Admittedly, when I peed on that little stick and saw the two pink lines, one of the first things I was excited for was getting to...

It's no secret that this past year, since quitting my full time job to do freelance work, has had its fair share of struggles. Between...

Over the past few months, I have discovered a couple tools that are, I don't want to say magical, but basically magical in helping me be...

Now that I'm well into my third trimester at 30 weeks into this pregnancy, I've realized that I haven't actually sat down and written any...

These next couple weeks of the year are usually pretty big and memorable for my husband and I. Somehow we always end up vacationing in...

I am totally not a therapist and I'm no where near an expert when it comes to mental health, BUT I have had multiple years of therapy,...

I've always loved cooling off in the water on hot summer days. Growing up in suburban West Michigan, there was always an opportunity to...

You're going to be alright. You know how I know that? Because I know two songs that claim that to be true. Okay, hang with me. Back in...

Sometimes you just need some happy in your life. Whether summer brings up happy memories, sad nostalgia, hatred for humidity or love for...

In my opinion, dinner parties are awesome and we would all be better off if we had a few more of them. My husband and I, after 4 years of...

Family photos are some of my favorites to take. I love capturing the joy and love and dynamics that come with each family! However, I...

At the end of March, I took a trip to the beautiful, quaint, cozy, lovely country of Denmark with my husband and our good friends the...

Welcome, friend, to our FINAL week of the Enneagram series! Today we get to hear from my sweet friend Lizzy Cohen as she walks us through...

Welcome to Week Eight of the Brightly Alex Enneagram Series. I'm so excited about this week's post because our guest is my very best...

Welcome to Week Seven of the Brightly Alex Enneagram Series! This week we get to hear from Bob Hedge, a new friend of mine who brings a...

Enneagram Sixes are nicknamed The Loyalist. Their basic need is to have support and guidance. As you can imagine, Type Sixes are really...

Enneagram Fives are known as The Investigator. Their basic need is to understand and know. And after almost 8 years in a relationship...

I'm so excited for this week because it's the week of my own Enneagram type, Type Four. To help us all understand Fours better, meet my...

Today we get to hear from Brian Fulton, someone who's had a lot of influence in my life since I first moved to Chicago over 5 years ago....

Today I'm bubbling with excitement to introduce to you one of my very favorite people in the whole world: Hanne Larson. I first got to...