24: Things I’ve Learned & Goals I Have.
Thursday, November 4th, 2010There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents … and only one for birthday presents, you know. — Lewis Carroll Today, I turn 24. That seems like an unbelievably large number (especially considering the fact that I’m writing this post from my room in my parent’s house — not exactly [...]
40 Ways to Love Your Body
Thursday, August 19th, 2010I’m going to be honest with you all because I truly cherish the fact that you come here & read all this crazy stuff I write, and also because I hope that in sharing my own little truth bombs, you might be able to connect with my stories in some way–& maybe find a new [...]
Brain Sex: Love Without Conditions
Monday, June 28th, 2010Time for a little honesty: This morning I woke up & Googled “How do you know if you’re falling love?” (Hint #1: Googling this phrase!) Later, I turned on MTV–yes, I still watch religiously–& saw the first few minutes of the documentary about Drake, “Better Than Good Enough.” At the very beginning, he talks briefly [...]
Where’s The Beauty In Burning Out?
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010I grew up on stories of the tortured artist. As soon as I could make my own reading choices, I found myself gravitating toward writers who lived on the edge. I was attracted to stories about loss & chaos. Stories without happy endings. Often times, the stories I liked were written by authors whose own [...]
6 Reasons to Love Where You Come From
Saturday, June 19th, 2010[From my old blog but felt it needed to be posted again. Just replace 22-year-old with 23-year-old & you're good to go!] Right now, I’m enduring some rather unfortunate circumstances: I’m a 22-year-old college (super) senior who is stuck at my parent’s home for the summer in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio. Doesn’t sound too [...]
50 things to do instead of self-injure
Thursday, May 27th, 2010(DISCLAIMER: This post is highly personal & might be a little unsettling for some readers. I originally posted it at my [now defunct] blogspot blog, but felt it was worth re-posting. I apologize for the lack of capital letters, guess that was my style back then.) for almost seven years, i was a cutter. even [...]
One Small Change You Can Make Today 01: Compliment yourself.
Monday, May 10th, 2010[Want to know what "One Small Change You Can Make Today" is all about? Check out the introductory post here.] Today’s Assignment: Compliment yourself more. For every compliment you give someone else today, give yourself two. Three, if you’re feelin’ exceptionally loving. Here’s my logic: If you can easily list your flaws (something a lot [...]
