Tasman Sea, New Zealand, 2016
Thanks for stopping by my little piece of the internet! My name is Chelsea; I am 42 years old and living in the great state of Alabama. I have lived somewhat of a nomadic life, moving 12 times and living in places all between Texas and Maine. I was a bit of a feral creature with a grownup job until I finally met the man of my dreams and got married in 2019. We just recently had our first baby (2024) at the ripe age of 42! I also have an awesome bonus son who is 12!
I used to write/run a fairly successful fashion/dating/fitness blog for about 13 years (started in the aughts). Then the joy was sucked out of it (long story!), and I shut it down in 2016. Today, I am the VP of Marketing for an outfit in NYC and work remotely. For the last 15 years, I have managed to find ways to escape to exotic places to feed my wanderlust and the adrenaline junkie looming inside. Most of my travels have been solo trips, but pretty excited that I have found my lifelong travel buddy!
I spent most of my life playing on the water. The ocean is what soothes my soul and where God always speaks to me the loudest. I am always up for getting my hands a little dirty and doing the work, so long as I have a cute outfit. And always ready for a photo op!
My old blog I religiously posted 2-3 times a week. This one… not so much, ha! Every year, I say I am going to get back to writing… maybe this will be the year…
So, what’s this blog about?
I have no idea what I want to do with this blog. This feels more like a journal/diary and seems to be mostly about travel and home renovations, which I guess pretty much sums up what I have been up to for the last 7 years. But I suppose the overarching theme is finding joy and choosing happiness. Share the things that make me happy. Share the things that are hard but then look for the positive. I learned long ago that happiness is a choice. Sometimes I still need that reminder. When I get to the end of God’s plan (hopefully a long time from now), I want to reflect on my life and see that I sought out joy and chose happiness. And, if just my mom reads that’s cool 🙂 But maybe this will inspire others to get out there and follow their dreams, make a difference, and always look for the sunny side.