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During my freshman year of college, I had an English professor who challenged us to not use our cell phones for an entire day, and then write about our exper...

I recently attended an event planning conference in Toronto, where attendees were encouraged to have their photo taken with Dear World. I picked "Why Not Me"...

Source: John Hopkins University My therapist has told me that my body language often doesn't match my words. While explaining how incredibly hopeless and sad...

Actual photo of me on my 21st birthday Who would have thought there would be such a difference? At 21, I was practically a superhero compared to how I feel n...

Hello everyone! In one week, it will officially be fall, and I will transcend into a spooky higher being of power. Since my last update, I've been on that cr...

Earlier this week, my colleagues were trading stories of young children in their families finally dipping their toes into the "Why?" stage. It seemed that on...

Yesterday, I saw a quote beautifully written on a window in an office building. Well, actually - it was a picture of a quote beautifully written on a window ...

My younger sister is probably so annoyed at me constantly posting this image circa 2003, but it truly captures our essence and I will love it forever. A few ...

Through many of my recent posts, I sure have been ~in my feels~, but today I am oozing positivity despite rainy Monday vibes. I am ready to take on the week ...

Recently, I have gotten the same advice in more than one way. Finally, I had to say "Okay Universe, I get it, you are brilliant, thank you!" The advice? Don'...

When I was younger, I was absolutely obsessed with The Lion King. I had a Lion King birthday party when I turned three, a plethora of Lion King figurines (ev...

Last Friday, I was fortunate enough to attend my local NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners) chapter's Visionary Leadership Conference. The d...

Do you know those days where you just feel good, genuinely good, like the universe has opened up and is moving under your skin and you are connected to the s...

Source: factslides.com After a long, beautiful beach vacation, I returned home and instantly got sick. It could have been something I caught on the plane, or...

Source: dailymotion.com I was drifting to sleep the other weekend, feeling relaxed and comfortable as I pulled the comforter under my chin. I closed my eyes,...

First of all, HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH EVERYONE! I feel like a traitor for not writing about something super spooky on a day such as this, but I have been feeli...

Over the past couple of weeks, I have experienced a wide variety of nightmares. They are probably mostly brought on by stress, but they have been vivid, horr...

The other day, my boyfriend was cleaning things out of my car for me because he is really thoughtful and if I have to concentrate on cleaning part of our pla...

Lately, my anxiety has been kicking its little hooves again, as I become paralyzed by the long list of goals and things I want to be. Essentially, I have all...

This year, I have a resolution 'to try new things', or really, 'things I should be doing as a normal human who wants to connect with her community and societ...