I started this site in 2009 to share dessert recipes and hope someone, somewhere, would try my chocolate chip cookies. (They were really good cookies.)
Seventeen years later, it’s also where I write about photography, money, books, the apps I’m building, and whatever else I’ve gotten obsessed with lately.
I’ve never been good at staying in one lane. It turns out that’s the whole point.
Where It Started
The site was called Sweet Remedy back then. A baking blog with too many photos of cookies and brownies, run from a kitchen that wasn’t really set up for food photography. I didn’t know what I was doing. That turned out to be a feature.
Because somewhere along the way, the food got less interesting to me than the photographs of the food. The light, the composition, the way a styled plate could make someone feel something. That obsession sent me back to school. First for a bachelor’s in multimedia production, then a master’s in teaching and learning with emerging technologies.
The fancy way to say all of that: I learned how to make beautiful things, and then I learned how to teach other people to do the same.
I pivoted the site to focus on food photography education. I taught digital photography to college students (by accident, honestly, and it turned out to be one of the best things I’ve ever done). I built free resources, developed tutorials, and helped food bloggers and photographers level up their craft.
That chapter is something I’m still proud of, and all of that content is still here. It’s not going anywhere.
Where I Am Now
But here’s the thing about being a person: you evolve.
While I was building this site, I was also building a career in product. I worked my way up, learning how to ship products, think strategically, and lead cross-functional teams. I became obsessed with personal finance. Not in a “cut out lattes” kind of way, but in a “let me build a spreadsheet that projects my net worth at 55” kind of way.
I started working on an app called Voluta: a social reading platform for people who want to share what they’re reading with people who actually care. Part book tracker, part buddy read platform, part cozy corner of the internet.
I kept cooking and baking. I kept reading. I kept taking photos. I picked up new interests: gaming, coffee culture, cozy hobbies that make a long week feel worth it.
And somewhere along the way, I realized that the thing that makes me me isn’t any single one of these interests. It’s all of them. Together.
The Stuff That Matters
I live in the Hudson Valley with my husband Joe and my dog, Penny. I believe in going all in on the things you love, even if people don’t understand why you’d want to post about your life online.
I believe that curiosity is a superpower, that you don’t have to monetize every hobby (but you can if you want to), and that the best content comes from people who are genuinely living what they’re sharing.
I also believe in a the power of doing nothing, a really strong cup of coffee, and the transformative power of a well-organized spreadsheet.