College life, for me, has been an abandoned, and exhilarating foray into exhaustion. The A’s on my report card are made up of sleepless nights, large doses of tea and coffee, and a few tears. I have successfully balanced being a performer with my academics, but other areas have suffered miserably. I am so glad I …
Three Months of Saying NO {And What Cinnamon Rolls Have to Do with It} Read More »
We weren’t even supposed to go to the movies that day. We were two giddy college students gleefully embracing our first day of spring break. He was battered and bruised from a tough National wrestling tournament–his lip swelling dark purple from a cut. I had a box of tissues firmly attached to my hand–a hacking cough …
Why I Chose to Skip Fifty Shades of Grey and See Old Fashioned Instead Read More »
Did you know women are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreunears in America? Because of the internet, and the fact the world is becoming increasingly flat (meaning everyone is on the same playing field because of the web) women are flourishing in business like never before! This semester I have been taking Intro to Business, …
Are you Interested in Starting an Etsy Shop? Plus a Giveaway! Read More »
This week has been a landslide of creative projects, homework, and more! I am in two shows this week, have been balancing homework, tending to
I kept a somewhat strained angelic smile on my face as I listened to the woman tell me all the ways my relationship might fail. She flippantly chattered on about a friend of hers who had married a man from the same culture mine comes from, how terribly hard it was to meld cultures, how difficult …
Last week as I scrolled through facebook one sentence jumped off the screen, and hit me in the face with the force of a semi truck. And since I absorbed those few words strung together I haven’t been able to get out of my mind. It was some relationship advice someone posted
A few weeks ago I wrote I Give You Permission to Brag About Your Man on a whim. I wanted to dedicate a post to the fella who has encouraged me daily for the past two years. When I first decided to make it a linkup I had no idea how many ladies would jump …
My discontent began growing in my junior year in high school. Up until that point I had lived my life in blissful satisfaction, but once I began to face the limitless and terrifying question of “What’s next?” I began to melt down. What followed was several years of endless
This time of year can really drag a gal down, can’t it? Even perennially sunny souls such as myself can feel the doldrums set in with alarming speed. Times like these require a bit of pampering, a bit of whistling into the wind, and a reminder to focus on the blue sky instead of the …
So, it’s February, friends. The balmy month of January is o’er. Here in the Midwest we have been inundated with massive amounts of snow. And icy winds. And sleet. And some negative temps thrown in just for good measure. As the snow falls, as my car continues to be frozen shut most days, and when my hands …
I’m Bribing Myself to Get my To-Do List Done {And Why You Should Too} Read More »
