When updating my blog, I stumbled upon this beautiful post I created during my first month in Seattle. As someone who has lived here for three years now and has no desire to ever leave, I thought it would be a great idea to share this list in honor of how much I love this […]
The pitter patter on the roof meant it was time. They grabbed the breaking down beach chairs leaning against the garage walls, shook off the sand, and placed them in the middle of the floor, facing the outside. They ran to their parents and pulled them into the room, stopping to get some chips on […]
They spent days decorating the popsicles, adding little cloth sails for balance and tiny green toy soldiers for personality, taking Crayola markers and creating stripes all around the sticks. Then, they watched the weather, impatient, waiting for a storm, waiting for the rain, and when it did, they took their popsicle sail boats and ran […]
I just want to say that it is perfectly fine and valid to not have a good relationship with your mother (or with your family for that matter). And it is okay to not fall into the pressure to act like your mom is the best thing in the world, to get her a gift, […]
I am an extroverted introvert, yet many people struggle to understand what those two words mean individually, much less together. In college, when I’m more outgoing, people hardly believe I’m an introvert at heart. At home, where I spend more time alone, people hardly believe I have an extroverted bone in my body. Needless to […]
I have this great childhood friend who always said (and still says), “act confident and no one will know,” rather it was for a school speech I felt unprepared for, a test I was worried about, or an interview I had, this saying has applied and still applies to my life almost everyday. Confidence, as I […]
So earlier today, I hiked a mountain with my friend…and threw up. My friend was long ahead at this point, desperate to get to the top which left me helpless a few minutes away from a pretty amazing view of God’s creation.
Hello! You might be wondering where I have disappeared off to for the past month or so. And, the funny thing, so have I. Every week, my blog post reminder has gone off and every week I looked at it with the intention of writing anything, something to post. Then, before I knew it, the […]
If you haven’t heard already, the presidential inauguration address will be given by Trump tomorrow. And believe it or not, the world will not explode into a million pieces when he comes up on stage. Neither will the world erupt in celebration. The only thing guaranteed is that the sun will rise.