Ambitiously Cierra – A lifestyle blog about finding balance within an ambitious life

Best 3 burgers in the DC Area

To know me is to know that one of my favorite foods is a bacon cheeseburger. I can probably trace the love affair back to my days of getting JBCs…

Sapphic Greek Mythology Retellings to Add to Your TBR

Happy Pride Month, Ambitious Fam! I share queer book recommendations over on Instagram as someone who reads queer all year. This year, we’re getting hyperspecific with book recommendations for sapphic…

2026 Spring Bucket List

Hey, Ambitious Fam! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Though I stepped away from long-form blog posts for a bit, I’ve still been keeping up with bucket list adventures and…

Best 3 burgers in the DC Area

To know me is to know that one of my favorite foods is a bacon cheeseburger. I can probably trace the love affair back to my days of getting JBCs…

Sapphic Greek Mythology Retellings to Add to Your TBR

Happy Pride Month, Ambitious Fam! I share queer book recommendations over on Instagram as someone who reads queer all year. This year, we’re getting hyperspecific with book recommendations for sapphic…

2026 Spring Bucket List

Hey, Ambitious Fam! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Though I stepped away from long-form blog posts for a bit, I’ve still been keeping up with bucket list adventures and…

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Meet Cierra

DC Area Lifestyle Content Creator

Cierra is a DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) native who enjoys trying new things and talking way too much about them. When she's not crossing items off her monthly bucket lists, she can be found enjoying a cup of coffee, reading, tending to her plants, or finding different ways to release her creative energy. Cierra believes in the beauty of life's journeys and she is growing in a few of her own, including her self-love journey (check out the "current journeys" tab for more). If you're looking for ambitious inspo, a virtual best friend, and life through a lens of an excitable multi-passionate oversharer then you have come to the right place!

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August 20, 2026 · In: Lifestyle

Best 3 burgers in the DC Area

To know me is to know that one of my favorite foods is a bacon cheeseburger. I can probably trace the love affair back to my days of getting JBCs…

June 10, 2026 · In: Lifestyle

Sapphic Greek Mythology Retellings to Add to Your TBR

Happy Pride Month, Ambitious Fam! I share queer book recommendations over on Instagram as someone who reads queer all year. This year, we’re getting hyperspecific with book recommendations for sapphic…

March 18, 2026 · In: Bucket Lists

2026 Spring Bucket List

Hey, Ambitious Fam! It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Though I stepped away from long-form blog posts for a bit, I’ve still been keeping up with bucket list adventures and…

January 23, 2025 · In: Lifestyle

2024 Five Star Reads: Favorite Books of the Year

Hey, Ambitious Fam! It’s time to talk about one of my favorite subjects–books! In 2024, I set a reading goal of 12 books (an increase from 2023’s goal of 10…

October 14, 2024 · In: Bucket Lists

2024 Fall Bucket List

Hey, Ambitious Fam! Have you created your fall bucket list yet? Fall is the best season of the year, and bucket lists are how I prioritize enjoying it to its…

July 21, 2024 · In: Lifestyle

The 5 Best Ice Cream Shops in Old Town Alexandria

Summer in the DC area can be pretty intense and this year, it’s particularly brutal. There is no better way to cool off from the heat than with a frozen…

June 7, 2024 · In: Bucket Lists

2024 Summer Bucket List

Hey, Ambitious Fam! Have you created your summer bucket list yet? There has been some discourse on social media about how summer doesn’t hit the same as adults because we…

April 22, 2024 · In: Lifestyle

Spring Refresh Check List to Reinvigorate Your Life

Happy spring, Ambitious Fam! I have been enjoying the later sunsets and pretty blooms–it feels like the world is awakening around me! Spring is not only great at boosting moods,…

January 16, 2024 · In: Lifestyle

2023 Five Star Reads: Favorite Books of the Year

Hey, Ambitious Fam! Reading has become my entire personality again and that’s mostly attributed to the string of great reads that I consumed in the second half of the year….

October 13, 2023 · In: Bucket Lists

2023 Fall Bucket List

My love for fall knows no bounds. Between all of the pumpkin and fall flavors, the return of sweater weather, the myriad of activities—there is a reason why the season…