I want to preface this by saying that I do love people. I love meeting people and making friends. I love genuine relationships where I feel like I can make a true connection that will last forever. I also appreciate… Read More »On Networking
I once read a piece of advice that said not to try to calm nervous. It, apparently, takes longer to calm yourself down to hype yourself back up for something than it does to between anxiety and excitement. Well. I… Read More »Nerves
It was 4:45 in the morning, and the baby was crying again. Her husband was in the living room with him, and she could feel the salt in her fingers which distracted her from the cry. The lack of being… Read More »She guzzled water
You’ve had it before. At least, I think you have. That feeling of suddenly wanting to hide a piece of yourself, an opinion you have about life or decoration, or a song. That moment when you turn the Coldplay cd… Read More »To find the people we disagree with and still love
Sometimes I scroll through a set of photos, and I don’t see any that immediately jump out at me as “the one”. You know, the one to share on social, the one to send the client as a preview, the… Read More »Editing to cull
I started to develop a new habit, and I’m pretty happy about it. I wake up between 5:30 and 6 almost every morning. I am still trying to get that down to an everyday thing, although it’s happening most days,… Read More »Then I put makeup on
She stood against the wind, letting it whip her hair across her face. The sand licked her ankles just under the hem of her denim jeans. It was not a pleasant feeling, the sand against her ankles. It stung as… Read More »A description of an Instagram image
Making decisions can be almost paralyzingly hard for me. Even the simplest thing like whether I want to buy a sweater from a specific store or keep looking seems to take forever. I will look at it, pull it up… Read More »Decisions, Decisions
I’m not someone who fears change just because it’s change. In fact, I actually like change. I like fresh starts and planning for the future. I don’t love packing up my things, but I do love the feeling of moving… Read More »loyalty to myself
Social media has its flaws. I won’t argue against that. It can make us jealous, petty, discontented with our own lives. It seems superficial at times, and it can be hard for us to separate the final cut of someone’s… Read More »Another observation about social media