Cailynn Hensen
March 1, 2019
In elementary school, I cried at the thought of having to climb a floor-to-ceiling rope in gym class. I begged my mom to let me stay home on days where we had to run the mile or do track-and-field. I’ve never been in great shape, physically, or excited about putting my body to the test. […]
February 5, 2019
Since starting a weight loss program, I am in the kitchen more than I’ve ever been – and you know what? It’s been really fun to discover that I enjoy cooking! One of the snacks I keep making is deviled eggs. It’s hard to get sick of them, because there are endless ways to make […]
January 19, 2019
They say that “time heals all wounds.” Well, I don’t think they have ever lost anyone close to them. I thought time would make it easier. . . but honestly, it’s not. “How lucky am I to have something that made saying goodbye so hard.” That’s more like it. On Christmas Eve, my fiancé and […]
December 18, 2018
I’m a “feelings person.” Meaning, when something feels right (or wrong), that feeling is often the only reason I need to go through with that thing (or not go through with that thing). When I look back at certain moments in my life and big decisions I made, it turns out that the initial feeling I […]
November 19, 2018
Have you ever been a part of something for a relatively short amount of time, but it’s felt like so much longer? That’s how I feel about the last year! This time last year, on the Monday before Thanksgiving, I reported for my first day of work at Magic 98. Nearly a year later. . […]
October 11, 2018
October 11 is recognized as “National Coming Out Day.” If we’re friends on Facebook, you may have read my story in the past. It’s something I’ve shared before. I don’t share it to pressure anyone to come out. I share it so that you know that I was scared too – and I made it. […]
September 21, 2018
Up until a couple years ago, there were two things I thought to be true: I don’t have a hobby, and I can’t keep a houseplant alive if my life depended on it. It wasn’t until a couple good friends of mine sent me home with some “plant babies” that I realized I actually do […]
August 30, 2018
Ahhh, here we are… on the heels of Labor Day Weekend, the “unofficial end of summer.” If your kids aren’t back to school yet, they probably will be very soon. Seeing all the back-to-school themed Facebook and Instagram posts over the last couple weeks has me thinking about my time in school, and the things […]
July 28, 2018
I grew up blocks away from the county fairgrounds in my hometown. We were so close that most summer nights during the fair, if I wasn’t at them, I was falling asleep to the demolition derby and tractor pull roars. When I was in my early 20s, I worked for the county license center (aka […]
July 10, 2018
This weekend, our clan grew by one furry family member… say hello to Thomas the kitty! (He’s actually a five-year-old mature cat, but more on that in a second.) Thomas isn’t exactly a stranger either, we have history! Here’s the story: shortly before my fiancé, Leah, and I started dating, she adopted Thomas as a […]