I have always been very open and honest on this blog, because the main reason I even write is to share my story and my life with an audience/community. But I haven’t been keeping up lately, literally and figuratively. I’ve … Continue reading Puppies, Pals, and the Pursuit of Peace
It scares me quite a bit how fast time moves the older you get, and roll your eyes if you must, but we know it to be true. It feels like last week I was buying my carefully planned color-coordinated … Continue reading Summer 2018: What I Learned
I was born into a baseball family. My grandpa ran away from home at age 18 to play for the majors, and even though he settled elsewhere, his heart remained with one team: the Boston Red Sox. And because my … Continue reading Travel Diaries: Boston 2018
I am drawing this series to a close with a few remarks. This is a time of transitioning for me. I am in between learning how to let go of being a teenager and accepting what it means to live … Continue reading R&F: Endings to Beginnings
Reflection: Summer goes fast every year, and I don’t know if this brings consolation or makes me feel old. I also find myself wishing for a deeper connection to my surroundings in this time of my life, a spiritual awakening, a reading of the future, a raising of energy. A discovery of a ghost living in the wires of my house. Reading this makes me want to believe. I’ll keep searching. Best Summary Quote: “Call it a sign, call it a spirit, or call it a mechanical error, but I believe that someone or something was trying to communicate with … Continue reading R&F: The Poltergist
Reflection: My camera roll has now grown to over 11,000 pictures in the past three years, and I haven’t deleted anything since then. I have mixed feelings about the whole situation, because I’m glad that I can look back at … Continue reading R&F: Out of Focus
Reflection: This was a fun, quick, and directly to the point post, a strange read in the middle of July. I am proud of this piece, because one of the best things about being a writer (or anyone with creative power) is to sprinkle shade into your work. There’s a reason people journal for therapy, and I’ve always looked at this blog as a journal of sorts and this was just one of my many diss tracks on the album. Anyone who’s wronged me ends up as my inspiration. Looking back now, this post was not about the weather at … Continue reading R&F: Knocked Out Cold
You don’t have to listen to country music to know who Carrie Underwood is. She’s a gorgeous blonde singer known for her girl power and bombshell voice. She talks about getting revenge on cheating boyfriends and being an all-American girl. … Continue reading Temporary Home
I have been home for a few days now, and yet the boxes of miscellaneous papers, folders, and random clothing I’ve acquired are still sprinkled around the house. It’s great to be home and with my family and dogs and … Continue reading My First Year of College: Part II
Dear Future Child, You will watch a lot of movies growing up, and not just when I get too tired to fully supervise you (even though movies are a great alternate babysitter). And one of those movies will be Ferris Buehler’s Day Off. Not only will this movie teach you about being young and reckless, it will teach you about slowing down. As Ferris says while he constructs his master plan to get out of another mundane day of high school, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” … Continue reading A Letter To My Future Child: Slow Down
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