The Struggle of Getting Started

May 20, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

My drafts are flooded with blog posts that will probably never be written. Some of them are only headlines. Others contain a couple of poorly strung together paragraphs and maybe a few photos. There are even several that don’t have any useable components at all; they’re literally just sentences that say things like “write post […]

I stopped checking my phone first thing in the morning, and honestly it’s been life-changing

May 16, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Wake up. Turn off alarm. Check notifications. That used to be the way my mornings began…until I realized how much it was actually dampening my productivity. Mornings, for lack of a less cliche phrase, set the tone for your day. Whether you’re aware of it or not, the first thing you decide to do when […]

Is Creative Embarrassment A Thing? I Think So.

May 13, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Do you ever feel a twinge of insecurity right before you share your creative work with someone? Even if you’re 100 percent proud of what you’ve created, a small part of yourself feels doubtful about showing it to others, and you can’t explain why. I have this theory that I’ve dubbed “creative embarrassment” for […]

5 things I learned from cleaning out my closet

April 1, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

This weekend, I unceremoniously made the decision to clean out my closet. It was something I’d been meaning to do for weeks months, and with a free afternoon on the horizon, it seemed like as good a time as any. So, I grabbed a couple of bags, threw open my closet doors, and spent the […]

Why do we care what other people wear?

March 4, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

“I don’t get why some girls feel the need to dress up for school. I mean, it’s school. Who are you trying to impress?” Sitting in homeroom my junior year of high school, I overheard another girl say this and then outwardly sunk into my chair. Although I knew the words weren’t directed toward me, […]

Why I (kinda) hate Instagram

February 11, 2019.Reading time 6 minutes.

Chatting about my favorite (and least favorite) social media app, and all the ways it has changed over the years

Could we all just agree to stop hating self-promo?

February 1, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

My defense of one of the most annoying things on social media and why we actually need it more than we think

Is it even possible to not compare yourself to other people online?

January 28, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

When I go into a blog post with a question, I typically like to have an answer already marinating in the back of my mind. I suppose that makes sense when you consider the natural progression of things. If you ask a question, you expect an answer. It’s basic instinct. However, this post isn’t being […]