A couple of days ago in this post I shared that I really want to focus on one, singular goal for this year, and that goal is to learn to care for and love myself. I’ve written, re-written, and re-written some more about how I wanted to approach this goal because I’ve never done something […]
Can you guys believe it is already the end of another year and the new year starts TOMORROW?? I can’t believe how quickly this year has flown! So I want to start off with having you picture a crazy maniac furiously writing in some kind of crazy Einstein looking equations all over the blackboard of […]
The other day I read an article about fun things to stimulate a child’s mind through play, and a lot of suggestions involved mess-making ideas. Then I read one of the comments on the post where a concerned mom asked if there were any ideas that weren’t quite so messy. At first I thought, “Oh! […]
There are hundreds of reasons that people start blogs. With so many blogs out there, I’ve often asked myself, “what makes me different than everyone else?” Honestly, what makes anyone different from anyone else? Most writers like to read, write, talk, give advice, or a combination of those elements, so what is it that makes […]
Excuse the blurry photo and messy room….but this was taken on a prehistoric iPhone and I was a teenager (and not a clean one either!) I don’t even know how this ended up on my computer honestly because that phone was dropped and broken a LONG time ago. However, I was looking for a particular […]
I used to dread Mondays, but I must admit that when Mondays role around now I get pretty excited about sharing inspirational/happy things for Monday Sunshine, and this week I am too excited to share what I have found. I discovered GypsyLovinLight just a couple of months ago through instagram and immediately fell in love […]
“Aerodynamically, the Bumblebee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the Bumblebee doesn’t know that, so if goes on FLYING anyway.” -Mary Kay Ash The Bumblebee. Why are we not all like the bumblebee? The bumblebee doesn’t conform to the societal standards placed for it, based on what other people think the bumblebee “should” or “shouldn’t” […]
For some reason people often think there is something wrong with buying themselves a gift, but listen carefully when I say…THERE IS NO RULE SAYING YOU CAN’T SPOIL YOURSELF ONCE IN A WHILE! Do you see where I am going with this? I will give you a hint…… Valentine’s Day is coming up. Despite my […]
I know by medical standards depression is considered a mental illness, but I never really saw it that way. I never thought of it as an “illness.” I never thought about it being a serious condition capable of incredible damage. And I never thought it would happen to me. As a university student studying communication, […]