The blog

Thoughts on life, friendships, adulting, and all the above

  • Be like Chicken Joe

    I recently re-watched a childhood favorite movie: Surf’s Up. It’s basically an animated film about penguins who surf. The main character, Cody Maverick, grew up in Antarctica and always wanted to compete in the “Big Z Memorial Surf Competition” located on a bright, sunny beach. He finally got a chance to compete, but he wiped Continue reading

  • He wants all of you

    It has been a minute since I last wrote a blog. I sat down a week ago to write, but I was simply stumped. Nothing came to mind. I had absolutely zero clue what I wanted to blog about. I thought to myself, “Nothing interesting has happened. All I have done is go to class Continue reading

  • For when I am weak…

    I have always struggled with pride. From a young age, I have followed my pride wherever it went. This meant that I felt the need to look my best, act my best, and always have it ” put together.” It meant I never needed help (not true), I succeeded easily at everything I attempted (also Continue reading

  • Don’t rush me.

    Disclaimer: this post is worthy of a large cup of coffee and a comfy spot to Sip&Read. I absolutely cannot stand being rushed. My family will easily admit that not only do I have terrible time management skills, but whenever anyone rushed me, I would grow extremely frustrated. I’m talking hot flashes, sweating, panicking, turning Continue reading

  • Just walk in.

    I am hanging on by a thread right now. I have been in college for only 12 days, not even 2 full weeks yet. I haven’t gotten good sleep once, I have no idea how to keep up with my assignments, my rug keeps shedding, there’s dust all in my room that just won’t go Continue reading

  • Bring your dirty laundry…

    Bring your dirty laundry. I’m sure it won’t take long to find. In my short 18 years of living, I have yet to meet someone who has never had at least a few dirty clothes lying around. It would be naive to think that we are all capable of having a wardrobe that is always Continue reading