I Put Pen to Paper – And This Is What Came Out
I couple of weeks ago, I grabbed my notebook and pen, went to a coffee shop and sat down to write. This is one of the things that came out. So here is…
Just A Spoonful of Nutella
I can’t even tell you how many times I logged into my blog, re-read my old posts, looked at the drafts and then just closed the tab. Because life has been overwhelming, both…
The Cost of Ignoring Your Gut Instinct
When my gut told me that I should keep pushing for my dream because it made me happy and it just felt real, I almost ignored it. The outside voices were louder. The…
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…