Hi, I’m Lauren (thewayfly), and I’m so glad you’re here!

I started this blog in 2019 to begin writing and sharing stories based upon my life and my adventures through it thus far. The adventure started in my late 20s when I picked up the book; You Can Do It! The Merit Badge Handbook for Grown-Up Girls, by Lauren Catuzzi.

Lauren and her dare-to-do female mentors in the pages inspired me to take up flying. Though I never completed my pilot’s license, the experience of doing something new and exhilarating expanded my horizon of what was possible in my life.

It gave me the confidence and courage to embark on an entirely new life path, from quitting my secure eight-year job and going back to school in my 30s, to backpacking solo across the Mediterranean and living abroad for a year in Southern Spain, and finally venturing down the path of entrepreneurship. 

Throughout the journey, I’ve never lost my love for exploring off-the-beaten-path (abroad or in my own backyard) and the relationships, life skills, and insights gained from daring something new and following my inner compass.

Much like my life, I’m not exactly sure where this blog will go, but I can promise you I’ll continue to follow my curiosity and let the wind and inner intuition guide me along. I invite you to join me as I tell old stories and create new ones. Most of all, I hope to encourage you too to write the story of your own best life.