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Shedding Skin
Raise your hand if you were one of those kids who rubbed glue on their hands to peel it off. *raises hand* I know, I was weird, but the glue that we used…
When The Chips Are Down, It’s Time to Bet on the Only Sure Thing: Myself
I will not lie. Things have been fucking unbearable the last 3.5 months. Nearly impossible to handle. It felt like the Universe was lying to me all along – I couldn’t make it…
A D.C. Girl in a West Coast Blur
I never thought I’d actually feel downright homesick for D.C., but that’s been the feeling consuming me a lot these few weeks. I know that a lot of it has to do with…
On Turning 28
Somewhere along the way, I got the writer’s block of a lifetime when it comes to my emotions. I used to be really good at reflecting, figuring out what makes me tick, and…
Down the Hall from the Couch
So a newly 20-something girl moves cross-country after breaking off an engagement to live by herself for the first time. I mean, that just reads like a cliche. Every time I sat down to…
The Thing About Endings
I have so much to write and I wish I could say that I’ve started this blog a bunch of times. The truth is that I wrote most of this in my head…
If We Keep This Up, We’ll Feel Guilty for Being Alive
I want to talk to you about this thing we do. We all do it. I’ve been doing it an awful lot lately, and I think that over the last few years, it’s…
The Only True Competition Is With Myself
I woke up this morning with the realization that I’ve been doing myself a great injustice and it’s been two-fold. The reason it took me so long to realize this is because I’ve…
On Making Friends in Your 20s (In a Round-About Way)
I can’t explain how I’m feeling right now. It’s a combination of fulfillment, anxiety, freaking out, happiness, sadness, nostalgia all wrapped up in a blanket of anticipation. 2 weeks until I hit the…
All the Big Life Changes
Why yes, I am still alive. And I do still blog. This past year has been crazy. CRAZY. I have so much to tell you guys, like my new job (All the details are…