Emily Grace

The Saltwater Prescription

In December I was given some news that caused immediate anxiety because I knew that this would affect me for at least the first few months of 2022. It didn’t help that the news was delivered during a bleak winter pandemic (yep, still a “pandemic” two years later). After allowing myself to react and letContinue reading “The Saltwater Prescription”

The Importance of Identity

I’m in my mid thirties and several years ago I made a discovery that the time I took to really stop and think about the things that made me happy and made me uniquely who I was actually made me feel stronger. This exercise has become like a band-aid for wounded self-esteem. In my mind,Continue reading “The Importance of Identity”

Freedom

I recently returned from a trip to Cheyenne, Wyoming for their Frontier Days celebration and rodeo. It was everything I thought it would be — cowboys, parades, prairies, and a healthy dose of patriotism. It was healing in a world where we are currently hearing over and over again that our country “isn’t cutting it”.Continue reading “Freedom”

The Importance of Baking Cookies

My boyfriend recently came to pick me up for dinner and brought some dishes I had left at his grandmother’s house from a dinner we had had with her. When I looked in the bag, I found that she had filled the dishes with homemade Pecan Sandie cookies! I had never had Pecan Sandies fromContinue reading “The Importance of Baking Cookies”

Katharine Hepburn’s Wide Leg Pants

This past weekend was the beginning of a two week holiday break from work. I’ve never taken a full two weeks off at the end of the year, but 2020 was a beast and I had the days to take, so I did. In true celebratory fashion, I decided to approach the first Saturday offContinue reading “Katharine Hepburn’s Wide Leg Pants”

The Scientific Mindset

During my commute to work I often listen to Alie Ward’s “Ologies” podcast and I recently listened to an episode where Alie interviews Professor Rebecca Lai, who beautifully articulates what a scientific mindset is and why she likes working in science. She articulated the scientific mindset and approach so well that I had to tryContinue reading “The Scientific Mindset”