Our next adventure, Dear Readers, is going to take us to Nighthawks in Troy. My first visit was for brunch. Every weekend is something...

It's February so that means the spring wedding season is upon us. You have probably already received a Save the Date notice from your...

There is rarely an author who affects me so deeply in the middle of my life just when I seem to need it the most. In the last year that...

Dear Girl Gone Smart Readers, I'm very excited to be writing for you about food. I hope you'll go easy on me as this is the first blog...

Every morning I sit on my deck after I fill my bird feeder to watch the blue jays and cardinals while I sip on coffee wrapped in a little...

Costa Rica had long been on my travel bucket list. It was a dream of mine to zip line in the canopies of a rain forest and spend time...

There has been a lot of news in the last three weeks that has taken over most media and has been at the forefront of people's thoughts -...

In 2018 I hosted several fundraisers on Facebook, but it wasn't until I created a fundraiser for Save a Gato that I really saw the...

"In life, there was so much insult and injury, and she had no choice but to collect what was hers. But now she wished to take Solomon's...

It has taken me a while to process how I feel about the book The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton. It’s true that work and a very bad cold...

What do you crave? I originally published this in the Albany Times Union back in February of 2017 before the Superbowl, but with the...

I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand and Australia back in 2015. While New Zealand had the most beautiful landscapes I had ever...

A life-long friend of mine, family really, helped me out with a special Christmas gift for my Mom in 2015. She wanted a new cover for the...

I won't spend a lot of money on myself for "stuff." My collections are comprised of Converse, books, candles, and tea sets. That's pretty...

I’m a bit obsessed with serial killers, cults, gangs, prison life, anything of that nature. Whether it’s the group mentality of cults,...

This book review was originally published in our city's newspaper on July 2, 2015. It is no less relevant now than it was then. In light...

I know, I know. You're probably thinking WTF? Heather loves Stephen King so what the hell happened with this one? When I first started...

I'm not going to tell you which politicians to vote for, but I am going to suggest voting for me, for you, and for your children. I care...

I'm so happy to introduce you to Bailey. When I started GGS, there were a few young women I had a in mind for this area and she is one of...

On October 10 of 2018 I received a private message via Facebook from a friend, Erika, who thought I may be interested in reading a story...