Hi, I’m Taylor — a lifestyle creator, content strategist, and someone who’s been telling stories in one form or another since I was a kid. Welcome to my current chapter!

When I was little, I loved pretending I was hosting my own cooking, DIY, or talk show. Sure, I liked the usual kid stuff, but I was especially drawn to people like Alton Brown, Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, and Oprah. I’d reenact their shows — showing off a recipe, explaining where to buy the ingredients, or walking through how to throw a great get-together. Sharing what I loved with an audience (even an imaginary one) just felt natural.

So when blogging and social media made it possible to do all that for real, I was all in. I launched my first blog in 2013, focused on navigating life with celiac disease and using obstacle course racing as a way to reclaim my health. I found success in that niche — I was genuinely thriving as a baby influencer — but the universe wasn’t done teaching me lessons.

Content creator, pop culture nerd, talk show host in a past life, your go-to girl for a good yap — and a certified lover girl at heart.


I'm Taylor Nakakihara

I'm only living to please 2 people - me at 13 and me at 93

After a few years of running Spartan Races, I quit abruptly. I was under-eating, losing weight, falling behind in school, and struggling to keep up at work. Training for and running a full season of races became impossible; it felt like I had exactly one gallon of mental gas in the tank each morning. Turns out, I literally had run out of gas — undiagnosed ADHD and autism will do that to a person once their coping mechanisms stop holding up.

Since getting diagnosed, I’ve been learning and unlearning a lot. Sometimes it’s joyful — realizing I can do things I once couldn’t — and sometimes it’s just hard. I wish I didn’t have to deal with a brain that works differently, but I do.
As if that weren’t enough, my body also decided that celiac disease wasn’t the end of the road. At 26, I had to get a full hip repair. No one tells you you’re out of warranty in your mid-20s, and it fucking sucked.

At 30, I made the hard (but absolutely correct) decision to end a 9-year relationship and move my single ass back to Phoenix. Life is hard — but being in the wrong relationship is harder. Choosing myself was the best decision I could’ve made. I took time to explore who I am, relearn how to love myself, and now I’m enjoying the emotional highs and lows of dating again. I thought I’d be married with kids by 31. Honestly? I’m glad that’s not how it worked out.

I feel most like myself when I’m telling stories — especially when I’m covering an experience, reviewing a local restaurant, or writing something that blends opinion with narrative. I also love getting dressed up, feeling good in my skin, and showing up in the world with intention. I'm only living to please 2 people - me at 13 and me at 93!

I bring a lot of invisible context into my work. I lost both my stepparents to complications of alcoholism at 17, which taught me to give people their flowers while they’re here. I’m half-Black and half-Japanese, and I’m currently exploring what that identity means to me as I get older — especially when it comes to taking up space in a world that doesn’t always make room for nuance. And as someone with ADHD and autism, I’m always figuring out how to work with (not against) my brain.

I’m currently living in Phoenix, Arizona with no plans to move, working for myself as a content strategist and designer, redefining this blog, and launching a podcast called Content & Coffee — where I get to yap about pop culture, marketing, and all the ways content shows up in our lives. I’m dating again, re-learning what makes me feel like me, and showing up online with more curiosity than certainty — and I wouldn’t have it any other way.


I can talk to anyone about anything — I’m a natural yapper with a strong opinion and a curious mind.

I’m not sure about having kids, but I’ve always known I want to be someone’s fun, hot wife.

I've got a Rottweiler named Quigley and a undetermined-breed grey cat named Annyong.

Politically, I’m basically Colorado: make it all legal and let people live how they want, as long as they’re not hurting anyone. Mind Ya Business.

I love vinegar flavored everything, hate cucumbers.

I once read 157 books on Kindle on my phone in a year.

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