I hate looking at other people’s timelines. I love knowing how people got to where they are today, but I hate realizing how quickly they got there. I instantly draw up comparisons to myself and feel behind on so many avenues. About the only avenue I don’t feel behind is the emotional intelligence side of life. I feel like I know myself so deeply and … Continue reading Why do I feel so behind?
MARIEEEEEE. I’m living proof that whatever you are freaking about at this moment, it is going to be okay. Even the hardest of days turn into a new day and the deepest pains you wish you weren’t feeling quite literally make you stronger. Dude, I’m here to tell you that you are chasing your dreams. Sure, they weren’t the dreams you thought you would have … Continue reading What I Would Say To My Younger Self
Wow. March is done and April is already here. I’ve already been working at the hospital for 4 months. I’ve been back in school for 7 months. I’ve been working on being okay in the uncertain times for… well .. forever. We are all in that struggle as of lately. Whether you are a huge planner and want to know what your next year is … Continue reading Ain’t No Sense in Worrying
Adaptability: the quality of being able to adjust to new conditions. The capacity to be modified for a new use or purpose. Friday, February 26, 2021- 10:24am. Coffee shop of course. Here we go. I feel like “my everything” is up in the air, but I got two feet on the ground and we are going to figure this crazy and beautiful life out. Work … Continue reading Making Quiet Moves, But Oh So Big Moves Too
Get ready for this poem everyone. I’m letting you into a huge compilation of gratitude I wanted to write down. It’s cheesy, it’s honest, and it’s only a snapshot at what my time at MSU has meant to me. But hey, it’s a little something. Check it out! This is a love letter. My love letter, 4 years in the making. From a household with … Continue reading This is a Love Letter.
GRADUATION. WOW. I feel like it was such a bigger deal than I truly made it to be. No matter how many people asked me how I felt as it was approaching, I didn’t feel any different than I had been as I was going through the usual motions of this school year. It wasn’t like I was incredibly accustomed to the school routine- that … Continue reading Transitioning the Tassel Over: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t?
I cannot be the person to tell you that it will get better. Even with crazy optimism, I have personal experience that heartbreak, in all the forms that it comes, it sucks and sucks for a long time usually. “It hurt because it mattered. It still hurts because it still matters.” – something I told myself a lot in the past year. You probably still … Continue reading Yeah Heartbreak.. It Sucks
“We’re going to party, karamu, fiesta, forever”- Lionel Richie Hey everyone, long time, no blog. Sometimes, such as this summer, time just trickles through my fingers as I try to simultaneously balance it all. I’ve never been very good at multitasking, but when priorities need to change and I can make a change happen, I always do. And with that, I want to introduce you … Continue reading Senior Year Sing- Alongs? : An Intro
Written on 10.28.2017 Saturday 2:36pm Sitting at a high-top chair at There. Denver Thinking about the relationship I have with my hair and how it tells a lot about me actually. My Hair Story I was born a brunette with strands of honey and sun mingled into the mess. A color so exquisite and aged, There is no way to honor its … Continue reading My Hair Story
Maybe it’s because I’ve realized through trial that holding in feelings is like carrying dead weight that gets heavier each step you walk. Maybe it’s because I’ve had the right outlets to express myself that the stigma around being “emotional” doesn’t bother me. Maybe it’s because I am a woman and we are inherently supposed to be the gender that is emotional and expressive. … Continue reading Here. You Can Be Emotional Here.
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