This year my birthday was weird. Not because of anyone else--totally because of me. Usually I insist on a week-long (at least) extravaganza involving travel and excess. In that respect, I suppose I was on track-- we really considered my tagging along for the fiance's work trip to be my big birthday affair. But here's the thing; …
Tag: Northeast Ohio
Local Adventures: Cleveland’s West Side
You may recall I made a commitment to exploring my own backyard through a series of planned 'local adventures.' I would like to say I just had a great deal of initiative to learn more about Northeast Ohio (which has turned out to be much more interesting that you might think!), but in reality we've …
Resolutions Down, Happiness Up!
Since we're a couple weeks into the New Year I decided to take initial stock of how I'm doing with my resolutions. In every day life, if I don't start off on the right foot, I sometimes have difficulty getting myself pumped up to get back on track. Hence my affinity for doing things correctly …
Twas the Night Before Christmas
The days leading up to Christmas are always so much fun, but they seemed even better this year. I love minimally and tastefully decorating our house, incessantly playing traditional and new Christmas songs, continually dreaming of snow for a beautiful white holiday, picking out and wrapping gifts for family and friends, and spending time just …
Traveling Through Your Alma Mater
One of the reasons I chose to attend Kent State University was its study abroad programming. I knew in high school I wanted to study abroad at least one semester during college, and the university's programming in that regard caught my attention. Reading about what the university has to offer in the way of study …
Local Adventures: Hartville, Ohio
Work has been crazy pretty much since the day I arrived. I was nervous about making the switch from an agency to a corporate setting because everyone told me I would be bored. That suggestion is laughable. Since I joined, the university has: undergone a name and brand change (I started several months before this …
West Side Market: 100 Year Anniversary
I love all things Cleveland, not the least of which is the west side. I lived in Lakewood when I interned downtown and loved getting to know that side of the city. Since then we've been to the west side numerous times, more often than not to check out the food scene and night life. …
Heather's Compass 