THE GOOD FIGHT

I listened to this story this week, and it’s all I can think about. It’s what I thought about as I voted on Tuesday, and what my sister and I talked about as we walked home from the polls. It embodies so much of what I have been feeling. So before you move on with […]
BUSY TIMES AT MG

Hello. I’m still here. But Mountain Gypsy is in the process of a big rebranding/overhaul, plus I’m finishing grad school this semester (YAY!), so I know I’ve been absent here. I still post regularly to Instagram, so check out my page there for mini-blogs and fun info. If you’re more of a plain-old-blog-posts person, hang […]
WHY I QUIT BIRTH CONROL

This blog post is about menstrual cycles and my experience with birth control. If neither of those things interest you, feel free to skip it. Or, better yet, read it anyway and maybe learn something new! 🙂 First of all, I want to start off by saying that I am ABSOLUTELY an advocate for women […]
MY EXPERIENCE WITH HAVING BREAST REDUCTION SURGERY

This is something I’ve always gone back-and-forth with writing about for years. Then, a girlfriend recently asked me about it, and I thought maybe I should finally share my experience. Short version: In 2012, I got a breast reduction, and it was one of the best things I ever did for myself. And if you […]