Archive - Ponytail Up

Choosing Your Theme Park Adventure

Cue the Vengaboys, we're going to Six Flags

Mar 22 •

February 2024

Mermaids, Manatees, & Mold-a-Ramas

A long weekend in the Sunshine State

Feb 13 •

January 2024

Enter the Year of the Dragon

on looking back to where I started, and ahead to where I'm going

Jan 12 •

December 2023

'Tis the season to be cozy

The shortest day of the year has come and gone. This time of year really lets my sliver of Scandinavian heritage shine; I lean fully into the hygge of…

Dec 22, 2023 •

November 2023

Happy Thanksgiving weekend!

I had 90% of this essay finished last week but couldn’t get it completed before the holiday weekend began, but that’s OK—November is a low-key month, a…

Nov 26, 2023 •

October 2023

on embracing the spooky season

Oct 23, 2023 •

September 2023

One Year of Ponytail Up

A lot has happened!

Sep 15, 2023 •

August 2023

Take Me to the Lakes

On coping with a painful injury while traveling

Aug 10, 2023 •

July 2023

On aging, injuries, and Indiana Jones

Jul 6, 2023 •

June 2023

Summer Staycation

how I like to enjoy Chicago's best season

Jun 15, 2023 •

May 2023

Memphis snapshots

on travel memories as time capsules

May 24, 2023 •

April 2023

Apr 27, 2023 •

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