To my Nanny: I still remember walking hand in hand outside to the swingset with the yellow seats. The grass tickled our ankles as we walked and the sun painted more freckles across my nose. I still remember turning around, grabbing the yellow rope, and hopping onto the swing. You gave me a few big … More To My Nanny on Mother’s Day
I believe rainy days in moderation are good for the soul. Sure, sunny days are great, but there’s something about waking up on a Sunday morning to the soft patter of rain on your window that just puts your mind at ease–in a way you didn’t know you needed. Every once in a while, it’s … More Learning to Dance in the Rain
It’s been a long time since I’ve written. I honestly haven’t been able to get my thoughts about the last two months in order enough to write anything. What a strange and surreal time we are living in. I wake up and move through my new “quaranroutine” and just think, “This is so weird.” The … More 10 Happy Things Amidst a Global Pandemic
I am a Negative Nancy more often than I’d like to be. It is WAY easier to sit down at the end of a long day and think of all the things wrong with my life or lacking from my life than it is to sit down and think about all of the little things … More An Easy Way to Make Your Mindset More Positive
As many of you know, I graduated in May 2019 with a BA in English writing and literature, and one week later I started my first “big girl” job (as my mom calls it) in the publishing industry, which was my goal ever since I declared my major at the end of my freshman year. … More How to Make Mistakes, Learn From Them, and Move On
I love to talk about my abroad experience because it changed my life in so many ways. I met incredible people from all over the world, I grew strong friendships and relationships, I discovered new parts of myself I didn’t know existed, and I adventured farther than I ever thought I would. But, what my … More America: Let’s Start Enjoying Life More
Happy Monday, folks. I will preface this post by saying that it is mostly to keep me accountable, but maybe it’ll inspire some of you to do something you’re afraid of. Contrary to popular belief, the existence of my blog, and the fact that I was an English writing and lit major in college, I … More A Public Promise to Use My Writing Degree
I had a different intention for my post this week. But as I was scrolling through Instagram today, I came across a post where a follower had asked, “Do you think long distance can work?” And the response from the account owner really put a fire in my belly. Everyone is entitled to their own … More To the Girl Who Negatively Generalized People in Long-Distance Relationships–Here’s My Response
For me, the last day is always the hardest. As much as I want to savor every moment with him, drag each moment out, enjoy our last day together, that pit in my stomach just won’t stop panging. Pang, pang, pang, endlessly, all day long, reminding me that we only have five hours and 23 … More What Long Distance Really Means
Good ol’ nitpicking. We all do it. Some do it WAY more than others, but we all do it. And there’s a reason why we call it “nitpicking”: it comes from the act of carefully picking and pulling out teeny, tiny nits from thousands of strands of hair (OK, gross, I know). But if you think … More If You Stop Nitpicking, I Guarantee You’ll Be Infinitely Happier
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