive death sentence. I found myself soft quitting, quitting-quitting, having contracts end that I was eager to let go of, and others that I didn’t think I wanted to let go - but that in the end resulted in an incredible boost to my emotional and mental health. 

For so many, our prof success has so long defined us. It defines how ppl receive us, esp as Black and brown ppl, especially as women, how society values us, and, to some extent, how we view ourselves. But that was breaking me. I was working harder, longer, and more intensely without significant reward or recognition. Not just in one job, but in so much.

To overcome this, I sought something completely disconnected from my current work but still requiring focus, commitment, and skill. 

And slowly, I started finding myself again. Being selective means fewer selections, which means less money. It is, in the end, a choice. One that comes with its struggles. 

I absolutely admire the people with whom I partner today. My family is figuring out the money thing; we found the loss of joy too great to ever sacrifice again. Today, I am proud to work with some real kick-ass people. It’s reinvigorated my creativity. And I absolutely LOVE owning a mobile cafe. Not because it’s a massive money maker (it’s not), but because of the people I meet every time we serve. Running two businesses is not for the faint of heart, but I am so incredibly fulfilled.

I don’t do sad well. But I have experienced it all. And very much so recently. And my recent post is me on the other side of it. And I wanted all of you inspired by it to know I have been going through it. So if you are still where I was, let the glimpse behind my curtain be what keeps you going. Even the night ends at sunrise.
Sunset glow in the nooks of our little home. I lov Sunset glow in the nooks of our little home. I love it here so much. 🥰

I’m embracing new life experiences and opportunities with excitement and anticipation. I was stuck for so long, convinced it’s where I needed to be, but change, it turns out, has been exactly what I have needed…though I will admit I have been nervous about it. 

All this to say, sometimes we get stuck in situations that have long stopped making us happy, maybe because it’s easier to stay, or you’ve convinced yourself it’s where you should be, and it can be hard to walk away, especially if you’ve invested so much of yourself in the process. Ugh. The shit we tolerate when we stop listening to the little voice yelling at us that it’s time to MOVE ON. And sometimes, we don’t. Sometimes we have to be pushed. 

But, if the opportunity to break free comes, even if inconvenient, TAKE IT.  RUN. Because, as a wise teenager once said, YOLO. 

Trust in the fact that you’re pretty f❤️cking awesome, and things have a way of working themselves out. Trust that life is more interesting with the bumps along the way and that your final destination isn’t at the bottom, even if you might find yourself there for a moment. 

It’s a fun ride not because it’s always easy, but because of how much cooler things are when you’ve overcome the hard bits.
My wildflower field is reminding me of an importan My wildflower field is reminding me of an important trait: patience. So much in my life right now feels out of my control. I am experiencing a massive shift and uneasiness, and things I want to happen are so slow and feel like they are not happening at all. It is very unsettling and frustrating. 

But this was also my garden. The blooms weren’t blooming. It felt like they were never going to come. Like it would skip us this year. And I was sad at the thought that for reasons outside of my control, regardless of everything we did to tend to this garden, we would just not get the results we’d hope for. 

But this morning, I woke up, and there they were. The first few flowers. Colorful and bright, with bumblebees dancing around them. And when I looked closer, I saw so many more buds waiting to burst open. 

It all needed time. Not the time I gave them, or expected, but what was necessary. 

And so things may not happen as we wish they would, when we wish they could, but they will. We just have to be patient and trust the process. Easier said than done, I know. But, at least I have a beautiful flowering garden to admire while I wait.
Today was about beautiful baby niece, family, and Today was about beautiful baby niece, family, and cute ducks all named “Ducky”. 👧🏻🐣🍨

📍The Spotted Duck, Penn Yan, NY

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