The Conversationalist

The hardest stuff is officially over. The hardest stuff is hugging my mother goodbye. It’s looking my sister in the eyes without tearing up. It’s knowing that I’m going to miss a year of my 11-month-old nephew’s growth, a year where he’ll take his first steps and speak his first deliberate words. For me, the [...]

The big departure date is arriving soon! On January 1st, I will officially begin my year of travel. I’ll board a plane bound for New Orleans and spent the month volunteering with a local community organization (of which I’ll be telling you lots about soon). As I’ve chatted with friends and family about my project, [...]

Friday morning. With bags packed and passport in hand, I stand in the hallway of my apartment of seven years and permit myself to feel the magnitude of my decision to renounce a stable, comfortable life to spend one year traveling across the world.

On Saturday afternoon I headed over to Café Névé to sip coffee and chat with a couple of friends. It was also the opportunity to meet “the new girlfriend” (Miss K) of one of my pals. After some light introductions and a couple sips of café au lait, Miss K turned to me and asked [...]

Yesterday I sat on my couch and thought about killing myself. Okay, now that I have your attention, I’m going to unpack that for you.

Yesterday was a big day for this skinny-legged blogger. I ran my first marathon.

I am on the verge of turning thirty years old. Whatevs. It’s just a number, right? But it’s also an opportunity to reflect. So I sat down to think long and hard about the past decade. What were my greatest lessons and truths? Here is what I came up with.

Hey! I love those blue jeans on you. They really accentuate your ass. So last week in my check-in, I snapped my fingers in a “zed” formation at RBC for their blanket policies regarding how they approach customer service. I had been denied a Line of Credit, and I was frustrated. I consider myself a [...]

Hey You! What’s that new fragrance you’re wearing? Girl, you smell good! It’s been a busy week for me, back from Toronto and right into my lively life, with an interview with Canadian songstress Sarah Harmer, the opening of the Image+Nation film festival and successfully completing a 30K training run in preparation for the Philadelphia [...]

Hey you! I love what you’ve done with your hair! It’s Monday, and you know what that means? It’s time for us to check in and see what’s going on in each other’s lives.  Here’s what’s going on in the wonderful world of Baylis.

Hey Lovers! It feels like it’s been such a long time. Let’s never be apart this long ever again, okay?

It’s Monday, and that means it’s time for me to check-in. Rather than an essay, this week I thought I’d break out my well developed list-making skills and provide some point form snapshots on what I’ve been appreciating lately. On this Thanksgiving Monday, here are ten things I’m grateful for.