Jessyca Stoepker
My days in Monterey
Despite not knowing this wonderful city existed until 48 hours before I left Michigan, I've fallen in love with Monterey. Located in...
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Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 15, 2019
- 1 min
So far, so cool, SoCal
I (semi-unintentionally?) spent a lot of time in Southern California, and I was going to write a more lengthy post about it. However, so...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jul 2, 2019
- 4 min
Hiking Yosemite
“I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” -John Muir...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jun 23, 2019
- 2 min
Aboard the California Zephyr
As many of you know, I’m currently chugging over to California via Amtrak for a few weeks of solo vacation. My bus left from Grand Rapids...
Jessyca Stoepker
- May 27, 2019
- 6 min
It's been a year since I've graduated college. Here's what I've learned so far.
Sometimes I really miss college--the roommate bonding, the clubbing on the weekends, the relief of finishing a giant research paper right...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Mar 30, 2019
- 5 min
Boundaries: An important part of your self-care routine
Can we just reflect on the fact that it is already April, as in A-P-R-I-L, 2019?!? Okay, thanks. I think it’s safe to say that everyone...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Jan 28, 2019
- 3 min
How perfectionism stops me from reaching my goals
Goal-setting is essential for anyone who wants to succeed in life. It doesn't matter what your goals are--they could involve bettering...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Dec 30, 2018
- 3 min
A quick & inaccurate rating of 2018
While January lasted 10 years, December has lasted 10 seconds. After a brown Christmas, I'm back to work planning out the year ahead. But...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Nov 11, 2018
- 4 min
The not-so-pretty part of "self-care"
These days, "self-care" can mean just about anything. Social media gurus pose with lattes, comfy socks, and bath bombs and call it...
Jessyca Stoepker
- Oct 19, 2018
- 5 min
"Come back, but don't stay": Travel, education, and finding your sense of self
Like so many moms, mine was filled with a kind of hopeful sadness when I officially moved out of the house a few years ago. But she...
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