Caitlin HawekotteMay 28, 20203 minTake Your TimeOne day last October, as I ran around between attending the various sessions of a podcasting conference and meeting up with my husband so...
Caitlin HawekotteMar 14, 20204 minThe Best Thing We Can Do Right Now Is NothingNot all heroes wear capes. Some wear pajamas and #StayHome. I thought this visual might help make it clear why each of our actions matter...
Caitlin HawekotteApr 15, 20197 minOur Lady Is Burning, But May She Rise Again“Nothing gold can stay.” - Robert Frost Just this morning, as my husband headed out the door to go on a rock climbing trip, we were...
Caitlin HawekotteFeb 16, 20194 minYou Are Not the FirstWhenever it came to careers or book ideas or relationships, I used to lament the fact that I never seemed to be the first person to have...
Caitlin HawekotteDec 13, 20184 minIt's Not All About YouA couple weeks ago, I sat down in the living room waiting to watch an episode of one of my favorite shows, which may or may not have the...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 4, 20187 minHow I Learned to Be Present by Flying Away—An Honest Look Back at 2017"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it." - Ferris Bueller's Day Off Wow, I can’t...
Caitlin HawekotteOct 10, 20176 minOn Days When It May Feel Like Nothing Matters, What Gets You Up in the Morning?"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." - Les Misérables I’ve been in Paris for 11 days now, and I’m finally writing for...
Caitlin HawekotteSep 15, 20179 minWhy I Decided to Travel Solo—Even Though I’m MarriedI once had a counseling professor who told our class, “The way you do anything is the way you do everything.” For the most part, I have...
Caitlin HawekotteJun 4, 20176 minMy Parting Gift to My Twenties is a Lack of ClosureI wanted to write a letter to my Twenties, explaining how “it’s not you; it’s me.” I wanted to give this fabulous decade of my life some...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 13, 20171 minAmerica -- Land of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Freedom from LAXDay 15 of 15: "Woke up in London yesterday, found myself in the city near Piccadilly, don't really know how I got here, I got some...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 12, 20172 minCheers for NowDay 14 of 15: London, you are just full of surprises. Today, the most delightful one was my delicious dinner at Dishoom. (Thank you to my...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 11, 20172 minLondon Called -- And I AnsweredHope it wasn't disappointed it was me. Originally, my plan was to visit London and Dublin with a good friend. When she sadly wasn't able...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 7, 20172 minSolo Travel -- From Breakfast to BelfastDay 10 of 15: After breakfast yesterday, I rested for a bit and then made a visit to the Dublin Writers Museum. Afterward, I attempted to...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 7, 20172 minDublin -- The Land of My People, Where I Was Both Lost and FoundDay 9 of 15: Technically this happened yesterday, but I strolled the streets of the Temple Bar district in Dublin and even saw The Temple...
Caitlin HawekotteJan 6, 20172 minParis is Always, Always a Good IdeaDay 5 of 15: I can't believe I've been with the Contiki tour group for four days and am only just now beginning to post about my...