About Me
What to know about me
Hey bestie! My name is Maggie, and I’m just a girl in her twenties trying to pick out the shiny trinkets of joy in every moment and appreciate the beauty of everyday life. Whether it’s savoring the first sip of morning coffee, finding the perfect pink shell on a shoreline walk, or catching a glimpse of a breathtaking sunset, I believe that savoring the small things can turn a normal life into something magical.
As a New England native turned Florida girl, I’d say that change is in my nature. I grew up in a small rural town in Massachusetts, spent a few college years in Maine, and then ultimately made it down to Florida. After graduation I made the jump to support my boyfriend as he started his career in the Navy which will surely bring more moves to come, so this is only the beginning of a guaranteed long list of places I’ll have lived. It’s a good thing I’m not one for staying still long and embrace the opportunity for a new start.
What brought me here today
Everyone’s twenties are a big time for change, and as a post grad who immediately started a full time job, I’m no stranger to the culture shock that is adulthood. Long gone are the days that an eight A.M. class is “too early” and having classes any more than three days per week is “too busy”. The corporate life became a grind, and I quickly found myself counting down the hours to five o’clock – living only for the weekends. It was demoralizing… no way for a cutie girl to live. Too many people live this way for far too long and I’m grateful to have realized that I didn’t have to anymore, and you don’t have to either!
I wasted no time finding ways to get back to being my fun-loving and carefree self, so I started being more intentional with what I was doing outside of work. This slowly started coming together by building one good habit at a time and living life on my own terms. When I’m not writing, you can find me out exploring some natural place, curled up in the sunroom with a good fantasy book, or shrouded in fabric for a new craft project. By spending my time doing what I loved, rather than wasting it wishing for more, I started to feel much more fulfilled with my life as a whole.
What you can look forward to
I started The Morning Magpie as a way to share my journey of finding happiness in the mundane, making friends on the move, and learning to cherish the wonders of change. In my childhood home, my mom had a painting that read “I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning” and I will always come back to it. There is something spectacular in each and every day to be discovered, and it’s up to us to go after it.
I hope you follow along with me as I navigate all the triumphs and tribulations that come with being in your twenties. No matter what you came here for, I hope you leave with a little more inspiration to carry you towards the life you’ve always dreamed of.