Miranda Kate

I’m not quite sure why I started running; although as a highly impressionable 13-year-old I strongly suspect a movie with a beautiful protagonist who also started her days with a morning run may have had something to do with it. In any case, I do vividly remember making the decision to get up early (that’s…

I’m not sure exactly when it happened. There are moments in the more recent U.S. history of media (mainly the television, film and fashion magazine industries) that I’m sure were milestones in the gradual downfall of classy-ness but I think it would be unfair to put it on one person or TV show. Somehow we…

Since the age of 9, I’ve read at least one Harry Potter book a year. I realize that admitting that in a space that pretty much anyone has access to is probably a dangerous thing to do. #nerdalert. Harry Potter is probably the only thing that I’m super dorky about and it’s something that after…

I think one of the things every little girl (or twenty-something year old) dreams about is walking down a grand staircase slowly while someone waits at the bottom in awe. The stately descent often made in movies and books by the heroine has become an iconic representation of grace, elegance and dignity. Dictionary.com (I know,…

So in case you haven’t figured it out, I really like The Office. Like a lot. A few months ago I did a post on lessons I’ve learned since graduating from college (with a little help from The Office) and before that, lessons I learned from Pam Halpert. Now, I want to write about a…

For a few years now when summer break rolled around, I would make a bucket list for the next few months. These bucket lists helped me to stay on track with things I want to accomplish even during the extended break. Now as a full-time employee, the long summer days of sunbathing, reading, netflix-watching and…

I love music. Like, love it. I love to play (violin), sing (not well) and listen allllll the time. Forget hoverboards, the radio has been the best invention thus far. Listening to the radio in the car is what makes my daily commutes (and the occasional road trip) not just tolerable but actually enjoyable. I…