Self-Affirmation

July 28, 2017.Reading time 7 minutes.

I’ve taken to calling myself a rock star on a regular basis. Not out loud or anything, just silently, to myself. It’s by far one of the best lifestyle changes I’ve made this year. A couple months ago, my counselor suggested I work on affirming myself more. (By the way, I think getting therapy is […]

Some Lessons From the Middle of the Process

July 19, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

I haven’t been blogging much the past month because I’ve been doing a lot of personal processing. A lot. My thoughts, beliefs, hopes, fears, insights, and regrets have been tangled together like a giant knot that is slowly loosening. And from that mess, I didn’t feel I had anything to share. I’m still in the […]

Overly Cautious: How I’m Convincing Myself to Take More Risks

February 9, 2017.Reading time 9 minutes.

I am a fairly cautious person. For good reason––the world is an unpredictable place. You never know what could happen. (Someone could not return your hello…! Or the new menu item you order could turn out to be terrible! Or much, much worse things could happen that I’d rather not even think about.) But despite […]

We’ve Made It This Far (Let’s keep going and not give up!)

January 31, 2017.Reading time 4 minutes.

I am officially 30 today! Unexpectedly, my overriding feeling today is one of accomplishment. Not about anything in particular, just about having successfully made it this far. Three decades of life completed! Yes! Though I smiled to myself ironically as I said that to myself earlier, I think it really is a good attitude to have. We […]

Enemies of Rest (and saying no to them)

December 8, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

Unrest I’ve been realizing lately that I rarely feel rested. A million thoughts are usually running through my head, and even in my off hours, I’m occupied by problems that need solving and tasks that have yet to be completed. I’m constantly recovering from the last experience in order to charge into the next one. My conclusion: Modern society is […]

Self-Care

November 18, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

I don’t know about you, but I feel in need of some detox from all the political crises and discouraging incidents going on in the world. I’ve been faced with way too much of the worst of humanity lately, and it wears on you. I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. Not only because of all […]

Angry

June 29, 2016.Reading time 3 minutes.

I started today angry. I’m usually a fairly mild-mannered person––I think I at least come off that way to most people––but I definitely have my angry moments. Today I was in the mood for angry rants, angry. Some things are just so messed up!

Living Alone: Some Tips

April 27, 2016.Reading time 4 minutes.

My roommate has been gone for over a month now and isn’t coming back for a few more days. That is SOOO long! Despite being an introvert and prizing my alone time, I can’t wait for her to come back! In the meantime, here are some tips I’ve picked up in the past month for thriving amidst solo […]