read my diary
thoughts + musings
I don’t want to.
I’m exhausted and I don’t want to muster up the energy to write today. So instead…
Orienting.
This small moment calmed the internal storm inside me and my nervous system exhaled.
Coffee shop etiquette.
I feel it’s important to establish some universal ground rules on how you ought to behave in a coffee shop.
Remember Ferris Bueller.
So here came the line that delivers the whole crux of the film, and that’s when I realized what it’s like to be hit between the eyes.
30 good names for pets.
Your pet’s name says a lot about you so you can’t afford to screw this up.
Fun? What’s that?
Fun seems like a simple concept on the surface, but for a workaholic like me, it’s wildly complex.
Forced to reflect.
Watching these, it’s uncomfortable to know it would take me years to realize how that genuine passion was misplaced.
Starting now: 30-day challenge.
This will give me the framework to practice responding to those mental hurdles with five words: “It doesn’t matter. Just write.”
Does anyone know what they’re doing?
At some point, it goes from a hopeful “I’m only this age” to a sobering “I’m already this age.”
A stranger’s advice.
She began some conversation with a coworker of mine as I pulled the espresso for her latte and steamed the milk.
I found a gray hair.
All the self-care, take a bath, meditate every morning in your lush, Bali-inspired garden are all gorgeous elements of a romantic lifestyle I'd love to live, but I'm finding that my soul often asks for something else.
Embracing blonde moments.
It’s alarming when a blonde moment slaps me across the face leaving an imprint of “idiot” in beautiful red letters on my cheek.
To men on dating apps.
Take these tips or leave these tips, but they’re irrefutable gold so I highly suggest you consider the following…