I’ve never really felt like I fit in. Being quite an introvert and a homebody, I’ve felt myself try to change on many occasions to please other people and to just be accepted. I’ve tried to be the girl that was too cool for school. The girl that only kept a few friends, hated all…
My first ever relationship was built on uncertainty. It was just like the movies, where there would be some sort of conflict and unrequited love. It was exciting, it made me think that all love needs to be that way. That we need to overcome some kind of problem in order to truly appreciate each…
There are different ways that you can settle. You can settle for a job that you might feel uncomfortable with. You can settle for an apartment that you just feel "eh" about. You can settle for a relationship. I experienced one relationship that really made me terrified of settling. And after college I saw a…
I have to actively remind myself that the things I harp on and can't get over, the things that embarrass me, don't mean anything to anyone else as much as they mean to me. There are a few pivotal moments in my life that I kind of wish I could forget, but I feel like…
Continue reading ➞ Things I’ll Never Forget But I Wish I Could
Taking it slow sounds easy enough. You're trying to ease into a new relationship, tip toe around some things to avoid rushing in too fast and getting hurt. There's nothing wrong with taking it slow. In fact, I would encourage it. Falling head over heels in love sounds nice and all - but it also…
I feel like I have been through so many versions of myself. I was once shy, cold, and moody in high school. I was a push-over and boyfriend obsessed my first half of college. I was reckless and couldn't be caught when I graduated college. And now I am settled, finding new parts of myself,…
I've always been lazy. And I'm lucky in the fact that I can be lazy and still get places. In high school, I was a B/C student with an A here or there. I did the bare minimum, I didn't try very hard at all. I am pretty smart, just really lazy, so I was…
I think we all experience some sort of regret after a break up. It just feels like you spent so much of your life dedicated to one person when you could have been doing other things. You could have been traveling, you could have been spending more time with your friends and family, you could…
Continue reading ➞ Your Bad Relationship Didn’t Waste Your Time
I was challenged by Bill to share some birthday memories! My birthday was on May 31st, so I'll share what I did as I turned 27 as well as some highlights from past birthdays 🙂 My birthday can be a bit weird, sometimes it falls on Memorial Day. And I've never really had an over-the-top…
This may be a weird thing to admit, but when I was younger I always had a hard time picturing my future. Like I never thought I'd make it this far. Maybe I'd die young and leave a bittersweet memory, maybe I'd just vanish. But here I am, about to be 27 years old, with…
