About

Welcome to And Blue Sky! I’m Crystal. I’ve been blogging since 1999, mostly over at Straight On Till Morning, but I moved here in November 2015 for a fresh new start. I’m currently a freelance writer and social media manager, but someday I’d LOVE to be a full time travel blogger, or any other job that pays me to explore the world.

About Me pages are hard, so here are a few of my favorite things:

Traveling pretty much anywhere, anytime.

Awesome hotels. I worked front desk and concierge for 7 years (Including over 2 years at Disney World at one of the largest resorts in the world!), so I’m a pretty serious hotel nerd.

My awesome cats.

Local Bands

Reading way too much – mostly nonfiction. My favorite novels are “Still Life With Woodpecker” by Tom Robbins and “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman, and the Harry Potter series, of course. (I’m a Ravenclaw!)

Buying ugly dresses at thrift shops and turning them into something that’s both awesome and one of a kind.

All the coffee. And some vodka.

Watching way too much cable news. (Mostly Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow, who once said I was awesome and made my entire life.)

Browsing fashion week runway photos on Vogue.com

Yoga, bellydance, hiking, and other vaguely athletic pursuits that I’m not so great at but do anyway.