Hanging Up the Apron
It’s 3:15am. Samantha James’s “Rise” comes on. My body tosses over to my phone and hits the side button to snooze. Ten minutes later, another song comes on. 3:30. 3:40. 3:45. 3:50. A […]
Category Archives: Writing
That Moment You Look At Someone Like They Are The World
You ever get that strange, giddy feeling of being around someone who just made you feel good? You have no idea why. You two aren’t particularly talking about much. You’ve only had a few shared moments with […]
The Power of Women and “Shine Theory”
A lot of people may wonder why I have so many female influences in my life. From Nancy Wilson to Stevie Nicks, Meg & Dia Frampton to Mandy Moore, to Olivia Wilde, […]
What I’ve Learned at a Coffee Shop
“We’re all in this together!” my coworker yelled as the line grew longer and the espresso bar was wild with drinks. “Like ‘High School Musical’?!” I replied. She laughed. “I […]
Why I Feel So Strongly About Music
“You’re going to bar the 7th fret and make an E-minor chord,” he showed me. “Then take your little finger off.” I cupped my guitar and forcefully pressed my first […]
Why My Postgrad Blues Were Good For Me
I’ve gone through more mental, physical and emotional changes just in the past month than I have in my entire 22 years of life. And goodness has it been one heck of […]
5 things I have learned about postgrad
What day of the week is it again? It seems I’ve been asking myself that question a lot lately. When you live a life of no routine and no set […]
Why Postgrad Has Taught Me To “Return to Love”
About a year ago, a friend of mine told me, “Out of all the people I know, I feel like you’re the most ready for postgrad.” I smiled and shrugged. At the […]
AUG 2015: My Next (Postgrad) Move + “The Moon Song”
Earlier this past week, I fell into a mini crisis where I didn’t know what to do with my postgrad plans. I hurt my head on making the decision to […]
Finding My Way Back Home
My oh my, have these past couple of weeks been a whirlwind. And I thought I owe you all an update. I’ve gone through a lot of changes as of […]
This Is Going To Sound So Cliché
…but I’ve always done what was “right” and “good” in my life. When friends come up to me, they often praise and compliment me for who I am and what I’ve done–as […]
What is the one song that has saved your soul?
The one question I hate to be asked the most is: “What is your favorite song?” One reason is that I have a million favorite songs. (Who doesn’t?!) When people have asked […]
I Graduated
I graduated more than a week ago and, if you can judge from my lack of blog posts as of late, you can bet I’ve been busy “living it up” and making these last […]
Lost Stars
I think the reason some people want to be with me is because they notice how I’m a little lost. They see me chasing dreams and being happy. They see […]
I Hope to Never Lose My Excitement
The older you get, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you are about the world and your place in it. It’s easy to become dissuaded about […]
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