Hard to believe it has been almost 10 months since my last post. And honestly, that also means about 10 months since I was last check in ...

This week's blog post is late... and short. It's currently late Tuesday night and I am trying (desperately) to catch up on messages, comm...

Can stepping outside help make you feel better?

Soooo, How Ya Been? It’s SUMMER already! Time to blow the dust off this old blog, say hello and get back to some weekly writing on this b...

As you may or may not know, this time of year is when school gets started. And you also may or may not know, that this year marks my 3rd...

Happy World Elephant Day 2018! Like most of the World/International/National (place animal species here) Days, today is a day for the wor...

Yes, fine. I will fully admit it. I am the type of person who will continue to take on new things until I overflow with too much to do an...

"There are many ways to get there from here. But the path you take is yours. It is unique to you and what you make of it along the way." ...

In honor of National Zoo Keeper Week, July 15-21, 2018, I wanted to share something I wrote several years ago in a social media post, so ...

I have spent many years speaking and presenting about the plight of elephants and rhinos due to poaching and habitat degradation. And the...

So I didn't hit my goal of posting each week. Last week flew by due to working 6 days and laboring late into each night trying to get a ...

Disruption. noun - disturbance or problems that interrupt an event, activity, or process. I was planning on doing a post this week about ...

If you had asked me what my favorite species was when I was in elementary school, I would have said the cheetah. In the second grade, I d...

So maybe weekly vlogs are going to happen... On Wednesday I had another "Typical Day" for me, where things are not typical. I was fortun...

This is just a quick post, but one that falls under the usual weekly postings that I have planned. In an effort to continue expanding int...

I clearly remember when I first learned about Twitter in late 2006, it was twttr at the time. In it's early years, before apps, you could...

There you are, minding your own business, getting your kid ready for bed. Or maybe you're the awesome aunt taking the niece or nephew ou...

There are several ways to get into the animal care field. In fact, most keepers I know all seem to have their own unique story on how th...

I am often asked, what is a typical day like for a Zookeeper? Of course, I can only answer based on my own experiences. I think its fai...

This is a question I have received a few times lately and thought I would post the answer here for later reference, if it should come up ...