Author Archives: leannrwallace

For two summers in a row, I spent my afternoons shooting clay pigeons and my evenings checking my body for wood ticks. I always seemed to be the only girl at bible camp who took an unusual interest in taking lessons at the gun range. While other girls in my cabin signed up for waterContinue reading “Guns and Bibles”

I was sitting on the floor at the bar charging my phone when a guy sat down next to me and offered me a drink. I declined, but we ended up sharing his beer and getting to know each other. He lived down the street from the establishment we were at. Grew up on theContinue reading “Sharing drinks with strangers”

I’m a devout Uber and Lyft user. I’m a pretty good passenger, too. Did you know you can look up your rating? 4.9/5 stars…which means I’m a hot mess only .0009 percent of the time. Not bad. At first I thought it was a little weird hopping in the back of a stranger’s personal KiaContinue reading “Rides home with strangers”

I wouldn’t say I’m a firm believer in the five-second rule, but I definitely use it as a guide. I have to give it my parents for allowing me to eat things that momentary touched the floor. I think those few extra germs here and there really had a hand in building the steadfast immuneContinue reading “The Five-Second Rule”

It’s that time of year where you find yourself in the depths of your closet, dusting off jackets you haven’t worn in months. It can be lucrative, nostalgic, or creepy putting your hands inside the pockets of those coats. Sometimes you’ll find a $5 dollar bill and think to yourself, since when do I carryContinue reading “Pocket Treasures”

This morning I found myself watching QVC for an hour. They were selling the Vitamix blender. I can’t help but be mesmerized by its capabilities to blend whole fruits and vegetables into raw, delicious, drinkable smoothies. If you haven’t heard, Vitamix is THE premiere blender. I guess I would know, since I have been a proudContinue reading “Infomercials”

It’s fall, my friends. A time to embrace change. A time to carefully select a season-appropriate nail polish color. This is what trying on nail polish at Ulta looks like. But sometimes indecision is a decision, do you know what I mean? I didn’t pick any of the colors on this hand. Because none ofContinue reading “times they are a changin’”

I kind of felt like a missionary today. But instead of going door-to-door to folks homes via bicycle, I approached my colleague at his desk and directly handed him the Good News… Hey, Core Power Yoga is offering two free weeks of unlimited yoga this month! I’m a self-described “yogi” and take classes at CoreContinue reading “2 free weeks”

It looked like it was happening again. As I was heading to work this morning, the news was on in the lobby of my building.  A few people were standing in silence watching a burning World Trade Center. It’s never easy to watch, although I also find it hard to look away. I stared atContinue reading “Fears and Freedom”

It’s that time of year again, even though it doesn’t feel like it. It’s not that it doesn’t feel like it because I’m not heading back to school…it doesn’t feel like it because it’s 95 freaking degrees out in Texas. As a gal from the north, back-to-school meant the end of summer and the beginningContinue reading “Back to School”