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Tag Archives: Life

Why I Feel So Strongly About Music

November 3, 2015by rachelannc 3 Comments

“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 […]

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Art, Music, Reflection, Writing

JUL 2015: New Life Update & “The Most Beautiful Boy In The Room”

July 27, 2015by rachelannc Leave a comment

I’m so excited to let you all know that I will be venturing into the world of vlogging! I started my first blog at the age of 12 and posted […]

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Covers, Reflection, Vlog

This Is Going To Sound So Cliché

July 2, 2015by rachelannc Leave a comment

…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 […]

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Reflection, Writing

What is the one song that has saved your soul?

June 26, 2015by rachelannc 5 Comments

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 […]

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Music, Reflection, Writing

Joan Didion: On having character as an empowered storyteller

November 26, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

“We are well advised to keep on nodding terms with the people we used to be, whether we find them attractive company or not,” Joan Didion (born December 5, 1934) observed in […]

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Articles, Celebrities, Interviews, Reflection

I Am Who I Always Have Been

October 20, 2014by rachelannc 4 Comments

It’s strange to look back on photos. Photos you deemed noteworthy or life-changing during that moment’s notice. You transport yourself back into that state of mind in which you found […]

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Reflection, Writing

Life, Change and Switchfoot ft. Jars of Clay’s “Let That Be Enough” (Cover)

September 28, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Excuse my quietude in the beginning of this video (I didn’t want to speak too loudly). But summer nights spent at home are always the sweetest. So here is my ode […]

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Covers, Music, Reflection, Vlog

I Feel Like I Saved Someone’s Life

September 16, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

For the first time in my life, I feel like I did something good. And I don’t even know why. This feeling almost makes me want to cry. It actually […]

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Reflection, Writing

To Live A Happy Life, Date Yourself First

August 18, 2014by rachelannc 4 Comments

I’ve always believed that alone time is valuable time. There is a big difference between being “lonely” and being “alone,” as the first dictates a need for companionship and the […]

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Articles, Food/Health, Reflection, Writing

Vlog: Life Update on Producing, Reigniting Music and Interviewing (+ SORRY KINA!!!) (5-29-2014)

May 30, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

From PACN, producing a $30k production, to Kina to Dia to Jimmy and the Meg & Dia-gang, to interviews with Milo Greene and Kina… Does it ever end?! (What if […]

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Reflection, Vlog

Response to Meg on Accepting Accomplishments and Your Own Story (of Meg & Dia, Chandler the Robot)

May 19, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Meg of Chandler the Robot has written some very insightful, honest, thought-provoking posts on life, growth, and all of the trivial struggles and accomplishments we go through in it. I […]

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Celebrities, Music, Reflection, Response, Writing

3 things you can do this Valentine’s Day

February 10, 2014by rachelannc Leave a comment

Image Source: “Hold My Heart,” Helga Weber So, Valentine’s Day is coming up. And here comes the annual influx of single’s awareness posts mocking the hermit-like behavior of chomping ice cream, buying […]

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Articles, Food/Health, Writing

RE: 12 Things Every Woman And Girl Should Know

December 19, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

Because The Huffington Post seems to have become my best friend in the past year. And because I’ve been becoming more open and clean with myself to others. And because […]

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Articles, Food/Health, Response

I Have So Many Dreams

December 9, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

As the end of the quarter has been approaching (and yes, this third time around in college has been quite loaded and packed), taking the time to slow down and […]

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Reflection

Summer 2013 Memories and Home in a Flashback

September 23, 2013by rachelannc Leave a comment

Every now and then, I find myself falling more and more in love with my hometown. It’s almost like that old adage where “you want what you can’t have—” because […]

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Reflection, Writing

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rachelannc

I am a Music lover, Guitar player, Retired Music Journalist, Dreamer, Lover of the outdoors and Old soul in a young body.

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